Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Mediterranean Games competition. It has been one of the sports competed at the event since the inaugural edition in 1951.

Editions

Games Year Host city Host country Main venue Events Best nation
Men Women
I 1951 Alexandria  Egypt Stade Fouad 1er 23 —  France (FRA)
II 1955 Barcelona  Spain Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 24 —  France (FRA)
III 1959 Beirut  Lebanon Cité sportive Camille-Chamoun 23 —  France (FRA)
IV 1963 Naples  Italy Stadio San Paolo 21 —  Italy (ITA)
V 1967 Tunis  Tunisia Stade El Menzah 22 6  Italy (ITA)
VI 1971 İzmir  Turkey Atatürk Stadium 24 8  Italy (ITA)
VII 1975 Algiers  Algeria Stade 5 Juillet 1962 23 8  Italy (ITA)
VIII 1979 Split  Yugoslavia Stadion Poljud 23 14  Italy (ITA)
IX 1983 Casablanca  Morocco Stade Mohammed V 23 16  France (FRA)
X 1987 Latakia  Syria Al-Assad Stadium 23 16  Italy (ITA)
XI 1991 Athens  Greece Olympic Stadium 22 16  Italy (ITA)
XII 1993 Narbonne  France Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 20 16  France (FRA)
XIII 1997 Bari  Italy Stadio San Nicola 23 20  Italy (ITA)
XIV 2001 Tunis  Tunisia Stade 7 Novembre 23 23  Italy (ITA)
XV 2005 Almería  Spain Estadio Mediterraneo 24 23  France (FRA)
XVI 2009 Pescara  Italy Stadio Adriatico 21 19  Italy (ITA)
XVII 2013 Mersin  Turkey Yanıt Athletics Complex 22 22  Italy (ITA)
XVIII 2018 Tarragona  Spain Campclar Athletics Stadium 17 17  Morocco (MAR)
XIX 2022 Oran  Algeria Oran Olympic Stadium 20 18  Turkey (TUR)

Events

As of the most recent 2018 edition, the athletics program features 17 men's and 17 women's events. These include a total of 22 track events, 2 road events, and 10 field events.

Men's events

Event 51 55 59 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 93 97 01 05 09 13 18 22 Games
Current program
100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
400 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
800 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
1500 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
5000 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
110 m hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
400 m hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
3000 m steeplechase X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
4 × 100 m relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
4 × 400 m relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
Half marathon X X X X X 5
High jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
Pole vault X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
Long jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
Triple jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Shot put X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
Discus throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
Hammer throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
Javelin throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
Past events
10,000 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
Marathon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
10 km walk X X 2
20 km walk X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
50 km walk X X X X 4
Decathlon X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
Events 23 24 23 21 22 24 23 23 23 23 23 20 23 23 20 21 21 17 20

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2022 Mediterranean Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)179161127467
2 France (FRA)151124100375
3 Greece (GRE)636978210
4 Morocco (MAR)515335139
5 Yugoslavia (YUG)465048144
6 Spain (ESP)397495208
7 Algeria (ALG)33193587
8 Turkey (TUR)313642109
9 Tunisia (TUN)18212665
10 Cyprus (CYP)129728
11 Slovenia (SLO)10131336
12 Croatia (CRO)108927
13 Egypt (EGY)6142040
14 Serbia (SRB)55212
15 Portugal (POR)34411
16 Syria (SYR)3227
17 Albania (ALB)2237
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1168
19 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)1124
20 Libya (LBA)1056
21 Montenegro (MNE)1023
22 Malta (MLT)0101
Totals (22 entries)6666676611994

Games records

Main article: List of Mediterranean Games records in athletics

External links

Athletics at the Mediterranean Games
Sports at the Mediterranean Games
Athletics at multi-sport events
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