Athletics at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
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Athletics has featured as a sport at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival since its first edition in 1991. It has appeared on the programme at every subsequent edition of the biennial multi-sport event for European athletes under the age of 18. This age group corresponds with the youth category of athletics competition. However starting from the 2013 festival the age group were changed and only athletes under the age of 17 can participate. The athletes must be either at the age of 15 or 16 of the year of the festival.
Editions
Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation |
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I | 1991 | Brussels | Belgium | |
II | 1993 | Valkenswaard | Netherlands | |
III | 1995 | Bath | United Kingdom | |
IV | 1997 | Lisbon | Portugal | |
V | 1999 | Esbjerg | Denmark | |
VI | 2001 | Murcia | Spain | |
VII | 2003 | Paris | France | |
VIII | 2005 | Lignano Sabbiadoro | Italy | |
IX | 2007 | Belgrade | Serbia | |
X | 2009 | Tampere | Finland | |
XI | 2011 | Trabzon | Turkey | |
XII | 2013 | Utrecht | Netherlands | |
XIII | 2015 | Tbilisi | Georgia |
Festival records
Boys
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Games | Place | Ref |
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100 m | 10.45 | Luke Davis | Great Britain | July 1997 | 1997 Festival | Lisbon, Portugal | |
200 m | 20.98 | Ramil Guliyev | Azerbaijan | July 2007 | 2007 Festival | Belgrade, Serbia | |
400 m | 46.93 | Clovis Asong | Great Britain | July 2011 | 2011 Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | |
800 m | 1:49.37 | Gert-Jan Liefers | Netherlands | July 1995 | 1995 Festival | Bath, United Kingdom | |
1500 m | 3:50.97 | Reyes Estévez | Spain | July 1993 | 1993 Festival | Valkenswaard, Netherlands | |
3000 m | 8:20.69 | Francisco Javier Alves | Spain | July 1997 | 1997 Festival | Lisbon, Portugal | |
110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) | 13.44 | Lorenzo Perini | Italy | July 2011 | 2011 Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | |
400 m hurdles (84.0 cm) | 51.09 | Stef Vanhaeren | Belgium | July 2009 | 2009 Festival | Tampere, Finland | |
2000 m steeplechase | 5:42.22 | Antonio Alvares | Spain | July 1993 | 1993 Festival | Valkenswaard, Netherlands | |
High jump | 2.21 m | Daniil Tsyplakov | Russia | July 2009 | 2009 Festival | Tampere, Finland | |
2.21 m | Attila Zsivoczky | Hungary | July 1993 | 1993 Festival | Valkenswaard, Netherlands | ||
Pole vault | 5.31 m | Robert Renner | Slovenia | July 2011 | 2011 Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | |
Long jump | 7.56 m | Yassin Guellet | Belgium | July 1991 | 1991 Festival | Brussels, Belgium | |
Triple jump | 15.56 m | Anvar Zeynalzade | Azerbaijan | July 2007 | 2007 Festival | Belgrade, Serbia | |
Shot put (5 kg) | 21.41 m | Konrad Bukowiecki | Poland | July 2013 | 2013 Festival | Utrecht, Netherlands | |
Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 72.31 m | Mykyta Nesterenko | Ukraine | July 2007 | 2007 Festival | Belgrade, Serbia | |
Hammer throw (5 kg) | 84.41 m | Bence Pásztor | Slovenia | July 2011 | 2011 Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | |
Javelin throw (700 g) | 83.42 m | Yuriy Kushniruk | Ukraine | July 2011 | 2011 Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | |
4×100 m relay | 40.68 | Great Britain | Great Britain | July 1995 | 1995 Festival | Bath, United Kingdom |
Girls
See also
- International athletics championships and games
- Figure skating at the European Youth Olympic Festival
References
- EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPICS EYOF . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
- European Youth Olympic Festival. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.