The XIV Mediterranean Games (), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th
Mediterranean Games
The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fi ...
held in
Tunis
Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...
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Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
, from 2–15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes (1,972 men and 1,019 women) from 23
countries
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participated. There were a total of 230 medal events from 23 different
sport
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s.
France
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won the most
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
s in the competition (40) while
Italy
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had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in total.
Turkey
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,
Spain
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and
Greece
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rounded out the top five, shortly followed by the host country in sixth place.
Two
disability events were incorporated into the
athletics programme – there was a 1500 m
wheelchair race for men and an 800 m for women.
The Tunisian organisers of the Games decided not to hold the closing ceremony because of the
September 11 attacks
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Participating nations
The following is a list of nations that participated in the 2001 Mediterranean Games:
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Medal table
The rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. Equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically if after the above, countries are still tied. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF
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and BBC
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References
External links
International Mediterranean Games CommitteeResults
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Multi-sport events in Tunisia
Mediterranean Games by year
Sports competitions in Tunis
21st century in Tunis
September 2001 sports events in Africa