At the 1997 Mediterranean Games

1997 Mediterranean Games

The 13th edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Bari, Italy from the 13th to the 25th of June 1997. Twenty one nations competed in 27 different sporting events.- Medal table :- External link and reference :* -See also:***...

, the athletics events were held at the Stadio San Nicola

Stadio San Nicola

The Stadio San Nicola is a multi-use all-seater stadium designed by Renzo Piano in Bari, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Associazione Sportiva Bari. It hosted the 1991 European Cup Final, won by Red Star Belgrade. The stadium itself resembles a...

 in Bari

Bari

Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...

, Italy

Italy

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 from 15–19 July 1997. A total of forty-three events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes. A total of 24 Games records were broken or equalled during the competition.

The host country, Italy, topped the medal table with twelve 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 and a total haul of 36 medals – by far the largest. 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...

 was the second most successful nation with ten golds and 23 medals, while Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 with seven golds and 19 overall. Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

, Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

, Spain

Spain

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 and Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 also featured prominently on the podiums. Fourteen nations had medal winning athletes in the competition.

Greece won both the 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 titles through Angelos Pavlakakis

Angelos Pavlakakis

Angelos Pavlakakis is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1995 European Junior Championships, the gold medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and the 1998 European Indoor Championships and the bronze medal at the 2000 European Indoor...

 and Ekaterini Thanou, both of whom ran meet record times. Christine Arron won the women's 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

 and 4×100 metres relay for France. Morocco's Nezha Bidouane

Nezha Bidouane

Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...

 took the women's 400 metres hurdles

400 metres hurdles

The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...

 title, an event in which she would later win at the 1997 World Championships

1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...

.

Men

100 metres		10.13 GR		10.23		10.28
200 metres		20.44 GR		20.53		20.55
400 metres		45.58		45.74		46.07
800 metres		1:47.10		1:47.54		1:47.76
1500 metres		3:44.77		3:45.17		3:45.40
5000 metres		13:25.29 GR		13:28.95		13:53.98
10,000 metres		28:05.74 GR		28:19.85		28:24.19
110 metres hurdles		13.61		13.71		13.72
400 metres hurdles		49.25		49.27		49.43
3000 metres steeplechase		8:18.80 GR		8:20.30		8:23.43
4×100 metres relay	Italy Nicola Asumi Giovanni Puggioni Giovanni Puggioni Giovanni Puggioni is an Italian retired sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Puggioni was born in Sassari, Sardinia. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.44 seconds, achieved at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1995... Angelo Cipolloni Angelo Cipolloni Angelo Cipolloni is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.His personal best 200 metres time is 20.79 seconds, achieved in September 1996 in Rieti. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.37 seconds, achieved in June 1997 in Rome.- Achievements :-References:... Sandro Floris Sandro Floris Sandro Floris is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.His personal best 200 metres time was 20.68 seconds, achieved in June 1996 in Rome. His personal best 100 metres time was 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1994 in Nuoro.-Achievements:-References:...	38.61 GR	Spain Frutos Feo Frutos Feo Frutos Feo Pérez is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Venancio José, Jordi Mayoral and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 1996 in... Venancio José Venancio José Venancio José Murcía is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He finished seventh in 4x100 m relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Frutos Feo, Jordi Mayoral and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.17 seconds, achieved in... Jordi Mayoral Jordi Mayoral Jordi Antônio Mayoral Rodríguez is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished seventh in 4x100 m relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Frutos Feo, Venancio José and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best time is 20.63 seconds, achieved in July 1995... Francisco Javier Navarro	38.85	Cyprus Georgios Skender Anninos Markoullidis Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis is a Cypriot sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He is also a former hurdler. In 200 m he finished sixth the 1998 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 1998 European Championships.... Yiannis Zisimides	39.12
4×400 metres relay	Algeria Samir-Adel Louahla Kamel Talhaoui Ahmed Aichaoui Malik Louahla Malik Louahla Malik Louahla is an Algerian sprinter, he specializes in the 200 and 400 metres.In the 400m heats at the 2001 World Championships, Louahla ran a career best of 45.13 seconds. The following day, he ran a time of 45.14 seconds, but was eliminated from the competition in the semi-final...	3:02.78 GR	France Pierre Marie Hilaire Rodrigue Nordin Rodrigue Nordin Rodrigue Nordin is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished fifth at the 1998 European Championships. At the 1997 World Indoor Championships he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay with teammates Pierre Marie Hilaire, Loïc Lerouge and Fred Mango.-Reference:... Jimmy Coco Fred Mango	3:02.84	Italy Michele Grando Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:... Walter Groff Ashraf Saber Ashraf Saber Ashraf Saber is an Italian athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-External links:*...	3:03.08
Marathon		2:20:40		2:21:08		2:21:32
20 km walk		1:24:59		1:25:21		1:25:36
High jump		2.28 m GR=		2.26 m		2.26 m
Pole vault		5.70 m GR		5.50 m		5.50 m
Long jump		8.00 m		7.95 m		7.92 m
Triple jump		16.63 m		16.50 m		16.18 m
Shot put		19.54 m		19.19 m		19.00 m
Discus throw		61.66 m		59.90 m		59.20 m
Hammer throw		78.44 m GR		77.20 m		76.32 m
Javelin throw		89.22 m GR		77.88 m		77.10 m
Decathlon		8070 pts GR		7991 pts		7932 pts

