Wrestling at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
The wrestling tournament at the 1959 Mediterranean Games was held in Beirut, Lebanon.
| Wrestling at the 1959 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Dates | October 1959 |
Medalists
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (–52 kg) |  Mehmet Kartal (TUR) |
 André Zoéte (FRA) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hussein Khamis Abbas (UAR) |
| Bantamweight (–57 kg) | Bayram Uysal (TUR) |
 Hani Ibrahim Mounteche (LBN) |
Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelatif (UAR) |
| Featherweight (–62 kg) | Mehmet Gocur (TUR) |
Georges Ballery (FRA) |
Mohamed Ahmed El Dib (UAR) |
| Lightweight (–67 kg) | Hilmi Gezici (TUR) |
Roger Bielle (FRA) |
 Ioannis Manganas (GRE) |
| Welterweight (–73 kg) | Mahmut Atalay (TUR) |
Hassan El Sayed (UAR) |
René Schiermeyer (FRA) |
| Middleweight (–79 kg) | Ziya Dogan (TUR) |
Mohamed Raafat Wahdan (UAR) |
André Saade (LBN) |
| Light heavyweight (–87 kg) | Bekir Buke (TUR) |
Mohamed Gamal El Eidaross (UAR) |
Maurice Jacquel (FRA) |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) | Hamit Kaplan (TUR) |
Mohamed Mahmoud El Sharkawi (UAR) |
Abbas Moussoulman (LBN) |
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (–52 kg) | Dursun Ali Eğribaş (TUR) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Borivoj Vukov (YUG) |
Mohamed Eid (UAR) |
| Bantamweight (–57 kg) | Kamel El-Sayed (UAR) |
Michel Nakouzi (LBN) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mikhail Theodoropoulos (GRE) |
| Featherweight (–62 kg) | Elie Naasan (LBN) |
Moustafa Hamid Mansour (UAR) |
Niyazi Tanelli (TUR) |
| Lightweight (–67 kg) | Rıza Doğan (TUR) |
Roger Bielle (FRA) |
Kamal Bilaba' (UAR) |
| Welterweight (–73 kg) | Stevan Horvat (YUG) |
Mithat Bayrak (TUR) |
René Schiermeyer (FRA) |
| Middleweight (–79 kg) | Ziya Dogan (TUR) |
Mohamed Raafat Wahdan (UAR) |
Yacoub Romanos (LBN) |
| Light heavyweight (–87 kg) | Tevfik Kış (TUR) |
Maurice Jacquel (FRA) |
Jean Saade (LBN) |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) | Ibrahim El Husseyni (UAR) |
Suleyman Bastimur (TUR) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Diego Ariel (ESP) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey (TUR) | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | United Arab Republic (UAR) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Lebanon (LBN) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
References
- 1959 Mediterranean Games report at the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM) website
- List of Olympians who won medals at the Mediterranean Games at Olympedia.org
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