European Youth Olympic Festival

European Youth Olympic Festival is a part of the European Olympic Committee and EOC has exclusive rights to the event. EYOF is the first top European multi-sport event aimed at young athletes aged 14 to 18. There is a winter and a summer edition, which take place in two-year cycles, in odd-numbered years. EYOF is held under the patronage of the IOC.

Approximately 3,600 young people and their officials take part in the summer festivals, while there are around 1,600 participants at the winter editions.

The event takes place under the Olympic flag and is rich with Olympic traditions: from the burning flame to athletes’ and officials’ oaths. The EYOF is a gateway to the Olympic Games, with many medallists having gone on to win medals at an Olympic Games. It is at the EYOF that many of Europe’s inspiring sports stars of tomorrow take their first steps on the international stage. And while some may enjoy EYOF as a stepping-stone to Olympic greatness, all who participate take home friendships and experiences to last a lifetime.

EYOF gives top young athletes a first taste of what an Olympic event is like, at the same time encouraging more youngsters to practise sport and lead a healthy lifestyle.

Previous editions & Greek Medals

2023 – Maribor, Slovenia

Despoina Pyrili – Swimming– 100m. backstroke – Silver

Vaggelis Ntoumas – Swimming– 100m. breaststroke – Silver

Vladimiros Andreadis – Athletics – 400m. Hurdles – Silver

Nikos Sidirenios – Athletics– Hammer – Bronze

Paschalis Gennikis – Athletics – High jump – Bronze

Serafeim Eminidis – Artistic Gymnastics – Pommel horse – Silver

2022 – Banska Bystrica, Slovakia

Yannis Gartsios – Athletics – Triple Jump – Gold

Evina Panagiotou – Athletics – Pole Vault – Gold

Pavlos Kriaras – Athletics – Pole Vault – Silver

Antonia Rakopoulou – Swimming – 800m. Freestyle – Bronze

2019 – Baku, Azerbaijan

Mihail Tutlasvili – Judo -66kg – Bronze

Team Girls – Athletics – 4X100m. Relay – Silver

Anastasia Dragomirova – Athletics – Heptathlon – Bronze

2017 – Gyor, Hungary

Savvas Thomoglou – Swimming – 200m. Breaststroke – Bronze

Apostolos Papastamos – Swimming – 400m. Medley Individual – Gold

2015 – Tbilisi, Georgia

Vassili Banabanasvili – Judo -73m. – Bronze

Antonios Merlos – Athletics – Pole Vault – Bronze

2013 – Utrecht, Netherlands

Athanasios – Charalambos Kynigakis – Swimming – 200m. Butterfly – Silver

Antonios Tantalides – Artistic Gymnastics – Pommel Horse – Silver

Stefanos Tsitsipas – Tennis – Single – Bronze

2011 – Trabzon, Turkey

Florentia Kalogeraki – Track and Field – Discus – Gold

Georgia Stefanidis – Athletics – Pole Vault – Silver

2009 – Tampere, Finland

Panagiotis Samilidis – Swimming – 100m. Breaststroke – Bronze –  200m. Breaststroke – Bronze

Andreas Vazeos – Swimming – 200m. Medley Individual – Bronze

2007 – Belgrade, Serbia

Team boys – Water polo – Bronze

2005 – Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy

Alexandra Maniou – Swimming – 200m. Freestyle – Silver

2003 – Paris, France

Tariel Zidiridis – Judo -66m. – Gold

Vasiliki Tsampasian – Swimming – 100m. Freestyle – Silver

Konstantinos Douvalidis – Athletics – 110m. hurdles – Bronze

Konstantinos Filippidis – Athletics – Pole Vault – Bronze

2001 – Murcia, Spain

1999 – Esbjerg, Denmark

Katerina Potiri – Athletics – Shot Put – Silver

1997 – Lisbon, Portugal

Athanasios Tsiouris – Athletics – 100m. – Silver

Alexandros Provolitsianos – Swimming – 200m. Butterfly – Silver

Spyros Bitsakis – Swimming – 200m. Freestyle – Bronze

Georgos Kobogiannis – Athletics – 3000m. – Bronze

Team boys – Athletics – 4X100m. Relay – Bronze

Team girls – Athletics – 4X100m. Relay – Bronze

Pavlos Atmatsidis – Athletics – Shot put – Gold

1995 – Bath, United Kingdom

Panormitis Koumadias – Athletics – 1500m. – Bronze

Pericles Iakovakis – Athletics – 400m. – Silver

Vaios Tigas – Athletics – Shot Put – Silver

Eleni Daniilidou – Tennis – Single – Bronze

1993 – Valkenswaard, Netherlands

Ilias Tsakiris – Athletics – 1500m. – Bronze

Team boys – Athletics – 4X100m. Relay – Silver

Angeliki Tsiolakoudis – Athletics – Javelin – Gold

Grigoris Tsaramanidis – Athletics – Pole Vault – Silver

1991 – Brussels, Belgium

Pantelis Kandilis – Athletics – 110m. hurdles – Silver

Kostas Kassaros – Athletics – 800m. – Bronze

2023 – Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

2022 – Vuokatti, Finland

2019 – Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

2017 – Erzurum, Turkey

2015 – Voralberg and Vaduz, Austria – Liechtenstein

2013 – Brasov, Romania

2011 – Liberec, Czech Republic

2009 – Slask Beskidy/Szczyrk, Poland

2007 – Jaca, Spain

2005 – Monthey, Switzerland

2003 – Bled, Slovenia

2001 – Vuokatti, Finland

1999 – Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia

1997 – Sundsvall, Sweden

1995 – Andorra La Vella, Andorra

1993 – Aosta, Italy