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1955 Mediterranean Games

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II Mediterranean Games
Barcelona 1955
Host cityBarcelona, Spain
Nations10
Athletes1,135
Events102 in 19 sports
Opening15 July 1955
Closing25 July 1955
Opened byFrancisco Franco
Main venueEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc

The 1955 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the II Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Barcelona 1955, were the 2nd Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Barcelona, Spain over 10 days, from 15 to 25 July 1955, where 1,135 athletes (all men) from 10 countries participated. There were a total of 102 medal events from 19 different sports. In the medals table France was first on the podium, Italy second and Spain came third.

This second edition were held in the Olympic Stadium and Palace of Sport of Barcelona. The stadium was built in 1929 and was especially renovated for the occasion. The symbol of an amphora filled with Mediterranean Sea water was then used for the first time.

Participating nations

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The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1955 Mediterranean Games:

Venues

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Sports

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Italian skeet shooting team at the 1955 Mediterranean Games.

The second Mediterranean Games sports program featured 19 sports encompassing 102 men-only events. The number in parentheses next to the sport is the number of medal events per sport.

Medal table

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The rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. Equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically if after the above, countries are still tied. This follows the system used by the IOC, and IAAF.

  *   Host nation (Spain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France39293199
2 Italy32272281
3 Spain*12151845
4 Egypt9201746
5 Turkey83314
6 Greece17816
7 Lebanon1146
8 Syria0011
Totals (8 entries)102102104308
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