Lebanon hosted the 3rd Mediterranean Games in Camille Chamoun sports city in Beirut.

11 nations were represented by a total of 792 athletes, all males, competing in 17 sports of 106 events.

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] *   Host nation (Lebanon) 1- EQUESTRIAN Arab horses - sport city prize 1.

Lebanon 2- EQUESTRIAN Arab horses - cedars prize 1.

Anwar Saed Allah Houlta (UAR) 2- BOXING - +81 kg - 1.

Saad El Din Dgheili (LEB) 3- FENCING - team Épée - 1.

Espagne 2 pts 4- EQUESTRIAN Arab horses - cedars prize 1.

UAR 5.0 pts 6- SHOOTING - olympic pit - team event - 1.

Enrique Gomez de Salazar (ESP), 260 kg 2.

Ibrahim Ahmed Abdelatif (UAR) 10- WRESTLING - GRECO-ROMAN 57 kg - 1.

Georges Costi (LIB) 2- FENCING - team Fleuret - 1.

Kabbari Mohamed Hammad (UAR), 8 ¼ pts 3.

Pierre Asseily (LEB), 11 ¾ pts 5- EQUESTRIAN Arab horses - sport-city award - 1.

Khadr ESSayed El Touni (UAR), 387,5 kg 2.

André Saade (LEB) 15- WRESTLING - FREE + 87 kg - 1.

Abbas Moussoulmani (LEB) 16- WRESTLING - GRECOROMAN 79 kg - 1.

Yacoub Romanos (LEB) 17- WRESTLING - GRECOROMAN 87 kg - 1.