Turkey at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

Turkey participated in the 1959 Mediterranean Games held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 11 to 23 October 1959. The Turkish delegation consisted of 91 male athletes within a total group of 117 people. Turkey won a total of 22 medals—13 gold, 8 silver, and 1 bronze—finishing third in the overall medal standings.

IOC codeTUR

NOCTurkish Olympic Committee

Competitors91 in 10 sports

Medals
Ranked 3rd

Gold

13

Silver

8

Bronze

1

Total

22

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Turkey at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish Olympic Committee
in Beirut, Lebanon
Competitors	91 in 10 sports
Medals Ranked 3rd	Gold 13 Silver 8 Bronze 1 Total 22
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2018 2022

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Turkish athletes competed in athletics, shooting, basketball, cycling, boxing, fencing, football, wrestling, weightlifting, and volleyball at the Games.^[1] In wrestling, Turkish athletes won gold medals in all eight weight classes of freestyle and achieved 4 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling, finishing first in the team standings. Among the Turkish officials at the Games, Sulhi Garan officiated in football, Tevfik Artun in basketball, and Ahmet Yener in wrestling.^[2]