# 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival

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:
* Australia
* Canada
* China
* Fiji
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Hong Kong
* Hungary
* Japan
* Korea
* Malaysia
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Oceania
* Singapore
* South Africa
* Taipei
* United States of America
* Uzbekistan

## 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:
* Aquatics
** Diving
** Swimming
* Athletics (track and field)
* Badminton
* Canoeing
** Canoe/Kayak – Slalom
** Canoe/Kayak – Sprint
* Cycling
** Cycling – Road
** Cycling – Track
* Football
* Gymnastics
** Artistic
** Rhythmic
** Trampoline
* Hockey
* Sailing
* Rowing
* Shooting
* Skating
** Figure skating
** Short track
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo

## Athletics

Athletics medal tally :
| 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:
    Men:  100 m200 m400 m800 m1500 m3000 m110 m hurdles2000 m steeplechase4×100 m relay4×400 m relay400 m hurdles5000 metres race walkHigh jumpLong jumpTriple jumpPole vaultShot putDiscusHammerJavelin Women:  100 m200 m400 m800 m1500 m3000 m100 m hurdles2000 m steeplechase4×100 m relay4×400 m relay400 m hurdles5000 metres race walkHigh jumpLong jumpTriple jumpPole vaultShot putDiscusHammerJavelin

## 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.

### Men

| 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

    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

Rowing medal tally :
| 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.