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| Host city | Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Opening | 17 January 2007 |
| Closing | 21 January 2007 |
| Main venue | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
The 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival was the fourth edition of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. It was held from 17 to 21 January 2007.
Of the 23 countries invited, 20 of them participated in the games. They were:
The opening ceremony was performed all by primary school and high school students from NSW government schools. Singers and instrumentalists were chosen from outstanding performers from Schools Spectacular 2006.
In 2007, the AYOF had 14 sports (20 disciplines). These were: [1]
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 27 | 25 | 33 | 85 |
| China | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |
There were 40 events contested at an 18 and under age limit: [2] [3]
| Men: | |
| Women: |
Figure skaters competed in men's and ladies single skating events held on 19 and 20 January 2007 in the Sydney Ice Arena in Sydney. [4]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guan Junlin |  China | 161.37 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Akio Sasaki |  Japan | 145.80 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Yukihiro Yoshida | Japan | 135.64 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Naoto Saito | Japan | 124.42 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Matthew Parr |  United Kingdom | 120.74 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Jason Thompson | United Kingdom | 112.31 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Nicholas Fernandez |  Australia | 96.03 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Mark Webster | Australia | 95.70 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Mathew Tinson | Australia | 83.59 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Mathieu Wilson |  New Zealand | 76.44 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Cameron Hems | New Zealand | 75.22 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Hung Wen Tien |  Chinese Taipei | 67.69 | 12 | 12 |
| WD | Yang Chao | China | 13 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuka Ishikawa | Japan | 123.44 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nanoha Sato | Japan | 113.70 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Tina Wang | Australia | 110.49 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Vanessa James | United Kingdom | 109.35 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Yurina Nobuhara | Japan | 108.12 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Cheltzie Lee | Australia | 98.21 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Guo Yalu | China | 86.78 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Morgan Figgins | New Zealand | 77.88 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Phoebe Di Tommaso | Australia | 77.30 | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Lejeanne Marais |  South Africa | 74.31 | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Jessica Wai | Chinese Taipei | 62.40 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Megan Allely | South Africa | 56.15 | 12 | 12 |
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Tasmania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| New South Wales | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Western Australia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Victoria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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