Women

100 metres		11.13 GR		11.22		11.27
200 metres		22.62 GR		22.80		22.95
400 metres		51.31 GR		52.02		52.57
800 metres		2:03.70		2:03.71		2:04.24
1500 metres		4:11.27		4:11.60		4:11.63
5000 metres		15:00.69 GR		15:04.48		15:30.19
10,000 metres		32:34.87 GR		32:41.79		32:43.42
100 metres hurdles		12.90		13.01		13.30
400 metres hurdles		55.01 GR		55.89		56.76
4×100 metres relay	France Frédérique Bangué Frédérique Bangué Frederique Bangue is a French sprinter who competed in the 100 metres. Her personal best being 11.16 seconds, she never reached a world-level final individually. However, when competing in the shorter distance of 60 metres or relay races, she has won medals... Christine Arron Patricia Girard Sylviane Félix Sylviane Felix Sylviane Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....	42.63 GR	Greece Maria Tsoni Ekaterini Koffa Marina Vasarmidou Ekaterini Thanou	43.07	Italy Stefania Ferrante Annarita Luciano Giada Gallina Manuela Levorato Manuela Levorato Manuela Levorato is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. At the 2002 European Championships she won a bronze medal in both these events. She also competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2001 and 2005....	44.15
4×400 metres relay	Italy Carla Barbarino Francesca Cola Patrizia Spuri Francesca Carbone	3:29.98 GR	France Marie-Louise Bévis Marie-Louise Bévis Marie-Louise Bévis is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She finished fifth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships, won the gold medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games... Sophie Domenech Marie-Line Scholent Elsa Devassoigne Elsa Devassoigne Elsa Devassoigne is a French athlete who specialises in the 400 meters. Devassoigne competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.- References :...	3:30.62	Spain Miriam Alonso Esther Lahoz Miriam Bravo Miriam Bravo Miriam Bravo is a retired Spanish sprinter and runner.In the 800 metres she finished fifth at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and sixth at the 2001 Summer Universiade... Yolanda Reyes	3:31.93
Marathon		2:39:22		2:43:53		2:46:56
10 km walk		44:40 GR		45:35		46:07
High jump		1.95 m		1.93 m		1.91 m
Long jump		6.72 m GR		6.49 m		6.47 m
Triple jump		14.13 m GR		13.81 m		13.80 m
Shot put		17.82 m		17.70 m		17.42 m
Discus throw		66.18 m GR		61.96 m		61.28 m
Javelin throw (Old javelin model)		57.32 m		57.16 m		56.70 m
Heptathlon		6161 pts		5859 pts		5839 pts

Medal table

Key:

1	Italy	12	13	11	36
2	France	10	6	7	23
3	Greece	7	9	3	19
4	Morocco	5	4	3	12
5	Algeria	3	0	3	6
6	Slovenia	2	2	3	7
7	Spain	1	5	6	12
8=	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	1	0	1	2
8=	Turkey	1	0	1	2
10	Syria	1	0	0	1
11	Cyprus	0	2	2	4
12	Croatia	0	1	1	2
13	Malta	0	1	0	1
14	Tunisia	0	0	2	2
Total		43	43	43	129