Canoeing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
| Canoeing at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Puerto Madero |
| Dates | 12–16 October |
| Competitors | 64 |
| Canoeing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||
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| C-1 | Boys | Girls |
| K-1 | Boys | Girls |
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| C-1 | Boys | Girls |
| K-1 | Boys | Girls |
Canoeing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics will be held from 12 to 16 October. The events will take place at the Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 4 competitors, 2 per each gender and 1 per each boat type. 58 places were decided at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games World Qualification Event. The places were distributed by continental rankings; in total 14 C1 (1 from Africa, 1 from Oceania, 3 from America, 3 from Asia and 6 from Europe) and 15 K1 (1 from Oceania, 2 from Africa, 3 from America, 3 from Asia and 6 from Europe) boat quotas were allocated to each gender. As hosts, Argentina was given two boats, one for each gender to compete and a further four boats, two for each gender were decided by the tripartite committee.[1]
All athletes must compete in both disciplines (slalom and sprint) or risk disqualification. To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2003.[1]
C-1
| Event | Location | Date | Continent | Total Places | Qualified Boys | Qualified Girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | - | - | - | 1 |  | N/A |
| 2018 World Qualification Event[2] |  | 12–15 April 2018 | Africa | 1 |  |  |
| Americas | 3 |    |  | |||
| Asia | 3 |    | | |||
| Europe | 6 |      |   | |||
| Oceania | 1 |  | | |||
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | - | 1 |  |  |
| TOTAL | 16 | 15 |
K-1
| Event | Location | Date | Continent | Total Places | Qualified Boys | Qualified Girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | - | - | - | 1 | N/A | |
| 2018 World Qualification Event[2] | | 12–15 April 2018 | Africa | 2 |   | |
| Americas | 3 | | | |||
| Asia | 3 |  |   | |||
| Europe | 6 |   |  | |||
| Oceania | 1 | |  | |||
| Reallocation | - | - | - | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | - |
| TOTAL | 16 | 16 |
Schedule
The schedule is expected to be released by the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Boys' Events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head-to-head Sprint C1 |
Dias Bakhraddin |
Islomjon Abdusalomov |
Jiří Minařík |
| Head-to-head Sprint K1 |
Adam Kiss |
Jules Vangeel |
Valentin Rossi |
| Obstacle Canoe Slalom C1 |
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| Obstacle Canoe Slalom K1 |
Girls' Events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head-to-head Sprint C1 |
Gulbakhor Fayzieva |
Laura Gonczol |
Stephanie Angie Rodríguez Guzmán |
| Head-to-head Sprint K1 |
Eszter Rendessy |
Katarína Pecsuková |
Stella Sukhanova |
| Obstacle Canoe Slalom K1 |
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| Obstacle Canoe Slalom C1 |
References
- 1 2 "Qualification System – Canoeing" (PDF). International Canoe Federation (ICF). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- 1 2 "Nine countries set to make YOG canoeing debut". International Canoe Federation (ICF). 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
