2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

The 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, between 26 July and 1 August 2015.

2015 European Youth
Olympic Festival
Host cityTbilisi, Georgia
Nations participating50
Athletes participating3,304
Sport(s)9
Events112
Opening ceremony26 July 2015 (2015-07-26)
Closing ceremony1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)
Officially opened byIrakli Garibashvili
Athlete's OathMzia Meboshvili
Coach's OathErekle Arsenishvili
Torch lighterZurab Zviadauri
Main venueMikheil Meskhi Stadium

Sports

Venues

Venue Location Sports
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Tbilisi Ceremonies
David Petriashvili Stadium Tbilisi Athletics
Tbilisi Sports Palace Tbilisi Basketball (Boys)
Vere Park Tbilisi Basketball (Girls)
King David Aghmashenebeli alley / Tbilisi sea circle Tbilisi Cycling
New Gymnsatics Complex Tbilisi Gymnastics
New Handball Arena Tbilisi Handball
Judo Academy Tbilisi judo
New Aquatic Centre Tbilisi Swimming
Mziuri Tennis Courts Tbilisi Tennis
New Volleyball Arena Tbilisi volleyball

Participant nations

Mascot

The mascot for this edition of European Youth Olympic Festival is named P.E.A.K.Y, which is based on a pheasant. Pheasant was chosen as the mascot due to the connection with a Georgian legend about the founding of Tbilisi. The name P.E.A.K.Y is a combination from the words "peak" and "youth".[1]

Medal count

  *   Host nation (Georgia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)1791137
2 Italy (ITA)1221024
3 France (FRA)95822
4 Hungary (HUN)931123
5 Slovenia (SLO)56516
6 Moldova (MDA)5207
7 Great Britain (GBR)48820
8 Spain (ESP)48618
9 Netherlands (NED)43815
10 Georgia (GEO)*40610
11 Germany (GER)38617
12 Ukraine (UKR)37111
13 Belgium (BEL)36514
14 Romania (ROU)35210
15 Belarus (BLR)3047
16 Ireland (IRL)26210
17 Serbia (SRB)2439
18  Switzerland (SUI)2327
19 Finland (FIN)2316
20 Sweden (SWE)2305
21 Czech Republic (CZE)2237
22 Azerbaijan (AZE)2125
23 Norway (NOR)2046
24 Austria (AUT)2013
25 Poland (POL)1359
26 Turkey (TUR)1236
27 Bulgaria (BUL)1203
 Denmark (DEN)1203
29 Croatia (CRO)1034
30 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1001
 Estonia (EST)1001
32 Israel (ISR)0505
33 Latvia (LAT)0303
34 Slovakia (SVK)0224
35 Cyprus (CYP)0112
36 Montenegro (MNE)0101
37 Greece (GRE)0022
Totals (37 nations)113115125353

References

  1. "Mascot P.E.A.K.Y". Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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