1991 European Youth Olympic Days

1991 European Youth Olympic Days
Host city Brussels, Belgium
Nations participating 33
Athletes participating 2084
Events 9
Opening ceremony 12 July 1991
Closing ceremony 21 July 1991
Officially opened by Baudouin of Belgium
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The 1991 European Youth Olympic Days (1991 EYOD) was the inaugural edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 13 and 18. It was held in Brussels, Belgium from 12 to 21 July. A total of nine sports were contested by 2084 athletes representing 33 European nations.[1][2] The idea for the competition came from Jacques Rogge, an International Olympic Committee member, as the continent did not have its own multi-sport event at the time.[3][4]

Sports

Nine sports were included in these initial Games, five individual sports of athletics, swimming, judo, tennis and table tennis for both genders, and four team sports; football and basketball for boys, volleyball and field hockey for girls.

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  France 13 8 10 31
2  Soviet Union 12 5 7 24
3  Great Britain 10 9 10 29
4  Italy 8 6 8 22
5  Netherlands 5 2 4 11
6  Romania 4 6 5 15
7  Poland 4 5 2 11
8  Spain 3 8 10 21
9  Sweden 3 4 2 9
10  Czechoslovakia 2 2 0 4
11  Turkey 2 0 0 2
12  Belgium 1 3 10 14
13  Germany 1 2 1 4
14  Portugal 1 1 3 5
15  Finland 1 0 1 2
16  Bulgaria 0 3 3 6
17  Ireland 0 3 2 5
18  Austria 0 1 2 3
19  Greece 0 1 2 3
20  Cyprus 0 1 0 1
21  Albania 0 0 1 1
22  Yugoslavia 0 0 1 1
23   Switzerland 0 0 1 1
Total 70 70 85 225

References

  1. ↑ European Youth Olympic Festival. NOCNSF. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
  2. 1 2 Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  3. ↑ EYOF History. EYOF2013. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
  4. ↑ The European Youth Olympic Festival. Eurolympic. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
  5. ↑ EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPICS EYOF . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
  6. ↑ European Youth Olympic Days (EYOD). RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
  7. ↑ EYOD Brussels. Sport Fieber. Retrieved on 2014-11-25.
  8. 1 2 Les 96 athlètes belges. DHNet (2009-07-18). Retrieved on 2014-11-25.
Medal table
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