# 2005 Mediterranean Games

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

* Albania
* Algeria
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Egypt
* France
* Greece
* Italy
* Lebanon
* Libya
* Malta
* Monaco
* Morocco
* San Marino
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Syria
* Tunisia
* Turkey

## Sports

* Archery (details)
* Athletics (details)
* Basketball (details)
* Beach volleyball (details)
* Bowls (details)
* Boxing (details)
* Canoeing (details)
* Cycling (details)
* Equestrian (details)
* Fencing (details)
* Football (details)
* Golf (details)
* Artistic gymnastics (details)
* Rhythmic gymnastics (details)
* Handball (details)
* Judo (details)
* Karate (details)
* Rowing (details)
* Sailing (details)
* Shooting (details)
* Swimming (details)
* Table tennis (details)
* Tennis (details)
* Volleyball (details)
* Water polo (details)
* Weightlifting (details)
* Wrestling (details)

## Competitors

| 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

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.
* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 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 | 14 | 31 |
| 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 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 258 | 258 | 315 | 831 |

## Competition venues

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

The mascot is a multicolored Indalo named Indalete, 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.