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

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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

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Boxing3104
  Athletics0101
  Fencing0011
Totals (3 entries)3216

Medalists

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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

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  *   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

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References

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