Wrestling at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
| Wrestling at the 1979 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 1979 |
The wrestling tournament at the 1979 Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia.
Medal table
* Host nation (Yugoslavia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Greece | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Medalists
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Claudio Pollio Italy |
Ömer Sakızcı Turkey |
Mirko Dimčevski Yugoslavia |
| 52 kg | Koce Efremov Yugoslavia |
Muhammed Oruç Turkey |
Aldo Bova Italy |
| 57 kg | Risto Darlev Yugoslavia |
Antonio La Bruna Italy |
Diego Lo Brutto France |
| 62 kg | Nurettin Kurt Turkey |
Georgios Khatziioannidis Greece |
Šaip Bajrami Yugoslavia |
| 68 kg | Shaban Sejdiu Yugoslavia |
Didier Nicolas France |
Hüseyin Yalın Turkey |
| 74 kg | Kiro Ristov Yugoslavia |
Riccardo Niccolini Italy |
Osman Uzun Turkey |
| 82 kg | Şenol Tenekecioğlu Turkey |
Luciano Ortelli Italy |
Mohamed El-Ashram Egypt |
| 90 kg | Halil Aras Turkey |
Michele Azzola Italy |
Christophe Andanson France |
| 100 kg | Santiago Morales Spain |
Messias Vitsaras Greece |
Mehmet Donbay Turkey |
| +100 kg | Hüseyin Çokal Turkey |
Hassan Bechara Lebanon |
Dimitris Spyridopoulos Greece |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Salih Bora Turkey |
Vincenzo Maenza Italy |
Sotiris Ventas Greece |
| 52 kg | Babis Kholidis Greece |
Slavko Skušek Yugoslavia |
Giuseppe Caltabiano Italy |
| 57 kg | Antonino Caltabiano Italy |
Ali Lachkar Morocco |
Mehmet Karadağ Turkey |
| 62 kg | Ivan Frgić Yugoslavia |
Stelios Mygiakis Greece |
Djamel Benaceur Algeria |
| 68 kg | Ferenc Čaba Yugoslavia |
Lionel Lacaze France |
Domenico Giuffrida Italy |
| 74 kg | Karolj Kasap Yugoslavia |
Erol Mutlu Turkey |
Feliciano Marotto Italy |
| 82 kg | Momir Petković Yugoslavia |
Mohamed El-Ashram Egypt |
Dimitrios Thanopoulos Greece |
| 90 kg | Darko Nišavić Yugoslavia |
Georgios Pozidis Greece |
Polat Aydın Turkey |
| 100 kg | Refik Memišević Yugoslavia |
Remo Ricciardelli Italy |
Georgios Poikilidis Greece |
| +100 kg | Prvoslav Ilić Yugoslavia |
Kenan Ege Turkey |
Antonio La Penna Italy |
References
- 1979 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