1991 European Youth Olympic Days

The 1991 European Youth Olympic Days (1991 EYOD) was the inaugural edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 13 and 18. It was held in Brussels, Belgium from 12 to 21 July. A total of nine sports were contested by 2084 athletes representing 33 European nations.[1][2] The idea for the competition came from Jacques Rogge, an International Olympic Committee member, as the continent did not have its own multi-sport event at the time.[3][4]

1991 European Youth Olympic Days

Host city	Brussels, Belgium
Nations participating	33
Athletes participating	2084
Sport(s)	9
Events	70
Opening ceremony	12 July 1991
Closing ceremony	21 July 1991
Officially opened by	Baudouin of Belgium

Sports

Nine sports were included in these initial Games, five individual sports of athletics, swimming, judo, tennis and table tennis for both genders, and four team sports; football and basketball for boys, volleyball and field hockey for girls.

Athletics () [5] Basketball () Field hockey ()

Football () [6] Judo () [7] Swimming () [2]

Table tennis () Tennis () [8] Volleyball () [8]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Belgium)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	13	8	10	31
2	Soviet Union (URS)	12	5	7	24
3	Great Britain (GBR)	10	9	10	29
4	Italy (ITA)	8	6	8	22
5	Netherlands (NED)	5	2	4	11
6	Romania (ROU)	4	6	5	15
7	Poland (POL)	4	5	2	11
8	Spain (ESP)	3	8	10	21
9	Sweden (SWE)	3	4	2	9
10	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	2	2	0	4
11	Turkey (TUR)	2	0	0	2
12	Belgium (BEL)*	1	3	10	14
13	Germany (GER)	1	2	1	4
14	Portugal (POR)	1	1	3	5
15	Finland (FIN)	1	0	1	2
16	Bulgaria (BUL)	0	3	3	6
17	Ireland (IRL)	0	3	2	5
18	Austria (AUT)	0	1	2	3
	Greece (GRE)	0	1	2	3
20	Cyprus (CYP)	0	1	0	1
21	Albania (ALB)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 nations)		70	70	85	225

References

1. European Youth Olympic Festival Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. NOCNSF. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
2. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
3. EYOF History. EYOF2013. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
4. The European Youth Olympic Festival Archived 2014-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Eurolympic. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
5. EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPICS EYOF . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
6. European Youth Olympic Days (EYOD). RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
7. EYOD Brussels Archived 2014-11-25 at Archive.today. Sport Fieber. Retrieved on 2014-11-25.
8. Les 96 athlètes belges. DHNet (2009-07-18). Retrieved on 2014-11-25.

Medal table

• Tableau des médailles Bruxelles - Belgique (1991). French Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.