When? July 22-26, 2001
Where? SPAIN
Medals won? 3
Murcia 2001 European Youth Summer Olympic Days
Facts and figures
10 sports, 90 events, and 2500 athletes from 48 nations.
Most medals won (from a total of 34 teams) by 1. Russia – 39 (19, 15, 5), 2. Great Britain – 28 (9, 10, 9), 3. Germany – 14 (5, 7, 2), … 31. Lithuania – 3 (0, 1, 2).
Lithuania in the Olympic Days
If was officially opened by Juan Carlos I of Spain, Lithuania was represented by 28 athletes who competed in track and field athletics, gymnastics, sailing, swimming, and judo events.
High jumper Karina Vnukova won silver. Judokas Donatas Nedzinskas and Aurimas Niprikas both won bronze.
Swimmer Rimvydas Šalčius was 4th in the 100 m butterfly event and judoka Skirmantas Šermukšnis placed 5th.