The 8th edition of the Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia (in present-day Croatia) from 15 to 29 September 1979. Fourteen nations competed in 26 different sports.

The games' mascot was the Mediterranean Monk Seal Adrijana.

[edit] Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Yugoslavia	56	38	33	127
2	France	55	40	34	129
3	Italy	49	63	47	159
4	Spain	16	20	32	68
5	Greece	7	10	13	27
6	Turkey	5	5	14	24
7	Egypt	3	9	10	22
8	Algeria	1	5	10	16
9	Tunisia	1	2	9	12
10	Lebanon	1	1	0	2
11	Syria	1	0	0	1
12	Morocco	0	2	3	5
Total		195	195	205	595

[edit] References

• Serbian Olympic Committee

[edit] See also

• International Mediterranean Games Committee
• Mediterranean Games Athletic results at gbrathletics website