At the 1993 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held in Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France from 17–24 June 1993. A total of 36 events were contested, of which 20 by male and 16 by female athletes.
| Athletics at the XII Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–20 June |
| Host city | Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France |
| Venue | Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié |
| Events | 36 |
| Participation | 13 nations |
| Records set | 7 Games records |
The host nation France easily topped the medal table, taking 15 gold medals and 38 medals overall (over a third of the total). Italy was the next most successful nation, with six golds among its 16 medals. Greece and Morocco was third and fourth, respectively, each having won four gold medals. Of the thirteen nations who entered athletes into the tournament, only Albania and Cyprus did not reach the medal table.[1]
The event programme was reduced for the 1993 games: the women's 4×400 metres relay and the men's hammer throw, decathlon and 20 kilometres walk competitions were not held that year. The women's marathon was contested for the first time, while the women's 3000 metres was held for the last time (later being replaced by the 5000 metres event).[2]
Noureddine Morceli won the men's 1500 metres in a time of 3:29.20 minutes – the second fastest time at that point, after his own world record.[3] He was one of eight athletes to break a Mediterranean Games record at the 1993 edition. Zid Abou Hamed set both a games and Syrian national record in the men's 400 metres hurdles. The marathon races saw Davide Milesi and Helena Javornik establish new bests. Greek runner Alexandros Terzian broke the men's 100 metres record, while a new best of 6256 points for the heptathlon was set by Nathalie Teppe (also the javelin throw gold medallist).[2]
The competition was part of the buildup to the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. Morceli and Fermín Cacho repeated their Mediterranean 1–2 in the men's 1500 m, but reigning women's Olympic champion Hassiba Boulmerka (800 m winner and 1500 m runner-up in Narbonne) was relegated to the bronze medal in her final. The Mediterranean and Olympic champion in the 10,000 metres, Khalid Skah, was out of the medal in the world 5000 m final.[4]
The event saw future Olympic champions Konstantinos Kenteris, Jean Galfione and Ghada Shouaa get their first senior outdoor medals. Brigita Bukovec went on to an Olympic silver in 1996 after her 100 metres hurdles win in Narbonne, while Nezha Bidouane defended her Mediterranean 400 m hurdles title and would later become a double world champion in the event.
Medal summary edit
Men edit
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: +0.8 m/s) |
 Magali Simioneck (FRA) |
11.39 | Odiah Sidibé (FRA) |
11.49 |  Ekaterini Koffa (GRE) |
11.71 |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.3 m/s) |
Maguy Nestoret (FRA) |
23.42 | Valérie Jean-Charles (FRA) |
23.45 |  Donatella Dal Bianco (ITA) |
24.12 |
| 400 metres | Elsa Devassoigne (FRA) |
52.44 | Francine Landre (FRA) |
52.95 | Francesca Carbone (ITA) |
53.78 |
| 800 metres |  Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) |
2:03.86 | Fabia Trabaldo (ITA) |
2:04.05 |  Amaia Andrés (ESP) |
2:05.16 |
| 1500 metres | Frédérique Quentin (FRA) |
4:11.09 | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) |
4:11.09 | Farida Fatès (FRA) |
4:12.60 |
| 3000 metres | Valentina Tauceri (ITA) |
9:00.10 | Annette Sergent-Palluy (FRA) |
9:02.96 | Julia Vaquero (ESP) |
9:04.99 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.8 m/s) |
 Brigita Bukovec (SLO) |
13.10 | Cécile Cinélu (FRA) |
13.17 | Patricia Girard (FRA) |
13.19 |
| 400 metres hurdles |  Nezha Bidouane (MAR) |
56.09 | Nadia Zétouani (MAR) |
57.04 | Carole Nelson (FRA) |
57.45 |
| 4×100 metres relay | France (FRA) Patricia Girard Odiah Sidibé Maguy Nestoret Valérie Jean-Charles |
43.55 | Italy (ITA) Elisabetta Birolini Giuseppina Perlino Annarita Balzani Laura Ardissone |
45.62 | Spain (ESP) Ana Barrenechea Carmen García Patricia Morales Mireia Ruiz |
45.93 |
| Marathon | Helena Javornik (SLO) |
2:42:58 GR | Marie-Hélène Ohier (FRA) |
2:43:26 | Sylviane Geffray (FRA) |
2:43:40 |
| High jump | Britta Bilač (SLO) |
1.92 m | Nathalie Lefebvre (FRA) |
1.87 m | María Mar Martínez (ESP) |
1.84 m |
| Long jump | Corinne Hérigault (FRA) |
6.54 m (w) | Ksenija Predikaka (SLO) |
6.51 m (w) |  Silvija Babić (CRO) |
6.45 m (w) |
| Shot put | Agnese Maffeis (ITA) |
17.04 m | Nataša Erjavec (SLO) |
16.88 m | Margarita Ramos (ESP) |
16.86 m |
| Discus throw | Agnese Maffeis (ITA) |
57.16 m | Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) |
56.10 m |  Monia Kari (TUN) |
55.38 m |
| Javelin throw | Nathalie Teppe (FRA) |
60.90 m | Nadine Auzeil (FRA) |
59.68 m | Renata Strašek (SLO) |
59.04 m |
| Heptathlon | Nathalie Teppe (FRA) |
6256 pts GR |  Ghada Shouaa (SYR) |
6168 pts | Odile Lesage (FRA) |
5888 pts |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France* | 15 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
| 2 | Italy | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Greece | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Morocco | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Algeria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Syria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 |  Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
Participation edit
Thirteen of the nineteen nations participating at the games entered athletes into the athletics competition.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Affiche officielle des JM d’Athènes 1993 Archived 2014-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. CIJM (1993). Retrieved on 2013-10-06.
- ^ a b Mediterranean Games. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-06.
- ^ 1500 Metres - men - senior - outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-06.
- ^ 4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Stuttgart 13/22-Aug-93 Archived 2004-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-06.
- Results
- Affiche officielle des JM d’Athènes 1993. CIJM (1993). Retrieved on 2013-10-06.
- Mediterranean Games. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-06.