1975 Mediterranean Games

The VII Mediterranean Games – Algiers 1975 (Arabic: ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 1975‎), commonly known as the 1975 Mediterranean Games, were the 7th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Algiers, Algeria, from 23 August to 6 September 1975, where 2,444 athletes (2,095 men and 349 women) from 15 countries participated. There were a total of 160 medal events from 19 different sports.[1]

VII Mediterranean Games
Algiers 1975

Host city	Algiers, Algeria
Nations participating	15
Athletes participating	2,444
Events	160 in 19 sports
Opening ceremony	23 August
Closing ceremony	6 September
Officially opened by	Houari Boumediene
Main venue	Stade 5 Juillet 1962

Participating nations

The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1975 Mediterranean Games:

•  Algeria (314)
•  Egypt (124)
•  France (164)
•  Greece (169)
•  Italy (269)
•  Lebanon (91)
•  Libya (40)
•  Malta (29)
•  Monaco (4)
•  Morocco (198)
•  Spain (238)
•  Syria (177)
•  Tunisia (123)
•  Turkey (204)
•  Yugoslavia (300)

Sports

• Athletics (31) ()
• Basketball (1) ()
• Boxing (11) ()
• Cycling (6) ()
• Fencing (4) ()
• Football (1) ()
• Gymnastics (14) ()
• Handball (1) ()
• Judo (6) ()
• Sailing (3) ()
• Shooting (6) ()
• Swimming (24) ()
• Table tennis ()
• Tennis (2) ()
• Volleyball (2) ()
• Water polo (1) ()
• Weightlifting (18) ()
• Wrestling (20) ()

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Algeria)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	51	40	36	127
2	France	31	25	23	79
3	Yugoslavia	24	17	23	64
4	Spain	14	27	29	70
5	Turkey	12	11	8	31
6	Greece	9	12	16	37
7	Egypt	6	12	15	33
8	Algeria*	4	7	9	20
9	Syria	3	2	11	16
10	Tunisia	3	2	2	7
11	Lebanon	3	0	1	4
12	Morocco	0	4	4	8
13	Libya	0	1	2	3
Totals (13 nations)		160	160	179	499

References

1. "1975 Mediterranean Games" (PDF) (in French). CIJM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23.

External links

• Official website – CIJM
• Mediterranean Games Athletic results – GBR Athletics website