title: Volleyball at the Mediterranean Games
text: # Volleyball at the Mediterranean Games
  
  Volleyball has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1959 for men and since the year 1975 for women . The Italy men's national volleyball team are the most successful men's team and also the Italy women's national volleyball team is the most successful team for women.
  
  ## Men's tournaments
  
  | Year | Host | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Host | Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place |
  | 1959 Details | Beirut | Italy | | Turkey | Lebanon | | |
  | 1963 Details | Naples | Yugoslavia | | Italy | Turkey | | |
  | 1967 Details | Tunis | Yugoslavia | | France | Turkey | | |
  | 1971 Details | İzmir | Yugoslavia | | Turkey | Greece | | Tunisia |
  | 1975 Details | Algiers | Yugoslavia | | Italy | France | | Greece |
  | 1979 Details | Split | Yugoslavia | | Greece | France | | Italy |
  | 1983 Details | Casablanca | Italy | | France | Greece | | Yugoslavia |
  | 1987 Details | Latakia | Spain | | Turkey | Italy | | Syria |
  | 1991 Details | Athens | Italy | | Yugoslavia | Spain | | France |
  | 1993 Details | Languedoc-Roussillon | France | | Spain | Turkey | | Greece |
  | 1997 Details | Bari | France | | Turkey | Croatia | | Italy |
  | 2001 Details | Tunis | Italy | 3–1 | Tunisia | Turkey | 3–0 | France |
  | 2005 Details | Almería | Egypt | 3–2 | Spain | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Tunisia |
  | 2009 Details | Pescara | Italy | 3–1 | Spain | Slovenia | 3–0 | Tunisia |
  | 2013 Details | Mersin | Italy | 3–2 | Tunisia | France | 3–2 | Turkey |
  | 2018 Details | Tarragona | Italy | 3–1 | Spain | Greece | 3–2 | Egypt |
  | 2022 Details | Oran | Croatia | 3–0 | Spain | Italy | 3–1 | France |
  
  ### Men's medals summary
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
  | 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
  | 3 | France | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
  | 4 | Spain | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
  | 5 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | Turkey | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
  | 8 | Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 10 | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 10 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 10 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
  
  ## Women's tournaments
  
  | Year | Host | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Host | Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place |
  | 1975 Details | Algiers | Yugoslavia | | Italy | Turkey | | Egypt |
  | 1979 Details | Split | Italy | | Yugoslavia | France | | Turkey |
  | 1983 Details | Casablanca | Italy | | France | Yugoslavia | | Morocco |
  | 1987 Details | Latakia | Albania | 3–0 | Turkey | Italy | | Greece |
  | 1991 Details | Athens | Italy | | Turkey | Greece | 3-0 | Albania |
  | 1993 Details | Languedoc-Roussillon | Croatia | | France | Turkey | | Greece |
  | 1997 Details | Bari | Italy | | Turkey | France | | Yugoslavia |
  | 2001 Details | Tunis | Italy | 3–0 | Turkey | France | 3–1 | Greece |
  | 2005 Details | Almería | Turkey | 3–0 | Greece | Italy | 3–1 | Croatia |
  | 2009 Details | Pescara | Italy | 3–2 | Turkey | Croatia | 3–0 | Greece |
  | 2013 Details | Mersin | Italy | 3–1 | Turkey | Croatia | 3–2 | Slovenia |
  | 2018 Details | Tarragona | Croatia | 3–1 | Greece | Turkey | 3–1 | France |
  | 2022 Details | Oran | Italy | 3–1 | Turkey | Serbia | 3–2 | Spain |
  
  ### Women's medals summary
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
  | 2 | Croatia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
  | 3 | Turkey | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
  | 4 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 5 | Albania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | France | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | 7 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 8 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
  
  ## All-time medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy | 15 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
  | 2 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
  | 3 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
  | 4 | France | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
  | 5 | Turkey | 1 | 11 | 7 | 19 |
  | 6 | Spain | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
  | 7 | Albania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | Greece | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
  | 10 | Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 11 | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 11 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 11 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 11 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
  