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| 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 |
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.
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
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)| 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 |
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 | |
Cuevas del Almanzora
El Ejido
Gádor
Huércal de Almería
Vícar
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.
