2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

2003 European Youth Olympic Festival

Host stadium
Host city	Paris, France
Nations participating	48
Athletes participating	~2000
Events	10
Opening ceremony	27 July 2003
Closing ceremony	3 August 2003
Officially opened by	Jacques Chirac
Main venue	Charléty Stadium

The 2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (French: Festival olympique de la jeunesse européenne 2003) was the seventh edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 12 and 18. It was held in Paris, France from 27 July to 3 August, with the opening and closing ceremonies at the Charléty Stadium. A total of ten sports were contested, featuring around 2000 athletes from 48 nations.^[1]

The hosting of the competition formed part of the build up for the Paris bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Sports

• Athletics ()
• Basketball ()
• Cycling ()
• Football ()
• Gymnastics ()
• Handball ()
• Judo ()
• Swimming ()
• Tennis ()
• Volleyball ()

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	18	10	16	44
2	Hungary	14	8	8	30
3	Romania	7	1	5	13
4	Great Britain	6	6	11	23
5	Ukraine	5	5	7	17
6	Italy	5	4	4	13
7	France	4	4	5	13
8	Portugal	4	2	1	7
9	Germany	3	9	8	20
10	Belgium	3	3	0	6
11	Lithuania	3	1	4	8
12	Netherlands	2	5	5	12
13	Croatia	2	4	0	6
14	Czech Republic	2	3	3	8
15	Georgia	2	3	2	7
16	Poland	2	1	6	9
17	Slovakia	2	0	1	3
18	Denmark	2	0	0	2
19	Spain	1	4	2	7
20	Sweden	1	3	2	6
21	Latvia	1	3	0	4
22	Greece	1	1	2	4
23	Estonia	1	1	1	3
24	Belarus	1	0	7	8
25	Israel	1	0	1	2
26	Norway	1	0	1	2
27	Moldova	1	0	0	1
28	Serbia and Montenegro	0	4	0	4
29	Azerbaijan	0	2	3	5
30	Slovenia	0	2	2	4
31	Switzerland	0	2	0	2
32	Austria	0	2	0	2
33	Ireland	0	1	1	2
34	Bulgaria	0	1	1	2
35	Luxembourg	0	1	0	1
36	Finland	0	0	2	2
37	Turkey	0	0	2	2
38	Armenia	0	0	1	1
39	Cyprus	0	0	1	1
Total		95	96	115	306

• Non-medalling nations:^[3]
  •  Andorra
  •  Albania
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Macedonia
  •  Iceland
  •  Liechtenstein
  •  Malta
  •  Monaco
  •  San Marino

References

1. Paris welcomes young Europeans. International Olympic Committee (2003-07-27). Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
2. Baker, Andrew (2003-08-04). Olympics: Paris showcase potential. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
3. Pays participants au FOJE Paris 2003 (French). FOJE Paris2003. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.

Medal table

• Tableau des médailles Paris - France (2003). French Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.

External links

• Official website (archived)
• Gymnastics results