Tunisia at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

Tunisia competed at the 1959 Mediterranean Games in Beirut, Lebanon, with 28 athletes, and the nation finished the competition in the 9th rank and won 6 medals; 3 gold, 2 silver and a bronze medal.

Tunisia at the
1959 Mediterranean Games
IOC codeTUN
NOCTunisian Olympic Committee
in Beirut
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
6
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)

Medals

Tunisia finished the competition in the second rank in boxing where she won 4 medals; 3 golds and a silver.[1] The second silver medal was won by Mongi Soussi Zarrouki in 400 Metres Hurdles event in a timing of 54.1.[2] Norbert Brami was the winner of the bronze medal in Fencing after 4 victories.[3]

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Boxing3104
Athletics0101
Fencing0011
Totals (3 entries)3216

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldSadek OmraneBoxingWelter Weight –67 KG
 GoldAbdelaziz Salah El HasniBoxingMiddle Weight –75 KG
 GoldHedi Ben Othmane El NabliBoxingLight Heavy Weight –81 KG
 SilverSimon BellaicheBoxingFeather Weight –57 KG
 SilverMongi Soussi ZarroukiAthletics400 Metres Hurdles
 BronzeNorbert BramiFencingMen's Épée

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Lebanon)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France26271669
2 United Arab Republic23213074
3 Turkey138122
4 Italy125421
5 Yugoslavia119828
6 Greece891330
7 Spain5121229
8 Lebanon*3101730
9 Tunisia3216
10 Morocco2327
Totals (10 entries)106106104316


See also

References
  1. (in French)1959 Mediterranean Games results Archived 2013-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. gbrathletics
  3. Results on Amateur Boxing
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