| Athletics at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days | |
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| Host city | Brussels, Belgium |
| Date(s) | 1991 |
| Nations participating | 50 |
| Events | 26 |
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The athletics competition at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days was held from 18 to 20 July. The events took place in Brussels, Belgium. Boys and girls born 1976 or 1977 or later participated 24 track and field events, divided equally between the sexes with the exception of 2000 metres steeplechase and pole vault for boys but not girls.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Michael Nartey (GBR) | 10.71 |  Henri Ondziel (FRA) | 10.96 |  Francisco Fidalgo (ESP) | 11.05 |
| 200 metres |  Piotr Tymko (POL) | 21.97 |  Richard Braibant (BEL) | 22.10 | Luis Acosta (ESP) | 22.21 |
| 400 metres | Allyn Condon (GBR) | 48.20 |  Rikard Rasmusson (SWE) | 48.62 |  Emiliano Neroni (ITA) | 48.65 |
| 800 metres |  Igor Tolokonikov (URS) | 1:52.61 |  Zsombor Filep (ROU) | 1:52.87 |  Kostas Kossaros (GRE) | 1:54.40 |
| 1500 metres | Massimo Pegoretti (ITA) | 3:55.77 | Rob Scanlon (GBR) | 3:54.79 |  Ilídio Silva (POR) | 3:54.89 |
| 110 metres hurdles [nb] |  Mark Hoogendoorn (NED) | 14.52 | Pantelis Kandelis (GRE) | 14.60 | Fabien Rase (BEL) | 14.74 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Stefano Ciallella (ITA) | 5:48.73 |  Stanislav Lambev (BUL) | 5:51.93 | Julio Durán (ESP) | 5:55.52 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Great Britain (GBR) | 41.86 | France (FRA) Henri Ondziel | 41.86 | Spain (ESP) | 42.27 |
| High jump | Sergey Klyugin (URS) | 2.20 m | Giorgio Florindi (ITA) | 2.10 m | Mark Smith (GBR) | 2.07 m |
| Pole vault | Christian North (GBR) | 4.80 m | Nicklas Östling (SWE) | 4.75 m | Thomas Constantin (FRA) | 4.70 m |
| Long jump | Yassin Guellet (BEL) | 7.56 m | Justin Nkoumazok (FRA) | 7.31 m | Paolo Camossi (ITA) | 7.23 m |
| Shot put | Yuriy Bilonoh (URS) | 19.45 m | Kiril Valchanov (BUL) | 18.05 m |  Ilias Louka (CYP) | 17.78 m |
| Javelin throw | Gaëtan Siakinou-Schmidt (FRA) | 73.56 m | Mats Nilsson (SWE) | 65.90 m | Matei Dragnev (BUL) | 64.20 m |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Sophia Smith (GBR) | 11.85 |  Fiona Kelly (IRL) | 12.07 | Delphine Combe (FRA) | 12.07 |
| 200 metres | Marie Joëlle Dogbo (FRA) | 24.32 | Ewa Charska (POL) | 24.54 | Natasha Bartlett (GBR) | 24.85 |
| 400 metres | Maria Magdalena Nedelcu (ROU) | 52.79 | Jorien Kranendjik (NED) | 55.04 | Sandra Stals (BEL) | 55.31 |
| 800 metres | Mariana Florea (ROU) | 2:08.33 | Arlene Smith (IRL) | 2:09.00 | Sylvia Kruijer (NED) | 2:11.45 |
| 1500 metres | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | 4:20.73 | Jeina Mitchell (GBR) | 4:21.88 | Rocío Martínez (ESP) | 4:25.12 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Aneta Bednarczyk (POL) | 13.81 | Sophie Marrot (FRA) | 13.81 | Jane Hale (GBR) | 13.95 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | France (FRA) Delphine Combe Marie Joëlle Dogbo | 46.38 | Great Britain (GBR) | 47.28 | Poland (POL) | 47.65 |
| High jump | Yelena Razmyslovich (URS) | 1.88 m | Venelina Veneva (BUL) | 1.84 m | Sabrina De Leeuw (BEL) | 1.76 m |
| Long jump | Aneta Sadach (POL) | 6.06 m | Claire Ingerton (IRL) | 5.97 m | Verena Mitteruzner (ITA) | 5.96 m |
| Shot put | Corrie de Bruin (NED) | 17.83 m | Irina Korzhanenko (URS) | 16.68 m | Veerle Blondeel (BEL) | 15.89 m |
| Javelin throw | Tatyana Shlupkina (URS) | 50.42 m | Kirsty Morrison (GBR) | 48.34 m |  Miréla Manjani (ALB) | 47.36 m |
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