| Short track speed skating at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival | |
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| Venue | Skenderija Hall |
| Location | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Date | 11–15 February |
| Website | eyof2019.net |
Short track speed skating at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held from 11 to 15 February at Skenderija Hall in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. [1]
Sessions that included the event finals are shown in bold.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 11 February | 10:05 | Girls' 1500 m |
| Boys' 1500 m | ||
| 12:40 | Mixed 3000 m relay | |
| 12 February | 10:05 | Girls' 500 m |
| Boys' 500 m | ||
| 12:35 | Mixed 3000 m relay | |
| 15 February | 11:05 | Girls' 1000 m |
| Boys' 1000 m | ||
| 14:05 | Mixed 3000 m relay | |
| Source: [2] All times are (UTC+1) | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [3] | Mateusz Krzemiński Poland | 42.446 | Furkan Akar Turkey | 42.577 | Balázs Bontovics Hungary | 54.129 |
| 1000 m [4] | Attila Talabos Hungary | 1:36.676 | Vladimir Balbekov Russia | 1:37.073 | Balázs Bontovics Hungary | 1:37.436 |
| 1500 m [5] | Attila Talabos Hungary | 2:24.975 | Vladimir Balbekov Russia | 2:25.074 | Furkan Akar Turkey | 2:25.331 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m [6] | Petra Rusnáková Slovakia | 44.804 | Lucia Filipová Slovakia | 45.045 | Magdalena Zych Poland | 45.157 |
| 1000 m [7] | Petra Rusnáková Slovakia | 1:38.566 | Chiara Betti Italy | 1:39.662 | Yana Dambrouskaya Belarus | 2:10.698 |
| 1500 m [8] | Elisa Confortola Italy | 2:39.258 | Petra Rusnáková Slovakia | 2:39.283 | Michelle Velzeboer Netherlands | 2:40.240 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 3000 m relay [9] |  Hungary (HUN)Barbara Somogyi Fanni Dobrán Balázs Bontovics Attila Talabos | 4:18.084 |  Poland (POL)Hanna Sokołowska Magdalena Zych Mateusz Krzemiński Mateusz Mikołajuk | 4:18.168 |  Netherlands (NED)Yael Prenger Michelle Velzeboer Peter de Boer Jesse Speijers | 4:23.290 |
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