1987 Mediterranean Games

The X Mediterranean Games (Arabic: ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 1987), commonly known as the 1987 Mediterranean Games, were the 10th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Latakia, Syria, from 11 to 25 September 1987, where 1,996 athletes (1,529 men and 467 women) from 18 countries participated. The Games featured a total of 162 medal events from 19 different sports.^[1]

X Mediterranean Games
Latakia 1987

Host city	Latakia, Syria
Nations	18
Athletes	1,996
Events	162 in 19 sports
Opening	11 September 1987
Closing	25 September 1987
Opened by	President Hafez al-Assad
Main venue	Sports City Stadium
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Participating nations

The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1987 Mediterranean Games:

•  Albania (33)
•  Algeria (69)
•  Cyprus (54)
•  Egypt (61)
•  France (191)
•  Greece (213)
•  Italy (263)
•  Lebanon (135)
•  Libya (21)
•  Malta (8)
•  Monaco (5)
•  Morocco (88)
•  San Marino (30)
•  Spain (194)
•  Syria (277)
•  Tunisia (47)
•  Turkey (212)
•  Yugoslavia (95)

Sports

During the opening ceremony

•  Athletics (details)
•  Basketball (details)
•  Boxing (details)
•  Cycling (details)
•  Diving (details)
•  Football (details)
•  Gymnastics (details)
•  Handball (details)
•  Judo (details)
•  Shooting (details)
•  Swimming (details)
•  Table tennis (details)
•  Tennis (details)
•  Volleyball (details)
•  Water polo (details)
•  Weightlifting (details)
•  Wrestling (details)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Syria)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	69	45	38	152
2	Yugoslavia	17	19	17	53
3	France	16	30	22	68
4	Spain	15	21	33	69
5	Morocco	9	8	3	20
6	Syria*	9	6	12	27
7	Turkey	8	9	22	39
8	Greece	7	14	16	37
9	Algeria	5	3	4	12
10	Egypt	4	4	6	14
11	Albania	3	1	4	8
12	Tunisia	2	4	5	11
13	Cyprus	2	0	0	2
14	Lebanon	0	1	0	1
	San Marino	0	1	0	1
Totals (15 entries)		166	166	182	514

See also

• Football at the 1987 Mediterranean Games