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
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Men's medals summary
[edit]| 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 |
 Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
Women's tournaments
[edit]| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold medalist
|
Score |  Silver medalist
|
 Bronze medalist
|
Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1975 Details |
 Algiers |
 Yugoslavia |
3–2[4] |  Italy |
 Turkey |
3–1[6] |  Egypt | ||
| 1979 Details |
Split |
Italy |
Yugoslavia |
 France |
Turkey | ||||
| 1983 Details |
 Casablanca |
Italy |
France |
Yugoslavia |
 Morocco | ||||
| 1987 Details |
 Latakia |
 Albania |
3–0[7] | Turkey |
Italy |
 Greece | |||
| 1991 Details |
Athens |
Italy |
3–0[8] | Turkey |
Greece |
3-0[9] | 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
[edit]| 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) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
All-time medal table
[edit]| 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 |
 Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Greece | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 29.09.1963, p. 8
- ^ Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 17.09.1967, p. 8
- ^ Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 17.10.1971, p. 8
- ^ a b Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 07.09.1975, p. 8
- ^ Milliyet Newspaper, 24.09.1987, p. 13
- ^ Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 06.09.1975, p. 8
- ^ "Dr. Giovanni Armillotta: Albanian Volley in International Field".
- ^ Milliyet Newspaper, 11.07.1991, p. 19
- ^ "Dr. Giovanni Armillotta: Albanian Volley in International Field".
External links
[edit]- Mediterranean Games - Men's Volleyball (goalzz.com)
- Mediterranean Games - Women's Volleyball (goalzz.com)
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