title: France at the Mediterranean Games
text: # France at the Mediterranean Games
  
  France has competed at every celebration of the Mediterranean Games since the 1951 Mediterranean Games. As of 2013, French athletes have won a total of 1,641 medals.
  
  ## Medal tables
  
  ### Medals by Mediterranean Games
  
  Host nation
  
  Below the table representing all French medals around the games. As of the completion of the 2013 Games, France had won 1,641 medals, 603 of them gold.
  
  | Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1951 Alexandria | 42 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 44 | 2nd |
  | 1955 Barcelona | 278 | 39 | 29 | 31 | 99 | 1st |
  | 1959 Beirut | 66 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 69 | 1st |
  | 1963 Naples | 72 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 3rd |
  | 1967 Tunis | 68 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5th |
  | 1971 İzmir | 50 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 7th |
  | 1975 Algiers | 164 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 79 | 2nd |
  | 1979 Split | 287 | 55 | 40 | 34 | 129 | 2nd |
  | 1983 Casablanca | 233 | 32 | 39 | 26 | 97 | 2nd |
  | 1987 Latakia | 191 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 68 | 3rd |
  | 1991 Athens | 306 | 48 | 57 | 34 | 139 | 2nd |
  | 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon | 413 | 83 | 53 | 56 | 192 | 1st |
  | 1997 Bari | 302 | 55 | 44 | 47 | 146 | 2nd |
  | 2001 Tunis | 309 | 40 | 32 | 50 | 122 | 1st |
  | 2005 Almería | 368 | 56 | 51 | 46 | 153 | 2nd |
  | 2009 Pescara | 359 | 49 | 53 | 41 | 142 | 2nd |
  | 2013 Mersin | | 25 | 25 | 46 | 96 | 3rd |
  | 2018 Tarragona | | 28 | 31 | 41 | 99 | 4th |
  | 2022 Oran | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
  | Total | Total | 603 | 545 | 495 | 1643 | 2nd |
  
  ### Medals by sport
  
  | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletics | 140 | 118 | 91 | 349 |
  | Swimming | 113 | 90 | 69 | 272 |
  | Gymnastics | 54 | 66 | 50 | 170 |
  | Judo | 41 | 25 | 22 | 88 |
  | Fencing | 32 | 22 | 26 | 80 |
  | Weightlifting | 28 | 25 | 33 | 86 |
  | Wrestling | 26 | 38 | 37 | 101 |
  | Rowing | 26 | 15 | 10 | 51 |
  | Shooting | 22 | 16 | 21 | 59 |
  | Boxing | 21 | 12 | 24 | 57 |
  | Sailing | 16 | 15 | 12 | 43 |
  | Karate | 14 | 13 | 16 | 43 |
  | Canoeing | 11 | 17 | 12 | 40 |
  | Table tennis | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
  | Equestrian | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
  | Bocce | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
  | Golf | 8 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
  | Archery | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
  | Cycling | 5 | 21 | 11 | 37 |
  | Diving | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
  | Waterskiing | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
  | Rugby union | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | Handball | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
  | Volleyball | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
  | Football | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
  | Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | Beach volleyball | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | Basketball | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | Tennis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | Water polo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | Field hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Roller hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (33 entries) | 617 | 555 | 493 | 1665 |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  | # | Venue and Year | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | # | Venue and Year | | | | Tot. | | | | Tot. | | | | Tot. |
  | 1 | Alexandria 1951 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
  | 2 | Barcelona 1955 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
  | 3 | Beirut 1959 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
  | 4 | Naples 1963 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
  | 5 | Tunis 1967 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
  | 6 | İzmir 1971 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
  | 7 | Algiers 1975 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
  | 8 | Split 1979 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
  | 9 | Casablanca 1983 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
  | 10 | Latakia 1987 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
  | 11 | Athens 1991 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
  | 12 | Narbonne 1993 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
  | 13 | Bari 1997 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
  | 14 | Tunis 2001 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
  | 15 | Almeria 2005 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
  | 16 | Pescara 2009 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
  | 17 | Mersin 2013 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
  | 18 | Tarragona 2018 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 19 | Oran 2022 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Total | Total | 84 | 73 | 56 | 213 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 136 | 140 | 118 | 91 | 349 |
  