| Tunisia at the 1959 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TUN |
| NOC | Tunisian Olympic Committee |
| in Beirut | |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Mediterranean Games appearances (overview) | |
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.
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
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boxing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Fencing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Sadek Omrane | Boxing | Welter Weight –67 KG |
| Gold | Abdelaziz Salah El Hasni | Boxing | Middle Weight –75 KG |
| Gold | Hedi Ben Othmane El Nabli | Boxing | Light Heavy Weight –81 KG |
 Silver | Simon Bellaiche | Boxing | Feather Weight –57 KG |
| Silver | Mongi Soussi Zarrouki | Athletics | 400 Metres Hurdles |
 Bronze | Norbert Brami | Fencing | Men's Épée |
Medal table
* Host nation (Lebanon)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 26 | 27 | 16 | 69 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United Arab Republic | 23 | 21 | 30 | 74 |
| 3 |  Turkey | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 4 |  Italy | 12 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 5 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 8 |  Lebanon* | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 |
| 9 |  Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 |  Morocco | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 106 | 106 | 104 | 316 | |
See also
References
- ↑ (in French)1959 Mediterranean Games results Archived 2013-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ gbrathletics
- ↑ Results on Amateur Boxing
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