title: Yugoslavia at the Mediterranean Games
text: # Yugoslavia at the Mediterranean Games
  
  The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia participated at ten Mediterranean Games from 1951 to 1991, with the exception of 1955. Yugoslavia was the host of the Mediterranean Games in 1979 in Split, when it finished first on the medal podium.
  
  After the breakup of Yugoslavia, its republics continued to compete at the Mediterranean Games:
  
  | Nation | First Games | Last Games |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1993 | |
  | Croatia | 1993 | |
  | Slovenia | 1993 | |
  | FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | 1997 | 2005 |
  | Serbia | 2009 | |
  | Montenegro | 2009 | |
  | Macedonia | 2013 | |
  | Kosovo | 2018 | |
  
  ## Overview
  
  ### By event
  
  | Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1951 Alexandria | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6th |
  | 1955 Barcelona | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
  | 1959 Beirut | 42 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 5th |
  | 1963 Naples | 126 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 4th |
  | 1967 Tunis | | 15 | 16 | 5 | 36 | 2nd |
  | 1971 İzmir | 161 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 78 | 2nd |
  | 1975 Algiers | 300 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 64 | 3rd |
  | 1979 Split | 409 | 56 | 38 | 33 | 127 | 1st |
  | 1983 Casablanca | 211 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 53 | 4th |
  | 1987 Latakia | 95 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 53 | 2nd |
  | 1991 Athens | 185 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 5th |
  | Total | Total | 191 | 168 | 155 | 514 | |
  
  ### Medals by sport
  
  | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletics | 45 | 48 | 45 | 138 |
  | Wrestling | 37 | 25 | 17 | 79 |
  | Boxing | 18 | 14 | 11 | 43 |
  | Shooting | 16 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
  | Gymnastics | 13 | 23 | 12 | 48 |
  | Swimming | 10 | 14 | 20 | 44 |
  | Table tennis | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
  | Judo | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
  | Handball | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
  | Volleyball | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
  | Water polo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
  | Basketball | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
  | Tennis | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
  | Canoeing | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
  | Rowing | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
  | Football | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | Weightlifting | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
  | Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | Sailing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | Field hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Diving | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (22 entries) | 195 | 170 | 158 | 523 |
  