The 1967 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the V Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Tunis 1967, were the 5th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Tunis, Tunisia over 9 days, from 8 to 17 September 1967, where 1,249 athletes (1,211 men and 38 women) from 11 countries participated. For the first time, women took part in the games. There were a total of 93 medal events from 14 different sports.
Host city | Tunis, Tunisia |
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Nations | 11 |
Athletes | 1,249 |
Events | 93 in 14 sports |
Opening | 8 September 1967 |
Closing | 17 September 1967 |
Opened by | Habib Bourguiba |
Main venue | Stade El Menzah |
Participating nations
editThe following is a list of nations that participated in the 1967 Mediterranean Games:
Sports
editThe second Mediterranean Games sports program featured 93 events in 14 sports. The numbers in parentheses represent the number of medal events per sport.
- Athletics ( ) (28)
- Basketball ( ) (1)
- Boxing ( ) (10)
- Cycling ( ) (3)
- Fencing ( ) (3)
- Football ( ) (1)
- Gymnastics ( ) (8)
- Handball ( ) (1)
- Swimming ( ) (11)
- Tennis ( ) (2)
- Volleyball ( ) (1)
- Water polo ( ) (1)
- Weightlifting ( ) (7)
- Wrestling ( ) (16)
Medals
edit* Host nation (Tunisia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy | 35 | 26 | 22 | 83 |
2 | Yugoslavia | 15 | 16 | 5 | 36 |
3 | Spain | 10 | 14 | 27 | 51 |
4 | Turkey | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
5 | France | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
6 | Tunisia* | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
7 | Greece | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
8 | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
9 | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (11 entries) | 87 | 86 | 97 | 270 |