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 | |
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| Dates | October 1959 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Lebanon)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United Arab Republic | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 |  Lebanon | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  France | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medalists
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | Mehmet Kartal Turkey |
André Zoéte France |
Hussein Khamis Abbas United Arab Republic |
| 57 kg | Bayram Uysal Turkey |
Hani Ibrahim Mounteche Lebanon |
Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelatif United Arab Republic |
| 62 kg | Mehmet Kocur Turkey |
Georges Ballery France |
Mohamed Ahmed El Dib United Arab Republic |
| 67 kg | Hilmi Gezici Turkey |
Roger Bielle France |
Ioannis Manganas Greece |
| 73 kg | Mahmut Atalay Turkey |
Hassan El Sayed United Arab Republic |
René Schiermeyer France |
| 79 kg | Ziya Doğan Turkey |
Mohamed Raafat Wahdan United Arab Republic |
André Saade Lebanon |
| 87 kg | Bekir Büke Turkey |
Mohamed Gamal El Eidaross United Arab Republic |
Maurice Jacquel France |
| +7 kg | Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
Mohamed Mahmoud El Sharkawi United Arab Republic |
Abbas Moussoulman Lebanon |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | Dursun Ali Eğribaş Turkey |
Borivoj Vukov Yugoslavia |
Mohamed Eid United Arab Republic |
| 57 kg | Kamel El-Sayed United Arab Republic |
Michel Nakouzi Lebanon |
Mikhail Theodoropoulos Greece |
| 62 kg | Elie Naasan Lebanon |
Moustafa Hamid Mansour United Arab Republic |
Niyazi Tanelli Turkey |
| 67 kg | Rıza Doğan Turkey |
Roger Bielle France |
Kamal Bilaba' United Arab Republic |
| 73 kg | Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia |
Mithat Bayrak Turkey |
René Schiermeyer France |
| 79 kg | Ziya Doğan Turkey |
Mohamed Raafat Wahdan United Arab Republic |
Yacoub Romanos Lebanon |
| 87 kg | Tevfik Kış Turkey |
Maurice Jacquel France |
Jean Saade Lebanon |
| +87 kg | Ibrahim El Husseyni United Arab Republic |
Süleyman Baştimur Turkey |
Diego Ariel Spain |
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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