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| Host city | Esbjerg |
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| Country |  Denmark |
| Nations | 48 |
| Athletes | 2,324 |
| Sport | 11 |
| Events | 84 |
| Opening | 10 July 1999 |
| Closing | 16 July 1999 |
| Opened by | Margrethe II of Denmark |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 1999 European Youth Summer Olympic Days was the fifth edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 12 and 18. It was held in Esbjerg, Denmark from 10 to 16 July. A total of eleven sports were contested.
| 1999 European Youth Summer Olympic Days Sports Programme |
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* Host nation (Denmark)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 19 | 12 | 4 | 35 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Denmark (DEN)* | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 |  Croatia (CRO) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 |  Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 |  Israel (ISR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 13 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 15 |  Spain (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 |  FR Yugoslavia (FRY) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 24 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 |  Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 29 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 |  Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 35 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (37 entries) | 84 | 87 | 102 | 273 | |
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