Lebanon at the 1959 Mediterranean Games information
Sporting event delegation
Lebanon at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
IOC code
LIB
NOC
Lebanese Olympic Committee
in Beirut, Lebanon
Medals Ranked 8th
Gold
3
Silver
10
Bronze
17
Total
30
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
1951
1955
1959
1963
1967
1971
1975
1979
1983
1987
1991
1993
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2018
2022
Lebanon hosted the 3rd Mediterranean Games in Camille Chamoun sports city in Beirut. The event took place from 11 to 23 October 1959. 11 nations were represented by a total of 792 athletes, all males, competing in 17 sports of 106 events. France came first: its 66 athletes won 69 medals (26 gold), while the host country, Lebanon, with the most athletes (180), came 8th with 30 medals (only 3 golds). The United Arab Republic, participating for the first and only time as Egypt and Syria, came second (the UAR in the 1963 games included only Egypt).
Lebanon won most of its medals in wrestling, weightlifting, and equestrian sports.
after 2 bronzes in the 2 previous games, Elie Naasan struck gold this time in wrestling for Lebanon.[citation needed]
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