Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Mediterranean Games competition. It has been one of the sports competed at the event since the inaugural edition in 1951.
Editions GamesYear Host cityHost countryMain venueEventsBest nationMenWomenMixed I 1951 Alexandria Stade Fouad 1er 23 — — II 1955 Barcelona Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 24 — — III 1959 Beirut Cité sportive Camille-Chamoun 23 — — IV 1963 Naples Stadio San Paolo 21 — — V 1967 Tunis Stade El Menzah 22 6 — VI 1971 İzmir Atatürk Stadium 24 8 — VII 1975 Algiers Stade 5 Juillet 1962 23 8 — VIII 1979 Split Stadion Poljud 23 14 — IX 1983 Casablanca Stade Mohammed V 23 16 — X 1987 Latakia Al-Assad Stadium 23 16 — XI 1991 Athens Olympic Stadium 22 16 — XII 1993 Narbonne Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 20 16 — XIII 1997 Bari Stadio San Nicola 23 20 — XIV 2001 Tunis Stade 7 Novembre 23 23 — XV 2005 Almería Estadio Mediterraneo 24 23 — XVI 2009 Pescara Stadio Adriatico 21 19 — XVII 2013 Mersin Yanıt Athletics Complex 22 22 — XVIII 2018 Tarragona Campclar Athletics Stadium 17 17 — XIX 2022 Oran Miloud Hadefi Stadium 20 18 — XX 2026 Taranto Stadio Giuseppe Valente 21 21 2
Events As of the most recent 2026 edition, the athletics program features 21 men's, 21 women's events and 2 mixed events. These include a total of 26 track events, 2 road events, and 16 field events.
Men's events Event 51 55 59 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 93 97 01 05 09 13 18 22 26 Current program 100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 400 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 800 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1500 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 5000 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 10,000 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 110 m hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 400 m hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3000 m steeplechase X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 × 100 m relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 × 400 m relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Half marathon X X X X X X High jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Pole vault X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Long jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Triple jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Shot put X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Discus throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Hammer throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Javelin throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Past events Marathon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 10 km walk X X 20 km walk X X X X X X X X X X X X 50 km walk X X X X Decathlon X X X X X X X X X X X X Events 23 24 23 21 22 24 23 23 23 23 23 20 23 23 20 21 21 17 20 21
Women's events Event 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 93 97 01 05 09 13 18 22 26Current program 100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X 400 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 800 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1500 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 5000 m X X X X X X X X 10,000 m X X X X X X 100 m hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 400 m hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X 3000 m steeplechase X X X X X 4 x 100 m relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 x 400 m relay X X X X X X X X X X X Half marathon X X X X X X High jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Pole vault X X X X X X Long jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Triple jump X X X X X X X X Shot put X X X X X X X X X X X Discus throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Hammer throw X X X X X X X Javelin throw X X X X X X X X X X X X XPast events 80 m hurdles X Pentathlon X 3000 m X X X X Heptathlon X X X X X X X X Marathon X X X 10 km walk X 20 km walk X X X Events 6 8 8 14 16 16 16 16 20 23 22 19 22 17 18 21
Mixed events Event 26 4 x 100 m relay X 4 x 400 m relay XEvents 2
All-time medal table Updated after the 2026 Mediterranean Games
Games records
External links Past results 1951–2005 from GBR Athletics