2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival
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| Host city | Sydney, New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Opening | 17 January 2007 |
| Closing | 21 January 2007 |
| Main venue | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
The 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival was the fourth edition of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. It was held from 17 to 21 January 2007.
Participant nations
Of the 23 countries invited, 20 of them participated in the games. They were:
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was performed all by primary school and high school students from NSW government schools. Singers and instrumentalists were chosen from outstanding performers from Schools Spectacular 2006.
Events
In 2007, the AYOF had 14 sports (20 disciplines). These were:[1]
Athletics
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 27 | 25 | 33 | 85 |
| China | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |
There were 40 events contested at an 18 and under age limit:[2][3]
Men: Women:
Figure skating
Figure skaters competed in men's and ladies single skating events held on 19 and 20 January 2007 in the Sydney Ice Arena in Sydney.[4]
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guan Junlin | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 161.37 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Akio Sasaki | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 145.80 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Yukihiro Yoshida | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 135.64 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Naoto Saito | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 124.42 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Matthew Parr | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 120.74 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Jason Thompson | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 112.31 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Nicholas Fernandez | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 96.03 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Mark Webster | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 95.70 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Mathew Tinson | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 83.59 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Mathieu Wilson | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 76.44 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Cameron Hems | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 75.22 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Hung Wen Tien | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 67.69 | 12 | 12 |
| WD | Yang Chao | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 13 |
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- WD = Withdrawn
Ladies
Rank Name Nation Points SP FS 1 Yuka Ishikawa File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 123.44 1 1 2 Nanoha Sato File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 113.70 4 2 3 Tina Wang File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 110.49 3 3 4 Vanessa James File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 109.35 2 5 5 Yurina Nobuhara File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 108.12 5 4 6 Cheltzie Lee File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 98.21 6 6 7 Guo Yalu File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 86.78 8 7 8 Morgan Figgins File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 77.88 7 10 9 Phoebe Di Tommaso File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 77.30 9 8 10 Lejeanne Marais File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 74.31 10 9 11 Jessica Wai File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 62.40 11 11 12 Megan Allely File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 56.15 12 12
Rowing
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Tasmania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| New South Wales | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Western Australia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Victoria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
The rowing events were contested at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith; the site of the rowing for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Unlike most AYOF events, the rowing offered each Australian state the chance to compete separately against countries including the Great Britain, New Zealand and China. Although the Great Britain and New Zealand teams had recent success at the Junior Rowing World Championships and Under 23 Rowing World Championships, the Australian states still performed competitively. The New South Wales rowing team won the premier event, the Men's Eight. Great Britain led the way with a total of 6 Gold Medals. The Australian state crews performed admirably with New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia sharing 14 medals between them.
See also
References
- ↑ "Schedule and Results". AOC. 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2007 Official Results: Athletics Day 1" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee. 13 February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF 0.5 MB) on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2007 Official Results: Athletics Day 2" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee. 14 February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF 0.3 MB) on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2007 Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Archived website, AYOF, archived from the original on 2 February 2007
- Australian Olympic Committee