| 1966 European Junior Games | |
|---|---|
| Level | Under 20 |
| Events | 33 |
← 1964 1968 → | |
The 1966 European Junior Games was the second edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was the first edition to have received official support from the European Athletic Association, following the unofficial first edition in 1964. The event was held at the Central Stadium Chornomorets in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, on 24 and 25 September. [1]
* Host nation (Soviet Union)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS)* | 11 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 |  East Germany (GDR) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 |  Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 nations) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
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