2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

2003 European Youth Olympic Festival

Host stadium
Host city Paris, France
Nations participating 48
Athletes participating ~2000
Events 10
Opening ceremony 27 July 2003
Closing ceremony 3 August 2003
Officially opened by Jacques Chirac
Main venue Charléty Stadium

The 2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (French: Festival olympique de la jeunesse européenne 2003) was the seventh edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 12 and 18. It was held in Paris, France from 27 July to 3 August, with the opening and closing ceremonies at the Charléty Stadium. A total of ten sports were contested, featuring around 2000 athletes from 48 nations.[1]

The hosting of the competition formed part of the build up for the Paris bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Sports

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia 18 10 16 44
2  Hungary 14 8 8 30
3  Romania 7 1 5 13
4  Great Britain 6 6 11 23
5  Ukraine 5 5 7 17
6  Italy 5 4 4 13
7  France 4 4 5 13
8  Portugal 4 2 1 7
9  Germany 3 9 8 20
10  Belgium 3 3 0 6
11  Lithuania 3 1 4 8
12  Netherlands 2 5 5 12
13  Croatia 2 4 0 6
14  Czech Republic 2 3 3 8
15  Georgia 2 3 2 7
16  Poland 2 1 6 9
17  Slovakia 2 0 1 3
18  Denmark 2 0 0 2
19  Spain 1 4 2 7
20  Sweden 1 3 2 6
21  Latvia 1 3 0 4
22  Greece 1 1 2 4
23  Estonia 1 1 1 3
24  Belarus 1 0 7 8
25  Israel 1 0 1 2
26  Norway 1 0 1 2
27  Moldova 1 0 0 1
28  Serbia and Montenegro 0 4 0 4
29  Azerbaijan 0 2 3 5
30  Slovenia 0 2 2 4
31   Switzerland 0 2 0 2
32  Austria 0 2 0 2
33  Ireland 0 1 1 2
34  Bulgaria 0 1 1 2
35  Luxembourg 0 1 0 1
36  Finland 0 0 2 2
37  Turkey 0 0 2 2
38  Armenia 0 0 1 1
39  Cyprus 0 0 1 1
Total 95 96 115 306

References

  1. Paris welcomes young Europeans. International Olympic Committee (2003-07-27). Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
  2. Baker, Andrew (2003-08-04). Olympics: Paris showcase potential. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
  3. Pays participants au FOJE Paris 2003 (French). FOJE Paris2003. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
Medal table

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