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| Host city | Poprad-Tatry |
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| Country |  Slovakia |
| Nations | 40 |
| Athletes | 819 |
| Sport | 7 |
| Events | 27 |
| Opening | 6 March 1999 |
| Closing | 12 March 1999 |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 1999 Winter European Youth Olympic Winter Days was an international multi-sport event held between 6 and 12 March 1999, in Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia.
| 1999 European Youth Olympic Winter Days Sports Programme |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys giant slalom | Peter Fill  Italy | Robi Perren  Switzerland | Mario Scheiber  Austria |
| Girls giant slalom | Jaana-Maarit Välimäki  Finland | Marion Rolland  France | Chemmy Alcott  Great Britain |
| Boys slalom | Peter Fill Italy | Loic Paquotte France | Jouni Kaitala Finland |
| Girls slalom | Sandrine Aubert France | Astrid Vierthaler Austria | Marion Rolland France |
| Boys super-G | Werner Heel Italy | Mario Scheiber Austria | Philipp Schörghofer Austria |
| Girls super-G | Marion Rolland France | Chemmy Alcott Great Britain | Sabrina Raich Austria |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 10 km | Vitali Tchernychev  Russia | Alexei Konchine Russia | Kent Rog Guttormsen  Norway |
| Girls 7,5 km | Joulia Makarova Russia | Tora Berger Norway | Ekaterin Outotchkina Russia |
| Boys 7,5 km sprint | Alexei Konchine Russia | Vitali Tchernychev Russia | Bartlomiej Ponikwia  Poland |
| Girls 6 km sprint | Joulia Makarova Russia | Ekaterin Outotchkina Russia | Alexandra Raluc Rusu  Romania |
| Mixed relay 4x5 km | Team Slovakia Slovakia | Team Russia Russia | Team Norway Norway |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 10 km classic | Kristian Horntvedt Norway | Nikolai Pankratov Russia | Vaclav Svub  Czech Republic |
| Girls 7,5 km classic | Carin Holmberg  Sweden | Anastassia Kazakoul Russia | Evguenia Kravtsova Russia |
| Boys 10 km free | Oleg Milovanov Russia | Alessandro Zenoni Italy | Nejc Brodar  Slovenia |
| Girls 7,5 km free | Evguenia Kravtsova Russia | Riikka Sarasoja Finland | Ursina Badilatti Switzerland |
| Mixed relay 4x5 km free | Team Russia Russia | Team Norway Norway | Team Finland Finland |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Team Finland Finland | Team Sweden Sweden | Team Czech Republic Czech Republic |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Boys 500 m | Andreé Hartwig  Germany | Cees Juffermans  Netherlands | Marco Mattia Italy |
| Girls 500 m | Stephanie Bouvier France | Liesbeth Mau-Asam Netherlands | Christine Priebst Germany |
| Boys 1000 m | Cees Juffermans Netherlands | Christian Lukas Austria | Ward Janssens  Belgium |
| Girls 1000 m | Christine Priebst Germany | Stephanie Bouvier France | Veronika Windisch Austria |
| Mixed relay 3000 m | Team Netherlands Netherlands | Team France France | Team Belgium Belgium |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys K90 | Veli-Mati Lindström Finland | Stefan Kaiser Austria | Akseli Lajunen Finland |
| Team K90 | Team Austria Austria | Team Finland Finland | Team Slovenia Slovenia |
* Host nation (Slovakia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia (SVK)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
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