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]
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| Host city | Brussels |
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| Country |  Belgium |
| Nations | 33 |
| Athletes | 2084 |
| Sport | 9 |
| Events | 70 |
| Opening | 12 July 1991 |
| Closing | 21 July 1991 |
| Opened by | Baudouin of Belgium |
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Sports
editNine 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.
| 1991 European Youth Summer Olympic Days Sports Programme |
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Medal table
edit* Host nation (Belgium)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 entries) | 70 | 70 | 85 | 225 | |
References
edit- ^ European Youth Olympic Festival Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. NOCNSF. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
- ^ a b Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
- ^ EYOF History. EYOF2013. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
- ^ The European Youth Olympic Festival Archived 2014-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Eurolympic. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
- ^ EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPICS EYOF . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
- ^ European Youth Olympic Days (EYOD). RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
- ^ EYOD Brussels Archived 2014-11-25 at archive.today. Sport Fieber. Retrieved on 2014-11-25.
- ^ a b 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.