1955 Mediterranean Games

2nd edition of the Mediterranean Games II Mediterranean GamesBarcelona 1955 1955 MG (logo).png 200 Barcelona, Spain 10 1,135 102 in 19 sports 15 July 1955 25 July 1955 Francisco Franco Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc Alexandria 1951 Beirut 1959 The 1955 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the II Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Barcelona 1955, were the 2nd Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Barcelona, Spain over 10 days, from 15 to 25 July 1955, where 1,135 athletes (all men) from 10 countries participated. There were a total of 102 medal events from 19 different sports. In the medals table France was first on the podium, Italy second and Spain came third. This second edition were held in the Olympic Stadium and Palace of Sport of Barcelona. The stadium was built in 1929 and was especially renovated for the occasion. The symbol of an amphora filled with Mediterranean Sea water was then used for the first time. Participating nations The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1955 Mediterranean Games: 18em EGY at the 1955 Mediterranean Games 1952 (169) FRA at the 1955 Mediterranean Games (278) GRE at the 1955 Mediterranean Games (73) ITA at the 1955 Mediterranean Games (195) LIB at the 1955 Mediterranean Games (34) MLT at the 1955 Mediterranean Games unofficial-1943 (4) MON at the 1955 Mediterranean Games (14) ESP at the 1955 Mediterranean Games 1945 (287) SYR at the 1955 Mediterranean Games 1932 (41) TUR at the 1955 Mediterranean Games (40) Venues Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc: athletics, opening and closing ceremonies Palau dels Esports de Barcelona Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc: Swimming, Diving, Water Polo Sports thumb|Italian skeet shooting team at the 1955 Mediterranean Games. The second Mediterranean Games sports program featured 19 sports encompassing 102 men-only events. The number in parentheses next to the sport is the number of medal events per sport. 18em Athletics (24) Basketball (1) Boxing (10) Cycling (2) Diving (2) Equestrian (2) Fencing (6) Field hockey (1) Football (1) Gymnastics (8) Roller hockey (1) Rowing (7) Rugby union (1) Sailing (3) Shooting (9) Swimming (8) Water polo (1) Weightlifting (7) Wrestling (8) 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, and IAAF. ESP flaglink at the 1955 Mediterranean Games 39 29 31 32 27 22 12 15 18 yes ESP at the 1955 Mediterranean Games 1945 9 20 17 EGY at the 1955 Mediterranean Games 1952 8 3 3 1 7 8 GRE at the 1955 Mediterranean Games 1 1 4 0 0 1 SYR at the 1955 Mediterranean Games 1932 External links International Mediterranean Games Committee Mediterranean Games Athletic results at gbrathletics website M 1955 M Category:Multi-sport events in Spain Mediterranean Games Category:Mediterranean Games by year Category:Sports competitions in Barcelona Category:1950s in Barcelona Category:July 1955 sports events in Europe Category:1955 in Catalonia