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1955 Mediterranean Games

2nd edition of the Mediterranean Games

Field	Value
name	II Mediterranean Games
Barcelona 1955
logo	1955 MG (logo).png
size	200
host_city	Barcelona, Spain
nations	10
athletes	1,135
events	102 in 19 sports
opening	15 July 1955
closing	25 July 1955
opened_by	Francisco Franco
stadium	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
previous	[Alexandria 1951](1951-mediterranean-games)
next	[Beirut 1959](1959-mediterranean-games)

Barcelona 1955

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:

EGY (169)
FRA (278)
GRE (73)
ITA (195)
LIB (34)
MLT (4)
MON (14)
ESP (287)
SYR (41)
TUR (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

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.

(24)
(1)
(10)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(6)
(1)
(1)
(8)
(1)
(7)
(1)
(3)
(9)
(8)
(1)
(7)
(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.

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