Athletics has featured as a sport at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival since its first edition in 1991. It has appeared on the programme at every subsequent edition of the biennial multi-sport event for European athletes under the age of 18. This age group corresponds with the youth category of athletics competition. However, during the games 2013, 2015 and 2017, the age group was changed to only include athletes under the age of 17. From the Baku games in 2019, the under-18 is again the age standard. That is, athletes must be either at the age of 16 or 17 of the year of the festival.

Editions GamesYear LocationBest nation I 1991 Brussels, Belgium II 1993 Valkenswaard, Netherlands III 1995 Bath, United Kingdom IV 1997 Lisbon, Portugal V 1999 Esbjerg, Denmark VI 2001 Murcia, Spain VII 2003 Paris, France VIII 2005 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy IX 2007 Belgrade, Serbia X 2009 Tampere, Finland XI 2011 Trabzon, Turkey XII 2013 Utrecht, Netherlands XIII 2015 Tbilisi, Georgia XIV 2017 Győr, Hungary XV 2019 Baku, Azerbaijan XVI 2022 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia XVII 2023 Maribor, Slovenia XVIII 2025 Skopje, North Macedonia

Festival records Boys EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlace100 m10.44 Ylann Bizasene24 July 20232023 FestivalMaribor, Slovenia200 m20.98Ramil GuliyevJuly 20072007 FestivalBelgrade, Serbia400 m46.60Tomáš Horák22 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia800 m1:48.82Andor Schumann24 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia1500 m3:48.39Aloïs Abraham21 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia3000 m8:03.47Sebastian Lörstad25 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)13.24 Rafael Franzini25 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia400 m hurdles (84.0 cm)50.01Diego Mancini25 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia2000 m steeplechase5:42.22Antonio AlvaresJuly 19931993 FestivalValkenswaard, NetherlandsHigh jump2.21 mDaniil TsyplakovJuly 20092009 FestivalTampere, Finland2.21 mAttila ZsivoczkyJuly 19931993 FestivalValkenswaard, NetherlandsPole vault5.31 mRobert RennerJuly 20112011 FestivalTrabzon, TurkeyLong jump7.86 m Yassin Guellet26 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North MacedoniaTriple jump15.56 mAnvar ZeynalzadeJuly 20072007 FestivalBelgrade, SerbiaShot put (5 kg)21.41 mKonrad BukowieckiJuly 20132013 FestivalUtrecht, NetherlandsDiscus throw (1.5 kg)72.31 mMykyta NesterenkoJuly 20072007 FestivalBelgrade, SerbiaHammer throw (5 kg)84.41 mBence PásztorJuly 20112011 FestivalTrabzon, TurkeyJavelin throw (700 g)83.42 mYuriy KushnirukJuly 20112011 FestivalTrabzon, TurkeyDecathlon7761 ptsSander Skotheim22–23 July 20192019 FestivalBaku, Azerbaijan5000 m walk (track)20:22.18Daniel Monfort24 July 20232023 FestivalMaribor, Slovenia10,000 m walk (track)45:15.74Gabriele Gamba22 July 20192019 FestivalBaku, Azerbaijan4 × 100 m relay40.68Great BritainJuly 19951995 FestivalBath, United KingdomMedley relay1:52.43Jan FilounekŠtěpán VardžákJakub MarekTomáš Horák26 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia

Girls EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlace100 m11.21 Kelly Doualla21 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia200 m23.23 Margherita Castellani25 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia400 m52.21Živa Remic22 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia800 m2:03.18Fiona von Flüe26 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia1500 m4:15.46Ciara Mageean22 July 20092009 FestivalTampere, Finland3000 m9:17.90Amela Terzic21 July 20092009 FestivalTampere, Finland100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)13.04 Alessia Succo25 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia400 m hurdles (76.2 cm)56.28Olha Mashanienkova27 July 20232023 FestivalMaribor, Slovenia2000 m steeplechase6:23.58Karolína Jarošová27 July 20232023 FestivalMaribor, SloveniaHigh jump1.89 mSvetlana Lapina11 July 19951995 FestivalBath, United KingdomYaroslava Mahuchikh29 July 20172017 FestivalGyőr, Hungary Pole vault4.52 m Allika Inkeri Moser21 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North MacedoniaLong jump6.43 mDarya Klishina27 July 20072007 FestivalBelgrade, SerbiaTriple jump13.65 m Daria Vrînceanu25 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North MacedoniaShot put (3 kg)19.12 mCorrie de BruinJuly 19931993 FestivalValkenswaard, NetherlandsShot put (4 kg)15.95 mMelissa Boekelman6 July 20052005 FestivalLignano Sabbiadoro, ItalyDiscus throw (1 kg)55.37 mVioletta Ignatyeva24 July 20192019 FestivalBaku, AzerbaijanHammer throw (3 kg)72.35 mSilja Kosonen25 July 20192019 FestivalBaku, AzerbaijanJavelin throw (500 g)60.09 mCarolina Visca1 August 20152015 FestivalTbilisi, Georgia Javelin throw (600 g)53.86 mAlina Gerasimchuk29 July 20112011 FestivalTrabzon, TurkeyHeptathlon5913 ptsSaga Vanninen24–25 July 20192019 FestivalBaku, Azerbaijan5000 m walk (track)22:26.01Jekaterina Mirotvortseva26 July 20192019 FestivalBaku, Azerbaijan4 × 100 m relay45.99FranceJuly 19911991 FestivalBrussels, BelgiumMedley relay2:04.57Kelly DouallaAlessia SuccoLaura FrattaroliMargherita Castellani26 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia

Mixed EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlace4 × 400 m relay3:23.02Juan Jose CaggiaCaterina CaligianaDiego ManciniLaura Frattaroli23 July 20252025 FestivalSkopje, North Macedonia

See also International athletics championships and games Figure skating at the European Youth Olympic Festival

References

EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPICS EYOF . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-11-23. European Youth Olympic Festival. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-11-23.