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1993 Mediterranean Games The XII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1993 Mediterranean Games, were the 12th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, from 16 June to 27 June 1993, where 2,598 athletes (1,994 men and 604 women) fr ...

, the athletics events were held in Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France from 17–24 June 1993. A total of 36 events were contested, of which 20 by male and 16 by female athletes. The host nation France easily topped the medal table, taking 15

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s and 38 medals overall (over a third of the total). Italy was the next most successful nation, with six golds among its 16 medals. Greece and Morocco was third and fourth, respectively, each having won four gold medals. Of the thirteen nations who entered athletes into the tournament, only Albania and Cyprus did not reach the medal table. The event programme was reduced for the 1993 games: the women's

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and the men's hammer throw,

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and

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competitions were not held that year. The women's

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

was contested for the first time, while the women's

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was held for the last time (later being replaced by the

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event).Mediterranean Games
GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-06. Noureddine Morceli won the men's

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in a time of 3:29.20 minutes – the second fastest time at that point, after his own world record. He was one of eight athletes to break a Mediterranean Games record at the 1993 edition.

Zid Abou Hamed Zid Abou Hamed ( ar, زيد أبو حامد; born 4 April 1970) is an Australian-Syrian former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. Career Hamed originally began to compete for his birth country Syria. He represent ...

set both a games and Syrian national record in the men's

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. The marathon races saw

Davide Milesi Davide Milesi (born 27 December 1964) is a retired long-distance runner from Italy. Biography He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he finished in 50th place in the men's marathon. He won the go ...

and Helena Javornik establish new bests. Greek runner

Alexandros Terzian Alexandros Terzian (born Alejandro Terzián on 24 June 1968 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine-Greek sprinter. Terzián, competing for Argentina, won the national title of that country in 100 metres in 1989 and in both 100 and 200 metres ...

broke the men's

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record, while a new best of 6256 points for the

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was set by Nathalie Teppe (also the javelin throw gold medallist). The competition was part of the buildup to the

1993 World Championships in Athletics The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Neckarstadium, Stuttgart, Germany between 13 and 22 August with the participation of 187 nations. Having ori ...

. Morceli and Fermín Cacho repeated their Mediterranean 1–2 in the men's 1500 m, but reigning women's Olympic champion

Hassiba Boulmerka Hassiba Boulmerka ( ar, حسيبة بولمرقة, born 10 July 1968) is a former Algerian middle distance athlete. Career Born in Constantine, Boulmerka started running seriously at the age of ten, specializing in the 800 a ...

(800 m winner and 1500 m runner-up in Narbonne) was relegated to the bronze medal in her final. The Mediterranean and Olympic champion in the

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Khalid Skah Khalid Skah ( ar, خالد سكاح) (born 29 January 1967) is a Moroccan track and field athlete, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Midelt, Morocco, Skah established himself first as a good cross country runner ...

, was out of the medal in the world 5000 m final.4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Stuttgart 13/22-Aug-93
. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-06. The event saw future Olympic champions Konstantinos Kenteris, Jean Galfione and Ghada Shouaa get their first senior outdoor medals. Brigita Bukovec went on to an Olympic silver in 1996 after her

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win in Narbonne, while Nezha Bidouane defended her Mediterranean 400 m hurdles title and would later become a double world champion in the event.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

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Participation

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References

;Results
Affiche officielle des JM d’Athènes 1993
CIJM (1993). Retrieved on 2013-10-06.

GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-06.

External links

Official website
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Sports at the 1993 Mediterranean Games

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