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2003 European Youth Olympic Festival
Host city	Paris
Country	France
Nations	48
Athletes	2,500
Sport	10
Events	95
Opening	27 July 2003
Closing	3 August 2003
Opened by	Jacques Chirac
Main venue	Charléty Stadium
Summer
	← Murcia 2001 Lignano Sabbiadoro 2005 →
Winter
	← Bled 2003 Monthey 2005 →

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 buildup for the Paris bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Sports

2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Sports Programme
Athletics (details) Basketball (details) Cycling (details) Football (details) Gymnastics (details) Handball (details) Judo (details) Swimming (details) Table tennis (details) Volleyball (details)

Participating nations

Participating National Olympic Committees
Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia (44)^[3] Finland FYR Macedonia France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Medal table

* Host nation (France)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia (RUS)	18	10	16	44
2	Hungary (HUN)	14	8	8	30
3	Romania (ROU)	7	1	5	13
4	Great Britain (GBR)	6	6	11	23
5	Ukraine (UKR)	5	5	7	17
6	Italy (ITA)	5	4	4	13
7	France (FRA)*	4	4	5	13
8	Portugal (POR)	4	2	1	7
9	Germany (GER)	3	9	8	20
10	Belgium (BEL)	3	3	0	6
11	Lithuania (LTU)	3	1	4	8
12	Netherlands (NED)	2	5	5	12
13	Croatia (CRO)	2	4	0	6
14	Czech Republic (CZE)	2	3	3	8
15	Georgia (GEO)	2	3	2	7
16	Poland (POL)	2	1	6	9
17	Slovakia (SVK)	2	0	1	3
18	Denmark (DEN)	2	0	0	2
19	Spain (ESP)	1	4	2	7
20	Sweden (SWE)	1	3	2	6
21	Latvia (LAT)	1	3	0	4
22	Greece (GRE)	1	1	2	4
23	Estonia (EST)	1	1	1	3
24	Belarus (BLR)	1	0	7	8
25	Israel (ISR)	1	0	1	2
25	Norway (NOR)	1	0	1	2
27	Moldova (MDA)	1	0	0	1
28	Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)	0	4	0	4
29	Azerbaijan (AZE)	0	2	3	5
30	Slovenia (SLO)	0	2	2	4
31	Austria (AUT)	0	2	0	2
31	Switzerland (SUI)	0	2	0	2
33	Bulgaria (BUL)	0	1	1	2
33	Ireland (IRL)	0	1	1	2
35	Luxembourg (LUX)	0	1	0	1
36	Finland (FIN)	0	0	2	2
36	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	2	2
38	Armenia (ARM)	0	0	1	1
38	Cyprus (CYP)	0	0	1	1
Totals (39 entries)		95	96	115	306

Non-medalling nations:^[4]
- Andorra
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Macedonia
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Monaco
- San Marino

References

^ Paris welcomes young Europeans. International Olympic Committee (2003-07-27). Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
^ Baker, Andrew (2003-08-04). Olympics: Paris showcase potential. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.
^ "EOK - Pariis 2003". June 12, 2007. Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Pays participants au FOJE Paris 2003 (in French). FOJE Paris2003. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.

Medal table

Tableau des médailles Paris - France (2003). French Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.

External links

Official website (archived)
Gymnastics results

[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] "EOK - Pariis 2003". June 12, 2007. Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] Pays participants au FOJE Paris 2003 (in French). FOJE Paris2003. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.

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