The 1968 European Junior Games was the third edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was the final edition of the competition under that name and was succeeded by the European Athletics Junior Championships in 1970. The event was held in Leipzig, East Germany, between 23 and 25 August.[1] The competition was mainly between Eastern European countries, with Belgium, Austria, Netherlands and Greece being present from the west.
| 1968 European Junior Games | |
|---|---|
| Level | Under 20 |
| Events | 33 |
← 1966 1970 → | |
Men's results edit
Women's results edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 18 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 2 |  East Germany (GDR) | 11 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 |  Romania (ROM) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
Participation edit
References edit
- ^ European Junior Championships. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2013-05-29.
- Results
- European Junior Championships 1968. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-05-29.