2009 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

2009 European Youth Olympic Festival
Host city Tampere, Finland
Nations participating 49
Athletes participating 2500
Events 9
Opening ceremony 19 July 2009 (2009-07-19)
Closing ceremony 24 July 2009 (2009-07-24)
Officially opened by Tarja Halonen
Torch Lighter Pertti Ukkola
Main venue Tampere Ice Stadium (opening)
Tampere Stadium (closing)

The 2009 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Tampere, Finland.

Sports

  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Cycling
  • Gymnastics
  • Handball
  • Judo
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

Mascot

The mascot for the 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival is Finx, an Eurasian lynx.[1]

Venues

Eight venues were used in this edition of European Youth Olympic Festival.[2]

EYOF olympic village at Tampere University of Technology Campus in 2009. The mascot can be seen on the billboard.

Participating Nations

Medal Table

      Host nation[3]

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

References

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