Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games were held in Split, Yugoslavia.
| Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 23–28 September |
| Host city |  Split |
| Venue | Gradski stadion u Poljudu |
| Events | 23 + 14 |
| Participation | 14 nations |
Results
editMen's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: -0.6) |
 Pietro Mennea (ITA) |
10.24 | Gianfranco Lazzer (ITA) |
10.47 |  Philippe Lejoncour (FRA) |
10.56 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
Luciano Caravani (ITA) |
20.74 | Bernard Petitbois (FRA) |
21.02 |  Georgios Tzouvaras (GRE) |
21.14 |
| 400 metres | Francis Demarthon (FRA) |
45.89 GR | Didier Dubois (FRA) |
46.11 | Josip Alebić (YUG) |
46.24 |
| 800 metres | Dragan Životić (YUG) |
1:45.20 GR |  Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG) |
1:46.38 | Sotirios Moutsanas (GRE) |
1:46.66 |
| 1500 metres | José Marajo (FRA) |
3:41.00 GR | Dragan Zdravković (YUG) |
3:41.22 | Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG) |
3:41.40 |
| 5000 metres | Luigi Zarcone (ITA) |
13:45.11 | Rachid Habchaoui (ALG) |
13:47.24 | El Hachemi Abdenouz (ALG) |
13:57.55 |
| 10,000 metres | Abdelmadjid Mada (ALG) |
28:33.08 | Luigi Zarcone (ITA) |
28:39.06 | Rachid Habchaoui (ALG) |
28:59.72 |
| Marathon | Michalis Kousis (GRE) |
2:06:53 GR | Marco Marchei (ITA) |
2:07:15 |  Mehmet Terzi (TUR) |
2:10:11 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) |
8:24.19 |  Domingo Ramón (ESP) |
8:25.75 | Philippe Gauthier (FRA) |
8:27.26 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.2 m/s) |
Borisav Pisić (YUG) |
13.85 | Giuseppe Buttari (ITA) |
13.88 | Javier Moracho (ESP) |
13.92 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Rok Kopitar (YUG) |
49.70 GR | Claude Anicet (FRA) |
50.85 | Fulvio Zorn (ITA) |
50.90 |
| High jump | Massimo Di Giorgio (ITA) |
2.26 m GR | Oscar Raise (ITA) |
2.24 m | Danial Temim (YUG) |
2.20 m |
| Pole vault | Philippe Houvion (FRA) |
5.30 m GR | Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA) |
5.30 m | Roger Oriol (ESP) |
5.10 m |
| Long jump | Nenad Stekić (YUG) |
8.21 m GR | Philippe Deroche (FRA) |
8.04 m | Miljenko Rak (YUG) |
7.62 m |
| Triple jump | Bernard Lamitié (FRA) |
16.90 m GR | Miloš Srejović (YUG) |
16.55 m | Milan Spasojević (YUG) |
16.55 m |
| Shot put | Vladimir Milić (YUG) |
20.58 m GR |  Nagui Asaad (EGY) |
19.70 m | Ivan Ivančić (YUG) |
19.13 m |
| Discus throw | Armando De Vincentiis (ITA) |
57.96 m | Hassan Ahmed Hamad (EGY) |
56.06 m | Silvano Simeon (ITA) |
55.06 m |
| Hammer throw | Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) |
69.92 m GR | Edoardo Podberscek (ITA) |
69.42 m | Srećko Štiglić (YUG) |
68.56 m |
| Javelin throw | Penisio Lutui (FRA) |
81.08 m GR |  Tarek Chaabani (TUN) |
78.42 m | Neđo Đurović (YUG) |
76.72 m |
| Decathlon | Eric Motti (FRA) |
7744 pts GR | Darko Cujnik (YUG) |
7345 pt | Joško Vlašić (YUG) |
7327 pt |
| 20 km walk | Gérard Lelièvre (FRA) |
1:23:51 GR | José Marín (ESP) |
1:24:18 | Carlo Mattioli (ITA) |
1:24:56 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Italy Gianfranco Lazzer Luciano Caravani Giovanni Grazioli Pietro Mennea |
39.27 GR | France Philippe Lejoncour Bernard Petitbois Lucien Sainte-Rose Antoine Richard |
39.98 | Yugoslavia Janez Sagadin Dragan Zarić Aleksandar Popović Borisav Pisić |
40.53 |
| 4×400 metres relay | France Jacques Fellice Robert Froissart Didier Dubois Francis Demarthon |
3:03.67 GR | Yugoslavia Željko Knapić Dragan Životić Rok Kopitar Josip Alebić |
3:04.33 | Italy Alfonso Di Guida Flavio Borghi Stefano Malinverni Roberto Tozzi |
3:04.61 |
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: -1.0 m/s) |
Chantal Réga (FRA) |
11.48 GR | Marisa Masullo (ITA) |
11.66 | Laura Miano (ITA) |
11.67 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) |
Marisa Masullo (ITA) |
23.26 GR | Annie Alizé (FRA) |
23.37 | Claudine Mas (FRA) |
24.03 |
| 400 metres | Jelica Štefančić (YUG) |
52.96 | Ana Guštin (YUG) |
54.57 | Georgia Troumbouki (GRE) |
54.93 |
| 800 metres | Gabriella Dorio (ITA) |
2:01.78 GR | Agnese Possamai (ITA) |
2:03.73 | Nađa Avdibašić (YUG) |
2:04.03 |
| 1500 metres | Margherita Gargano (ITA) |
4:06.71 GR | Gabriella Dorio (ITA) |
4:07.07 | Sakina Boutamine (ALG) |
4:10.60 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -3.0 m/s) |
Laurence Elloy (FRA) |
13.87 | Elissavet Pantazi (GRE) |
14.33 | Patrizia Lombardo (ITA) |
14.65 |
| High jump | Sara Simeoni (ITA) |
1.98 m GR | Donatella Bulfoni (ITA) |
1.81 m | Lidija Benedetič (YUG) |
1.75 m |
| Long jump | Maria Lambrou (GRE) |
6.32 m GR | Snežana Dančetović (YUG) |
6.20 m | Amanda Naval (ESP) |
6.06 m |
| Shot put | Léone Bertimon (FRA) |
16.80 m GR | Soultana Saroudi (GRE) |
16.69 m | Cinzia Petrucci (ITA) |
16.17 m |
| Discus throw | Renata Scaglia (ITA) |
52.92 m GR | Fathia Jerbi (TUN) |
49.24 m | Kosa Stojković (YUG) |
48.82 m |
| Javelin throw | Sofia Sakorafa (GRE) |
57.96 m GR | Fausta Quintavalla (ITA) |
57.06 m | Borbala Menyhart (YUG) |
54.50 m |
| Pentathlon | Florence Picaut (FRA) |
4424 pt | Breda Lorenci (YUG) |
4180 pt | Barbara Bachlechner (ITA) |
3994 pt |
| 4×100 metres relay | France Annie Alizé Emma Sulter Claudine Mas Chantal Réga |
44.58 GR | Italy Irma Galli Patrizia Lombardo Marisa Masullo Laura Miano |
45.32 | Greece Irini Pagdati Alexandra Siulis Elisavet Pantazi Maroula Lambrou |
46.17 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Yugoslavia Jelica Pavličić Nađa Avdibašić Elizabeta Božinovska Ana Guštin |
3:38.91 | France Annie Alizé Florence Picaut Véronique Renties Claudine Mas |
3:56.84 | – | |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Yugoslavia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 13 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| 2 | France | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia* | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Algeria | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 110 | |