2001 Mediterranean Games
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The 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games
were held in Tunis
, the capital city of Tunisia
, from 2 to 15 September 2001. Twenty three nations competed in 23 different sporting events. France
won the most gold medal
s in the competition (40) while Italy
had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in total. Turkey
, Spain
and Greece
rounded out the top five, shortly followed by the host country in sixth place.
Two disability events were incorporated into the athletics programme – there was a 1500 m wheelchair race for men and an 800 m for women.
Greece Italy Jordan Lebanon Libya Malta Monaco Morocco
San Marino Slovenia Spain Syria
Tunisia Turkey FR Yugoslavia
.
Mediterranean Games
The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet. The idea was proposed at the 1948 Summer Olympics by Muhammed Taher Pasha, chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and they were first...
were held in Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
, the capital city of Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, from 2 to 15 September 2001. Twenty three nations competed in 23 different sporting events. France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
won the most gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
s in the competition (40) while Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in total. Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
rounded out the top five, shortly followed by the host country in sixth place.
Two disability events were incorporated into the athletics programme – there was a 1500 m wheelchair race for men and an 800 m for women.
Nations
Albania Algeria Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Egypt FranceGreece Italy Jordan Lebanon Libya Malta Monaco Morocco
San Marino Slovenia Spain Syria
Syria at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
Syria competed at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia. The medal tally was 9....
Tunisia Turkey FR Yugoslavia
Medal table
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, IAAF and BBCBBC
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.
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 32 | 50 | 122 | |
| 2 | 38 | 59 | 39 | 136 | |
| 3 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 61 | |
| 4 | 31 | 26 | 41 | 98 | |
| 5 | 28 | 33 | 26 | 87 | |
| 6 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 56 | |
| 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | |
| 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 37 | |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
| 12 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 227 | 229 | 269 | 725 | |