XIII Mediterranean Games
Bari 1997

Host city	Bari, Italy
Nations	21
Athletes	2,956
Events	234 in 27 sports
Opening	13 June 1997
Closing	25 June 1997
Opened by	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Main venue	Stadio San Nicola
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The XIII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1997 Mediterranean Games, were the 13th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Bari, Italy, from 13 to 25 June 1997, where 2,956 athletes (2,166 men and 790 women) from 21 countries participated. There were a total of 234 medal events from 27 different sports.

Participating nations

The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1997 Mediterranean Games:

Sports

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Italy)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy*	76	62	55	193
2	France	55	44	47	146
3	Turkey	28	16	21	65
4	Greece	19	22	21	62
5	Spain	18	30	47	95
6	Croatia	7	16	9	32
7	Algeria	6	8	8	22
8	Slovenia	5	8	10	23
9	Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia)	5	4	13	22
10	Morocco	5	4	9	18
11	Egypt	3	6	10	19
12	Tunisia	2	3	9	14
13	Syria	2	1	2	5
14	Cyprus	0	3	4	7
15	Albania	0	1	1	2
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	1	1	2
	Malta	0	1	1	2
18	San Marino	0	1	0	1
Totals (18 entries)		231	231	268	730