Volleyballhas been played consistently at theMediterranean Gamessince the year1959for men and since the year1975for women. TheItaly men's national volleyball teamare the most successful men's team and also theItaly women's national volleyball teamis the most successful team for women.
Men's tournaments
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Men's medals summary
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  France | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Spain | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Turkey | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 |  Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Greece | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
Women's tournaments
edit| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold medalist
|
Score |  Silver medalist
|
 Bronze medalist
|
Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1975 Details |
 Algiers |
 Yugoslavia |
3–2[4] |  Italy |
 Turkey |
3–1[6] |  Egypt | ||
| 1979 Details |
Split |
Italy |
Yugoslavia |
 France |
Turkey | ||||
| 1983 Details |
 Casablanca |
Italy |
France |
Yugoslavia |
 Morocco | ||||
| 1987 Details |
 Latakia |
 Albania |
3–0[7] | Turkey |
Italy |
 Greece | |||
| 1991 Details |
Athens |
Italy |
3–0[8] | Turkey |
Greece |
3-0[9] | Albania | ||
| 1993 Details |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
 Croatia |
France |
Turkey |
Greece | ||||
| 1997 Details |
Bari |
Italy |
Turkey |
France |
 Yugoslavia | ||||
| 2001 Details |
Tunis |
Italy |
3–0 | Turkey |
France |
3–1 | Greece | ||
| 2005 Details |
Almería |
Turkey |
3–0 | Greece |
Italy |
3–1 | Croatia | ||
| 2009 Details |
Pescara |
Italy |
3–2 | Turkey |
Croatia |
3–0 | Greece | ||
| 2013 Details |
Mersin |
Italy |
3–1 | Turkey |
Croatia |
3–2 |  Slovenia | ||
| 2018 Details |
Tarragona |
Croatia |
3–1 | Greece |
Turkey |
3–1 | France | ||
| 2022 Details |
Oran |
Italy |
3–1 | Turkey |
 Serbia |
3–2 |  Spain | ||
Women's medals summary
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Croatia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Turkey | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Albania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
All-time medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 15 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  France | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 |  Turkey | 1 | 11 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 |  Spain | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 |  Albania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Greece | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 29.09.1963, p. 8
- ^Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 17.09.1967, p. 8
- ^Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 17.10.1971, p. 8
- ^abCumhuriyet Newspaper, 07.09.1975, p. 8
- ^Milliyet Newspaper, 24.09.1987, p. 13
- ^Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 06.09.1975, p. 8
- ^"Dr. Giovanni Armillotta: Albanian Volley in International Field".
- ^Milliyet Newspaper, 11.07.1991, p. 19
- ^"Dr. Giovanni Armillotta: Albanian Volley in International Field".