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

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist		Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
1959 Details	Beirut		Italy		Turkey		Lebanon
1963 Details	Naples		Yugoslavia		Italy		Turkey
1967 Details	Tunis		Yugoslavia		France		Turkey
1971 Details	İzmir		Yugoslavia		Turkey		Greece		Tunisia
1975 Details	Algiers		Yugoslavia		Italy		France		Greece
1979 Details	Split		Yugoslavia		Greece		France		Italy
1983 Details	Casablanca		Italy		France		Greece		Yugoslavia
1987 Details	Latakia		Spain		Turkey		Italy		Syria
1991 Details	Athens		Italy		Yugoslavia		Spain		France
1993 Details	Languedoc-Roussillon		France		Spain		Turkey		Greece
1997 Details	Bari		France		Turkey		Croatia		Italy
2001 Details	Tunis		Italy	3–1	Tunisia		Turkey	3–0	France
2005 Details	Almería		Egypt	3–2	Spain		Serbia and Montenegro	3–0	Tunisia
2009 Details	Pescara		Italy	3–1	Spain		Slovenia	3–0	Tunisia
2013 Details	Mersin		Italy	3–2	Tunisia		France	3–2	Turkey

Medals Summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	6	2	1	9
2	Serbia [1]	5	1	1	7
3	France	2	2	3	7
4	Spain	1	3	1	5
5	Egypt	1	0	0	1
6	Turkey	0	4	4	8
7	Tunisia	0	2	0	2
8	Greece	0	1	2	3
9	Lebanon	0	0	1	1
	Croatia	0	0	1	1
	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
Total		15	15	15	45

Women's Tournaments

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist		Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
1975 Details	Algiers		Yugoslavia		Italy		Turkey		Egypt
1979 Details	Split		Italy		Yugoslavia		France		Turkey
1983 Details	Casablanca		Italy		France		Yugoslavia		Morocco
1987 Details	Latakia		Albania		Turkey		Italy		Greece
1991 Details	Athens		Italy		Turkey		Greece		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

Medals Summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	7	1	2	10
2	Turkey	1	6	2	9
3	Serbia [2]	1	1	1	3
4	Croatia	1	0	2	3
5	Albania	1	0	0	1
6	France	0	2	3	5
7	Greece	0	1	1	2
Total		11	11	11	33

See also

• Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
• Volleyball at the Summer Universiade

References

1. FIVB considers Serbia as the heirs of the records of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
2. FIVB considers Serbia as the heirs of the records of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro

External links

• Mediterranean Games - Men's Volley ball (goalzz.com)
• Mediterranean Games - Women's Volley ball (goalzz.com)