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{{Infobox games
| name          = 1991 European Youth Olympic Days
| logo          = 1991 European Youth Olympic Days logo.png
| caption       =
| host_city     = [[Brussels]]
| country       = {{BEL}}
| nations       = 33
| athletes      = 2084
| sports        = 9
| events        = 70
| opening       = 12 July 1991
| closing       = 21 July 1991
| opened_by     = [[Baudouin of Belgium]]
| athlete_oath  = 
| torch_lighter = 
| stadium       = 
| SnextS        = [[1993 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival|Valkenswaard 1993]]
| Wnext         = [[1993 European Youth Olympic Winter Days|Aosta 1993]] 
}}

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.<ref>[http://www.nocnsf.nl/cms/showpage.aspx?id=10993  European Youth Olympic Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062008/http://www.nocnsf.nl/cms/showpage.aspx?id=10993 |date=2014-11-29 }}. NOCNSF. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.</ref><ref name=Bell>Bell, Daniel (2003). ''Encyclopedia of International Games''. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. {{ISBN|0-7864-1026-4}}.</ref> 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121003004119/http://utrecht2013.com/en/eyof/geschiedenis/#.VHILS2clut8 EYOF History]. EYOF2013. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.</ref><ref>[http://www.eurolympic.org/index.php/en/about-us/history/the-sports-events The European Youth Olympic Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725220924/http://www.eurolympic.org/index.php/en/about-us/history/the-sports-events |date=2014-07-25 }}. Eurolympic. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.</ref>

==Sports==

Nine 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.

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 60%;"
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!1991 European Youth Summer Olympic Days Sports Programme
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{{Columns-list|colwidth=19em|
*{{GamesSport|Athletics|Events=24}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130305032141/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/meetlist.htm EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPICS EYOF ]. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.</ref>
*{{GamesSport|Basketball|Events=1}} 
*{{GamesSport|Field Hockey|Events=1}} 
*{{GamesSport|Football|Events=1}}<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eyod.html European Youth Olympic Days (EYOD)]. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.</ref>
*{{GamesSport|Judo|Events=15}}<ref>[http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/j/judo/europeanyoutholympic/1991.htm EYOD Brussels] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141125214401/http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/j/judo/europeanyoutholympic/1991.htm |date=2014-11-25 }}. Sport Fieber. Retrieved on 2014-11-25.</ref>
*{{GamesSport|Swimming|Events=22}}<ref name=Bell/>
*{{GamesSport|Table tennis|Events=3}}
*{{GamesSport|Tennis|Events=2}}<ref name=Les96>[http://www.dhnet.be/archive/les-96-athletes-belges-51b7e9c4e4b0de6db997f556 Les 96 athlètes belges]. DHNet (2009-07-18). Retrieved on 2014-11-25.</ref>
*{{GamesSport|Volleyball|Events=1}}<ref name=Les96/>
}}
|}

==Medal table==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = BEL
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_FRA = 13 | silver_FRA = 8 | bronze_FRA = 10
 | gold_URS = 12 | silver_URS = 5 | bronze_URS = 7
 | gold_GBR = 10 | silver_GBR = 9 | bronze_GBR = 10
 | gold_ITA = 8 | silver_ITA = 6 | bronze_ITA = 8
 | gold_NED = 5 | silver_NED = 2 | bronze_NED = 4
 | gold_ROU = 4 | silver_ROU = 6 | bronze_ROU = 5
 | gold_POL = 4 | silver_POL = 5 | bronze_POL = 2
 | gold_ESP = 3 | silver_ESP = 8 | bronze_ESP = 10
 | gold_SWE = 3 | silver_SWE = 4 | bronze_SWE = 2
 | gold_TCH = 2 | silver_TCH = 2 | bronze_TCH = 0
 | gold_TUR = 2 | silver_TUR = 0 | bronze_TUR = 0
 | gold_BEL = 1 | silver_BEL = 3 | bronze_BEL = 10 | host_BEL = yes
 | gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 2 | bronze_GER = 1
 | gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 1 | bronze_POR = 3
 | gold_FIN = 1 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1
 | gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 3 | bronze_BUL = 3
 | gold_IRL = 0 | silver_IRL = 3 | bronze_IRL = 2
 | gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 2
 | gold_GRE = 0 | silver_GRE = 1 | bronze_GRE = 2
 | gold_CYP = 0 | silver_CYP = 1 | bronze_CYP = 0
 | gold_ALB = 0 | silver_ALB = 0 | bronze_ALB = 1
 | gold_YUG = 0 | silver_YUG = 0 | bronze_YUG = 1
 | gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 1
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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*[http://foje.franceolympique.com/foje/art/t64/3/433.shtml Tableau des médailles Bruxelles - Belgique (1991)]. French Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.

{{Events at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days}}
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