Lebanon at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

Lebanon at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
IOC code	LIB
NOC	Lebanese Olympic Committee
in Beirut, Lebanon
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 3 Silver 10 Bronze 17 Total 30
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2018 2022

Lebanon hosted the 3rd Mediterranean Games in Camille Chamoun sports city in Beirut. The event took place from 11 to 23 October 1959. 11 nations were represented by a total of 792 athletes, all males, competing in 17 sports of 106 events. France came first: its 66 athletes won 69 medals (26 gold), while the host country, Lebanon, with the most athletes (180), came 8th with 30 medals (only 3 golds). The United Arab Republic, participating for the first and only time as Egypt and Syria, came second (the UAR in the 1963 games included only Egypt).

Lebanon won most of its medals in wrestling, weightlifting, and equestrian sports. after 2 bronzes in the 2 previous games, Elie Naasan struck gold this time in wrestling for Lebanon.^{[citation needed]}