1983 Mediterranean Games

IX Mediterranean Games
Casablanca 1983

Host city	Casablanca, Morocco
Nations	16
Athletes	2,192
Events	162 in 20 sports
Opening	3 September 1983
Closing	17 September 1983
Opened by	Hassan II
Main venue	Stade Mohamed V

The IX Mediterranean Games (Arabic: ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 1983), commonly known as the 1983 Mediterranean Games, were the 9th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Casablanca, Morocco, from 3 to 17 September 1983, where 2,192 athletes (1,845 men and 347 women) from 16 countries participated. There were a total of 162 medal events from 20 different sports.

Participating nations

The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1983 Mediterranean Games:

•  Algeria (172)
•  Cyprus (6)
•  Egypt (189)
•  France (233)
•  Greece (198)
•  Italy (274)
•  Lebanon (34)
•  Libya (63)
•  Malta (31)
•  Monaco (8)
•  Morocco (251)
•  Spain (184)
•  Syria (49)
•  Tunisia (99)
•  Turkey (190)
•  Yugoslavia (211)

Sports

•  Athletics ()
•  Basketball ()
•  Boxing ()
•  Cycling ()
•  Diving ()
•  Equestrian ()
•  Fencing ()
•  Football ()
•  Golf () (demonstration sport)
•  Gymnastics ()
•  Handball ()
•  Judo ()
•  Rugby union ()
•  Sailing ()
•  Swimming ()
•  Tennis ()
•  Volleyball ()
•  Water polo ()
•  Weightlifting ()
•  Wrestling ()

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Morocco)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	53	43	46	142
2	France	32	39	26	97
3	Spain	17	20	27	64
4	Yugoslavia	16	18	19	53
5	Turkey	12	5	14	31
6	Greece	11	10	13	34
7	Morocco*	8	5	7	20
8	Algeria	4	3	7	14
9	Tunisia	4	1	4	9
10	Egypt	1	9	12	22
11	Lebanon	1	2	0	3
12	Syria	0	3	2	5
Totals (12 entries)		159	158	177	494

External links

• Olympic Council of Serbia 1983 Mediterranean Games results

See also

• International Mediterranean Games Committee
• Mediterranean Games Athletic results at gbrathletics website