The 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival or simply EYOF 2023, also known as Maribor 2023, was the 17th edition of the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, held from 23 to 29 July 2023 in Maribor, Slovenia. The festival was originally supposed to take place in Koper, Slovenia.[4] In June 2021, Maribor was announced as the new host city after Koper withdrew its candidacy.[5]
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| Host city | Maribor |
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| Country |  Slovenia |
| Motto | One City, One Heart (Slovene: Eno mesto, eno srce) |
| Nations | 48 |
| Athletes | 2,419[1][2] |
| Sport | 10 sports[3] |
| Opening | 23 July 2023 |
| Closing | 29 July 2023 |
| Opened by | Nataša Pirc Musar |
| Torch lighter | Tim Marovt |
| Main venue | Ljudski vrt (opening ceremony) |
| Website | eyof-maribor |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
Sports
editThe following competitions took place:[6]
| 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Sports program |
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Schedule
editThe competition schedule for the 2023 European Youth Olympic Summer Festival was as follows:[6]
| OC | Opening ceremony | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony | ● | Event competitions |
| July | 23 Sun |
24 Mon |
25 Tue |
26 Wed |
27 Thu |
28 Fri |
29 Sat |
Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||
 3x3 basketball
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● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||
 Artistic gymnastics
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2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||
 Athletics
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2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 | |
 Handball
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● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
 Judo
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4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | ||
 Mountain biking
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2 | 2 | ||||||
 Road cycling
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2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
 Skateboarding
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● | 2 | 2 | |||||
 Swimming
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2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | ||
 Tennis
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 |
 Volleyball
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● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total events | 4 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 122 | |
| Cumulative total | 4 | 27 | 47 | 69 | 99 | 122 | ||
| July | 23 Sun |
24 Mon |
25 Tue |
26 Wed |
27 Thu |
28 Fri |
29 Sat |
Events |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Slovenia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 16 | 18 | 12 | 46 |
| 2 |  Germany | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 |  France | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 |  Romania | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 |  Czech Republic | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 |  Great Britain | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 |  Turkey | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 |  Poland | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 |  Spain | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 |  Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 |  Norway | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 |  Azerbaijan | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 |  Georgia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 |  Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 |  Greece | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 17 | Slovenia* | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 18 |  Austria | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 |  Serbia | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 |  Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 |  Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 |  Armenia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 |  Ukraine | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 24 |  Estonia | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 |  Finland | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 |  Sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 |  Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 |  Portugal | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 30 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 |  Israel | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 |  Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 |  Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 |  Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (35 entries) | 123 | 122 | 141 | 386 | |
Source: [7]
Participating nations
edit48 countries and one independent athlete participated in the event.[8][9] As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Olympic Committees has taken a decision to not invite athletes from Russia and Belarus to the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.
Albania (7)
Andorra (4)
Armenia (22)
Austria (50)
Azerbaijan (36)
Belgium (62)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (9)
Bulgaria (18)
Croatia (74)[10] (details)
Cyprus (34)
Czech Republic (96)
Denmark (25)
EOC Refugee Team (1)
Estonia (51)[11]
Finland (66)
France (101)
Georgia (31)
Germany (109)
Great Britain (39)
Greece (67)
Hungary (104)
Iceland (35)
Ireland (44)
Israel (52)
Italy (99)
Kosovo (19)
Latvia (47)
Liechtenstein (3)
Lithuania (53)
Luxembourg (19)
Malta (3)
Moldova (25)
Monaco (5)
Montenegro (19)
Netherlands (69)
North Macedonia (4)
Norway (66)
Poland (122)
Portugal (73)
Romania (93)
San Marino (6)
Serbia (51)
Slovakia (48)
Slovenia (138)[12] (host)
Spain (81)
Sweden (39)
Switzerland (71)
Turkey (79)
Ukraine (55)
References
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- ^ Glogovčan Belančić, Tanja (25 July 2023). "A torch with eleven flames lights up in Maribor". slovenia.si. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "European Youth Olympics Festival » Maribor 2023". EYOF. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ T. O. (20 January 2020). "Maribor kandidira za Olimpijski festival evropske mladine" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Ofem 2023 v Mariboru zakoličen še s podpisom Evropskega olimpijskega komiteja". sta.si (in Slovenian). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Schedule and results". EYOF 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "European Youth Olympic Festival Medal Count". results.european-games.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "European Youth Olympic Festival Countries". results.european-games.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "European Youth Olympic Festival NOC Overview – ERT". results.european-games.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "U Mariboru svečano otvoren XVII. ljetni EYOF, hrvatsku zastavu nosili judašica Jana Cvjetko i atletičar Janko Kišak". hoo.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Olympic Committee. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Eestit esindab suvisel olümpiafestivalil 51 noorsportlast". Delfi.ee (in Estonian). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ ""Prijateljstvo, sodelovanje, spoštovanje"" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.