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| Host city | Lisbon |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Nations | 47 |
| Athletes | 2,500 |
| Sport | 10 |
| Events | 85 |
| Opening | 18 July 1997 |
| Closing | 24 July 1997 |
| Opened by | Jorge Sampaio |
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| Winter | |
The 1997 European Youth Summer Olympic Days was the fourth edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 12 and 18. It was held in Lisbon, Portugal from 18 to 24 July. A total of ten sports were contested.
| 1997 European Youth Summer Olympic Days Sports Programme |
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* Host nation (Portugal)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 18 | 13 | 11 | 42 |
| 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 10 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 |  Romania (ROU) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 |  Austria (AUT) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Finland (FIN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 |  Spain (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 |  Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 14 |  Iceland (ISL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 16 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 |  Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  FR Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 27 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Portugal (POR)* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 36 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Malta (MLT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Monaco (MON) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 San Marino (SMR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (42 entries) | 85 | 85 | 101 | 271 | |
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