| Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games | |
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| Host City: | Split |
| Dates: | 23–28 September |
| Stadium: | Gradski stadion u Poljudu |
| Nations Participating: | 14 |
| Events: | 23 + 14 |
| Previous: | 1975 Algiers |
| Next: | 1983 Casablanca |
| Games: | 1979 Mediterranean Games |
Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games were held in Split, Yugoslavia.
See main article: Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games – Results.
| 100 metres (wind: -0.6) | 10.24 | 10.47 | 10.56 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) | 20.74 | 21.02 | 21.14 | ||||
| 400 metres | 45.89 GR | 46.11 | 46.24 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:45.20 GR | 1:46.38 | 1:46.66 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:41.00 GR | 3:41.22 | 3:41.40 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 13:45.11 | 13:47.24 | 13:57.55 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 28:33.08 | 28:39.06 | 28:59.72 | ||||
| Marathon | 2:06:53 GR | 2:07:15 | 2:10:11 | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:24.19 | 8:25.75 | 8:27.26 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.2 m/s) | 13.85 | 13.88 | 13.92 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 49.70 GR | 50.85 | 50.90 | ||||
| High jump | 2.26 m GR | 2.24 m | 2.20 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.30 m GR | 5.30 m | 5.10 m | ||||
| Long jump | 8.21 m GR | 8.04 m | 7.62 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.90 m GR | 16.55 m | 16.55 m | ||||
| Shot put | 20.58 m GR | 19.70 m | 19.13 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 57.96 m | 56.06 m | 55.06 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 69.92 m GR | 69.42 m | 68.56 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 81.08 m GR | 78.42 m | 76.72 m | ||||
| Decathlon | 7744 pts GR | 7345 pt | 7327 pt | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:23:51 GR | 1:24:18 | 1:24:56 | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Gianfranco Lazzer Luciano Caravani Giovanni Grazioli Pietro Mennea | 39.27 GR | Philippe Lejoncour Bernard Petitbois Lucien Sainte-Rose Antoine Richard | 39.98 | Janez Sagadin Dragan Zarić Aleksandar Popović Borisav Pisić | 40.53 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Jacques Fellice Robert Froissart Didier Dubois Francis Demarthon | 3:03.67 GR | Željko Knapić Dragan Životić Rok Kopitar Josip Alebić | 3:04.33 | Alfonso Di Guida Flavio Borghi Stefano Malinverni Roberto Tozzi | 3:04.61 |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.0 m/s) | 11.48 GR | 11.66 | 11.67 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | 23.26 GR | 23.37 | 24.03 | ||||
| 400 metres | 52.96 | 54.57 | 54.93 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:01.78 GR | 2:03.73 | 2:04.03 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:06.71 GR | 4:07.07 | 4:10.60 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -3.0 m/s) | 13.87 | 14.33 | 14.65 | ||||
| High jump | 1.98 m GR | 1.81 m | 1.75 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.32 m GR | 6.20 m | 6.06 m | ||||
| Shot put | 16.80 m GR | 16.69 m | 16.17 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 52.92 m GR | 49.24 m | 48.82 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 57.96 m GR | 57.06 m | 54.50 m | ||||
| Pentathlon | 4424 pt | 4180 pt | 3994 pt | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Annie Alizé Emma Sulter Claudine Mas Chantal Réga | 44.58 GR | Irma Galli Patrizia Lombardo Marisa Masullo Laura Miano | 45.32 | Irini Pagdati Alexandra Siulis Elisavet Pantazi Maroula Lambrou | 46.17 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Jelica Pavličić Nađa Avdibašić Elizabeta Božinovska Ana Guštin | 3:38.91 | Annie Alizé Florence Picaut Véronique Renties Claudine Mas | 3:56.84 | – |