The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old[1]) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the first time in Brussels in 1991, and a winter edition, which began two years later in Aosta. It was known as the European Youth Olympic Days from 1991 to 1999.[2]
History
The event is run by the European Olympic Committees, under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee, and was the first multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition specifically for European athletes; it predates its senior equivalent, the European Games by some 24 years, and the Youth Olympic Games by 19 years.
The event should not be confused with the various European junior and youth championships in individual sports, such as the European Junior Athletics Championships which are organised by sporting federations.
Editions
Summer
| Year | Edition | Host city | Host nation | Sports | Events | Nations | Start date | End date | Competitors | Top nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | Brussels |  Belgium | 9 | 70 | 33 | 12 July | 21 July | 2,084 |  France |
| 1993 | 2 | Valkenswaard |  Netherlands | 10 | 86 | 43 | 3 July | 9 July | 1,874 |  Russia |
| 1995 | 3 | Bath |  Great Britain | 10 | 86 | 47 | 9 July | 14 July | 1,709 | Great Britain |
| 1997 | 4 | Lisbon |  Portugal | 10 | 86 | 47 | 18 July | 24 July | 2,500 | Russia |
| 1999 | 5 | Esbjerg |  Denmark | 11 | 84 | 48 | 10 July | 16 July | 2,324 | Russia |
| 2001 | 6 | Murcia |  Spain | 10 | 90 | 48 | 3 July | 9 July | 2,500 | Russia |
| 2003 | 7 | Paris | France | 10 | 95 | 48 | 28 July | 2 August | 2,500 | Russia |
| 2005 | 8 | Lignano Sabbiadoro |  Italy | 11 | 109 | 48 | 3 July | 8 July | 3,965 | Russia |
| 2007 | 9 | Belgrade |  Serbia | 11 | 100 | 49 | 22 July | 27 July | 3,000 | Russia |
| 2009 | 10 | Tampere |  Finland | 9 | 109 | 49 | 19 July | 26 July | 3,302 | Russia |
| 2011 | 11 | Trabzon |  Turkey | 9 | 109 | 49 | 24 July | 29 July | 3,138 | Russia |
| 2013 | 12 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 9 | 111 | 49 | 14 July | 19 July | 3,143 | Russia |
| 2015 | 13 | Tbilisi |  Georgia | 9 | 112 | 50 | 26 July | 1 August | 3,304 | Russia |
| 2017 | 14 | Győr |  Hungary | 10 | 130 | 50 | 22 July | 30 July | 3,675 | Russia |
| 2019 | 15 | Baku |  Azerbaijan | 10 | 135 | 48 | 20 July | 28 July | 2,700 | Russia |
| 2022 | 16 | Banská Bystrica |  Slovakia | 10 | 120 | 48 | 24 July | 30 July | 2,252 | Italy |
| 2023 | 17 | Maribor |  Slovenia | 10 | 122 | 48 | 23 July | 29 July | 2,419 | Italy |
| 2025 | 18 | Skopje |  North Macedonia |
Winter
| Year | Edition | Host city | Host nation | Sports | Events | Nations | Start date | End date | Competitors | Top nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | Aosta | Italy | 5 | 17 | 33 | 7 February | 10 February | 708 | Russia |
| 1995 | 2 | Andorra la Vella |  Andorra | 4 | 17 | 40 | 4 February | 10 February | 740 | Italy |
| 1997 | 3 | Sundsvall |  Sweden | 6 | 27 | 41 | 7 February | 13 February | 991 | Russia |
| 1999 | 4 | Poprad-Tatry | Slovakia | 7 | 27 | 40 | 6 March | 12 March | 819 | Russia |
| 2001 | 5 | Vuokatti | Finland | 7 | 28 | 40 | 11 March | 15 March | 1,111 | Russia |
| 2003 | 6 | Bled | Slovenia | 7 | 28 | 41 | 25 January | 31 January | 1,242 | Russia |
| 2005 | 7 | Monthey |  Switzerland | 8 | 35 | 41 | 23 January | 28 January | 1,184 | Russia |
| 2007 | 8 | Jaca | Spain | 6 | 20 | 43 | 18 February | 23 February | 1,284 | Russia |
| 2009 | 9 | Silesia |  Poland | 9 | 31 | 47 | 15 February | 20 February | 1,615 | Russia |
| 2011 | 10 | Liberec |  Czech Republic | 8 | 28 | 44 | 13 February | 18 February | 1,492 |  Germany |
| 2013 | 11 | Braşov |  Romania | 8 | 36 | 45 | 17 February | 22 February | 1,465 | Russia |
| 2015 | 12 | Vorarlberg Vaduz |  Austria Liechtenstein | 8 | 30 | 45 | 25 January | 30 January | 1,509 | Russia |
| 2017 | 13 | Erzurum | Turkey | 9 | 38 | 34 | 12 February | 17 February | 1,241 | Russia |
| 2019 | 14 | Sarajevo-East Sarajevo |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 32 | 46 | 10 February | 15 February | 1,537 |  Norway |
| 2022 | 15 | Vuokatti | Finland | 9 | 39 | 46 | 20 March | 25 March | 932 | Finland |
| 2023 | 16 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Italy | 12 | 59 | 47 | 21 January | 28 January | 1,252 | France |
| 2025 | 17 | Borjomi-Bakuriani | Georgia |
Sports
Summer Games
| Sport (Discipline) | 91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current summer sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Athletics |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Badminton |  | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basketball |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Canoeing | _pictogram.svg){kind=small} | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cycling | _pictogram.svg){kind=small} | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Football |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics | _pictogram.svg){kind=small} | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| Handball |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Judo |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Skateboarding |  | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swimming |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Tennis |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball | _pictogram.svg){kind=small} | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Discontinued summer sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Field hockey |  | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sailing |  | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Table tennis |  | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water polo |  | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wrestling |  | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winter Games
| Sport (Discipline) | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current winter sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpine skiing |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| Biathlon |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Cross-country skiing |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| Curling |  | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Freestyle skiing |  | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ice hockey |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||
| Nordic combined |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short track speed skating |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski jumping |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski mountaineering |  | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snowboarding |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued winter sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Speed skating |  | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-time medal table
Winter Games
Winter editions, from 1993 to 2023 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 97 | 66 | 50 | 213 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 44 | 42 | 49 | 135 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 41 | 51 | 38 | 130 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 41 | 43 | 49 | 133 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 37 | 39 | 40 | 116 |
| 6 |  Austria (AUT) | 37 | 38 | 39 | 114 |
| 7 |  Finland (FIN) | 30 | 28 | 34 | 92 |
| 8 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 28 | 16 | 20 | 64 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) | 26 | 27 | 19 | 72 |
| 10 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 21 | 30 | 34 | 85 |
| 11 |  Hungary (HUN) | 17 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 52 |
| 13 |  Poland (POL) | 10 | 18 | 21 | 49 |
| 14 |  Netherlands (NED) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
| 15 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 16 |  Spain (ESP) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
| 18 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 19 |  Croatia (CRO) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 |  Estonia (EST) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 21 |  Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 22 |  Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 23 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 24 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 |  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 30 |  Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 |  Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (32 entries) | 486 | 486 | 484 | 1456 | |
Combined medal table
From 1991 to 2023 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 369 | 241 | 199 | 809 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 174 | 160 | 179 | 513 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 155 | 122 | 121 | 398 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 137 | 139 | 162 | 438 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 120 | 151 | 155 | 426 |
| 6 | Hungary (HUN) | 98 | 88 | 112 | 298 |
| 7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 80 | 88 | 95 | 263 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP) | 76 | 71 | 80 | 227 |
| 9 | Netherlands (NED) | 63 | 64 | 91 | 218 |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 59 | 89 | 74 | 222 |
| 11 | Sweden (SWE) | 57 | 61 | 53 | 171 |
| 12 | Poland (POL) | 54 | 71 | 96 | 221 |
| 13 | Slovenia (SLO) | 51 | 53 | 61 | 165 |
| 14 | Finland (FIN) | 50 | 54 | 60 | 164 |
| 15 | Austria (AUT) | 49 | 57 | 70 | 176 |
| 16 | Norway (NOR) | 45 | 57 | 56 | 158 |
| 17 | Belgium (BEL) | 44 | 50 | 65 | 159 |
| 18 | Turkey (TUR) | 38 | 36 | 52 | 126 |
| 19 | Switzerland (SUI) | 37 | 57 | 65 | 159 |
| 20 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 34 | 48 | 62 | 144 |
| 21 | Belarus (BLR) | 31 | 31 | 56 | 118 |
| 22 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 29 | 23 | 51 | 103 |
| 23 | Croatia (CRO) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 82 |
| 24 | Georgia (GEO) | 27 | 25 | 47 | 99 |
| 25 | Denmark (DEN) | 22 | 19 | 31 | 72 |
| 26 | Israel (ISR) | 22 | 14 | 22 | 58 |
| 27 | Slovakia (SVK) | 18 | 19 | 35 | 72 |
| 28 | Lithuania (LTU) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 58 |
| 29 | Estonia (EST) | 15 | 17 | 12 | 44 |
| 30 |  Ireland (IRL) | 14 | 28 | 28 | 70 |
| 31 |  Portugal (POR) | 13 | 14 | 19 | 46 |
| 32 | Latvia (LAT) | 12 | 21 | 18 | 51 |
| 33 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 34 | Serbia (SRB) | 11 | 24 | 14 | 49 |
| 35 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 9 | 23 | 19 | 51 |
| 36 |  Greece (GRE) | 8 | 16 | 25 | 49 |
| 37 |  Moldova (MDA) | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 38 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 39 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 40 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 41 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 42 |  Iceland (ISL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 |  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 44 |  Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 45 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 46 |  Montenegro (MNE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 47 |  Kosovo (KOS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 |  Albania (ALB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andorra (AND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malta (MLT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (50 entries) | 2109 | 2116 | 2388 | 6613 | |
See also
References
External links
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