1991 European Youth Olympic Days

1991 European Youth Olympic Days

Host city	Brussels
Country	Belgium
Nations	33
Athletes	2084
Sport	9
Events	70
Opening	12 July 1991
Closing	21 July 1991
Opened by	Baudouin of Belgium
Summer
Valkenswaard 1993  →
Winter
Aosta 1993  →

The 1991 European Youth Olympic Days (1991 EYOD) was the inaugural edition of a multi-sport event for European youths aged 13 to 18. It was held in Brussels, Belgium, from 12 to 21 July. A total of nine sports were contested by 2,084 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.

1991 European Youth Summer Olympic Days Sports Programme
Athletics (24) ( details ) [5]   Basketball (1) ( details )   Field hockey (1) ( details )   Football (1) ( details ) [6]   Judo (15) ( details ) [7]   Swimming (22) ( details ) [2]   Table tennis (3) ( details )   Tennis (2) ( details ) [8]   Volleyball (1) ( details ) [8]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Belgium)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France  (FRA)	13	8	10	31
2	Soviet Union  (URS)	12	5	7	24
3	Great Britain  (GBR)	10	9	10	29
4	Italy  (ITA)	8	6	8	22
5	Netherlands  (NED)	5	2	4	11
6	Romania  (ROU)	4	6	5	15
7	Poland  (POL)	4	5	2	11
8	Spain  (ESP)	3	8	10	21
9	Sweden  (SWE)	3	4	2	9
10	Czechoslovakia  (TCH)	2	2	0	4
11	Turkey  (TUR)	2	0	0	2
12	Belgium  (BEL)*	1	3	10	14
13	Germany  (GER)	1	2	1	4
14	Portugal  (POR)	1	1	3	5
15	Finland  (FIN)	1	0	1	2
16	Bulgaria  (BUL)	0	3	3	6
17	Ireland  (IRL)	0	3	2	5
18	Austria  (AUT)	0	1	2	3
	Greece  (GRE)	0	1	2	3
20	Cyprus  (CYP)	0	1	0	1
21	Albania  (ALB)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland  (SUI)	0	0	1	1
	Yugoslavia  (YUG)	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 entries)		70	70	85	225

References

1. European Youth Olympic Festival Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine . NOCNSF. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
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 Archived 2014-07-25 at the Wayback Machine . 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 Archived 2014-11-25 at archive.today . Sport Fieber. Retrieved on 2014-11-25.
8. Les 96 athlètes belges. DHNet (2009-07-18). Retrieved on 2014-11-25.

Medal table

• Tableau des médailles Bruxelles - Belgique (1991). French Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.