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.
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| Host city | Sydney, New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Opening | 17 January 2007 |
| Closing | 21 January 2007 |
| Main venue | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
Participant nations edit
Of the 23 countries invited, 20 of them participated in the games. They were:
Opening ceremony edit
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 edit
In 2007, the AYOF had 14 sports (20 disciplines). These were:[1]
Athletics edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guan Junlin |  China
|
161.37 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Akio Sasaki |  Japan
|
145.80 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Yukihiro Yoshida | Japan
|
135.64 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Naoto Saito | Japan
|
124.42 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Matthew Parr |  United Kingdom
|
120.74 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Jason Thompson | United Kingdom
|
112.31 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Nicholas Fernandez |  Australia
|
96.03 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Mark Webster | Australia
|
95.70 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Mathew Tinson | Australia
|
83.59 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Mathieu Wilson |  New Zealand
|
76.44 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Cameron Hems | New Zealand
|
75.22 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Hung Wen Tien |  Chinese Taipei
|
67.69 | 12 | 12 |
| WD | Yang Chao | China
|
13 |
- WD = Withdrawn
Ladies edit
Rank Name Nation Points SP FS 1 Yuka Ishikawa 
Japan
123.44 1 1 2 Nanoha Sato Japan
113.70 4 2 3 Tina Wang 
Australia
110.49 3 3 4 Vanessa James 
United Kingdom
109.35 2 5 5 Yurina Nobuhara Japan
108.12 5 4 6 Cheltzie Lee Australia
98.21 6 6 7 Guo Yalu 
China
86.78 8 7 8 Morgan Figgins 
New Zealand
77.88 7 10 9 Phoebe Di Tommaso Australia
77.30 9 8 10 Lejeanne Marais 
South Africa
74.31 10 9 11 Jessica Wai 
Chinese Taipei
62.40 11 11 12 Megan Allely South Africa
56.15 12 12
Rowing edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Archived website, AYOF, archived from the original on 2 February 2007
- Australian Olympic Committee