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XV Mediterranean Games
Almería 2005
Host city	Almería, Spain
Nations	21
Athletes	3,203
Events	258 in 27 sports
Opening	24 June 2005
Closing	3 July 2005
Opened by	Juan Carlos I
Main venue	Mediterranean Stadium
	← Tunis 2001 Pescara 2009 →

The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 July 2005, where 3,203 athletes (2,126 men and 1,077 women) from 21 countries participated. There were a total of 258 medal events from 27 different sports.

Nations edit

Sports edit

Competitors edit

Nation	Men	Women	Total
Albania	35	23	58
Algeria	84	30	114
Bosnia and Herzegovina	41	7	49
Croatia	117	83	200
Cyprus	23	13	36
Egypt	113	24	137
France	213	155	368
Greece	207	134	341
Italy	241	156	397
Lebanon	16	4	20
Libya	34	0	34
Malta	26	3	29
Monaco	15	1	16
Morocco	110	32	142
San Marino	28	5	33
Serbia and Montenegro	108	45	153
Slovenia	98	61	159
Spain	289	174	463
Syria	28	2	30
Tunisia	99	25	124
Turkey	200	100	300
Total	2126	1077	3203

Medal table edit

The rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. Equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically if after the above, countries are still tied. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.

Place	Nation				Total
1	Italy	57	40	56	153
2	France	56	51	46	153
3	Spain	45	59	48	152
4	Turkey	20	24	29	73
5	Egypt	15	10	18	43
6	Greece	13	15	31	59
7	Tunisia	13	7	15	35
8	Slovenia	10	8	17	35
9	Algeria	9	5	11	25
10	Serbia and Montenegro	8	9	15	32
11	Croatia	5	10	11	26
12	Morocco	3	6	3	12
13	Syria	1	5	5	11
14	Cyprus	1	4	2	7
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	2	3	6
16	Libya	1	0	1	2
17	Albania	0	2	4	6
18	San Marino	0	1	0	1
19	Malta	0	0	1	1
Total		258	258	316	832

Competition venues edit

Almería

Mediterranean Stadium (Athletics, Handisports, Football)
Mediterranean Sports Palace (Gymnastics, Volleyball)
Las Almadrabillas Sports Centre (Swimming, Handisports, Water polo)
"Moisés Ruiz" Sports Hall of the Diputación (Gymnastics, Volleyball)
Mediterranean Village Golf Course (Golf)
Almería Equestrian Club (Equestrian sports)
"Rafael Florido" Sports Hall (Karate, Judo)
"Emilio Campra" Youth Stadium (Archery)
"Antonio Rivera" Youth Sports Hall (Weightlifting)
Club de Mar (Sailing)
Bullring (Bowls)
El Palmeral Beach Volleyball Stadium (Beach Volleyball)
Los Ángeles Sports Hall (Boxing)

Cuevas del Almanzora

Cuevas del Almanzora Canal (Rowing, Canoe-Kayak)

El Ejido

El Ejido Stadium (Football)
El Ejido Sports Hall (Basketball)
Las Norias Sports Hall (Volleyball)

Gádor

Mediterranean Games Shooting Centre (Shooting)

Huércal de Almería

Almería Tennis Club (Tennis)
Huércal de Almería Sports Hall (Wrestling)

Roquetas de Mar

"Antonio Peroles" Stadium (Football)
"Infanta Cristina" Sports Hall (Handball)
"Máximo Cuervo" Sports Hall (Table tennis, Fencing)

Vícar

Vícar Stadium (Football)
Vícar Sports Hall (Handball)

Mascot edit

The mascot is a multicolored Indalo, which is a cave painting possibly representing a man holding an arch over his head. Indalete, who was inspired by this ancestral figure, has a kind, likeable and very youthful appearance.