# Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games were held in Split, Yugoslavia.

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.6) | Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 10.24 | Gianfranco Lazzer (ITA) | 10.47 | Philippe Lejoncour (FRA) | 10.56 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Luciano Caravani (ITA) | 20.74 | Bernard Petitbois (FRA) | 21.02 | Georgios Tzouvaras (GRE) | 21.14 |
| 400 metres | Francis Demarthon (FRA) | 45.89 GR | Didier Dubois (FRA) | 46.11 | Josip Alebić (YUG) | 46.24 |
| 800 metres | Dragan Životić (YUG) | 1:45.20 GR | Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG) | 1:46.38 | Sotirios Moutsanas (GRE) | 1:46.66 |
| 1500 metres | José Marajo (FRA) | 3:41.00 GR | Dragan Zdravković (YUG) | 3:41.22 | Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG) | 3:41.40 |
| 5000 metres | Luigi Zarcone (ITA) | 13:45.11 | Rachid Habchaoui (ALG) | 13:47.24 | El Hachemi Abdenouz (ALG) | 13:57.55 |
| 10,000 metres | Abdelmadjid Mada (ALG) | 28:33.08 | Luigi Zarcone (ITA) | 28:39.06 | Rachid Habchaoui (ALG) | 28:59.72 |
| Marathon | Michalis Kousis (GRE) | 2:06:53 GR | Marco Marchei (ITA) | 2:07:15 | Mehmet Terzi (TUR) | 2:10:11 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) | 8:24.19 | Domingo Ramón (ESP) | 8:25.75 | Philippe Gauthier (FRA) | 8:27.26 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.2 m/s) | Borisav Pisić (YUG) | 13.85 | Giuseppe Buttari (ITA) | 13.88 | Javier Moracho (ESP) | 13.92 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Rok Kopitar (YUG) | 49.70 GR | Claude Anicet (FRA) | 50.85 | Fulvio Zorn (ITA) | 50.90 |
| High jump | Massimo Di Giorgio (ITA) | 2.26 m GR | Oscar Raise (ITA) | 2.24 m | Danial Temim (YUG) | 2.20 m |
| Pole vault | Philippe Houvion (FRA) | 5.30 m GR | Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA) | 5.30 m | Roger Oriol (ESP) | 5.10 m |
| Long jump | Nenad Stekić (YUG) | 8.21 m GR | Philippe Deroche (FRA) | 8.04 m | Miljenko Rak (YUG) | 7.62 m |
| Triple jump | Bernard Lamitié (FRA) | 16.90 m GR | Miloš Srejović (YUG) | 16.55 m | Milan Spasojević (YUG) | 16.55 m |
| Shot put | Vladimir Milić (YUG) | 20.58 m GR | Nagui Asaad (EGY) | 19.70 m | Ivan Ivančić (YUG) | 19.13 m |
| Discus throw | Armando De Vincentiis (ITA) | 57.96 m | Hassan Ahmed Hamad (EGY) | 56.06 m | Silvano Simeon (ITA) | 55.06 m |
| Hammer throw | Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) | 69.92 m GR | Edoardo Podberscek (ITA) | 69.42 m | Srećko Štiglić (YUG) | 68.56 m |
| Javelin throw | Penisio Lutui (FRA) | 81.08 m GR | Tarek Chaabani (TUN) | 78.42 m | Neđo Đurović (YUG) | 76.72 m |
| Decathlon | Eric Motti (FRA) | 7744 pts GR | Darko Cujnik (YUG) | 7345 pt | Joško Vlašić (YUG) | 7327 pt |
| 20 km walk | Gérard Lelièvre (FRA) | 1:23:51 GR | José Marín (ESP) | 1:24:18 | Carlo Mattioli (ITA) | 1:24:56 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Italy Gianfranco Lazzer Luciano Caravani Giovanni Grazioli Pietro Mennea | 39.27 GR | France Philippe Lejoncour Bernard Petitbois Lucien Sainte-Rose Antoine Richard | 39.98 | Yugoslavia Janez Sagadin Dragan Zarić Aleksandar Popović Borisav Pisić | 40.53 |
| 4×400 metres relay | France Jacques Fellice Robert Froissart Didier Dubois Francis Demarthon | 3:03.67 GR | Yugoslavia Željko Knapić Dragan Životić Rok Kopitar Josip Alebić | 3:04.33 | Italy Alfonso Di Guida Flavio Borghi Stefano Malinverni Roberto Tozzi | 3:04.61 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.0 m/s) | Chantal Réga (FRA) | 11.48 GR | Marisa Masullo (ITA) | 11.66 | Laura Miano (ITA) | 11.67 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Marisa Masullo (ITA) | 23.26 GR | Annie Alizé (FRA) | 23.37 | Claudine Mas (FRA) | 24.03 |
| 400 metres | Jelica Štefančić (YUG) | 52.96 | Ana Guštin (YUG) | 54.57 | Georgia Troumbouki (GRE) | 54.93 |
| 800 metres | Gabriella Dorio (ITA) | 2:01.78 GR | Agnese Possamai (ITA) | 2:03.73 | Nađa Avdibašić (YUG) | 2:04.03 |
| 1500 metres | Margherita Gargano (ITA) | 4:06.71 GR | Gabriella Dorio (ITA) | 4:07.07 | Sakina Boutamine (ALG) | 4:10.60 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -3.0 m/s) | Laurence Elloy (FRA) | 13.87 | Elissavet Pantazi (GRE) | 14.33 | Patrizia Lombardo (ITA) | 14.65 |
| High jump | Sara Simeoni (ITA) | 1.98 m GR | Donatella Bulfoni (ITA) | 1.81 m | Lidija Benedetič (YUG) | 1.75 m |
| Long jump | Maria Lambrou (GRE) | 6.32 m GR | Snežana Dančetović (YUG) | 6.20 m | Amanda Naval (ESP) | 6.06 m |
| Shot put | Léone Bertimon (FRA) | 16.80 m GR | Soultana Saroudi (GRE) | 16.69 m | Cinzia Petrucci (ITA) | 16.17 m |
| Discus throw | Renata Scaglia (ITA) | 52.92 m GR | Fathia Jerbi (TUN) | 49.24 m | Kosa Stojković (YUG) | 48.82 m |
| Javelin throw | Sofia Sakorafa (GRE) | 57.96 m GR | Fausta Quintavalla (ITA) | 57.06 m | Borbala Menyhart (YUG) | 54.50 m |
| Pentathlon | Florence Picaut (FRA) | 4424 pt | Breda Lorenci (YUG) | 4180 pt | Barbara Bachlechner (ITA) | 3994 pt |
| 4×100 metres relay | France Annie Alizé Emma Sulter Claudine Mas Chantal Réga | 44.58 GR | Italy Irma Galli Patrizia Lombardo Marisa Masullo Laura Miano | 45.32 | Greece Irini Pagdati Alexandra Siulis Elisavet Pantazi Maroula Lambrou | 46.17 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Yugoslavia Jelica Pavličić Nađa Avdibašić Elizabeta Božinovska Ana Guštin | 3:38.91 | France Annie Alizé Florence Picaut Véronique Renties Claudine Mas | 3:56.84 | – | |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Yugoslavia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 13 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| 2 | France | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia* | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Algeria | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 110 |