Great Britain at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Great Britain at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC code GBR
NOC British Olympic Association
Website http://www.teamgb.com/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors 43 in 17 sports
Medals
Ranked 58th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

Great Britain is participating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Archery

Great Britain qualified one archer based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.[1] Later, Great Britain qualified a male archer based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Championships.[2]

  • Boys' Individual - Daniel Thompson[3][4]
  • Girls' Individual - Alyssia Tromans-Ansell[3][4]

Badminton

Great Britain qualified two players based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[5][6]

  • Boys' singles - Christopher Grimley
  • Girls' singles - Grace King

Beach volleyball

Great Britain qualified a boys' team based on their performance at 2017-18 European Youth Continental Cup Final.[7]

  • Boys' tournament - Javier Bello and Joaquin Bello.[3][4]

Boxing

Great Britain qualified three boxers based on their performance at the 2018 Youth European Confederation Boxing Championship.[8]

  • Boys' 52 kg - Ivan Price[4][3]
  • Boys' 64 kg - Hassan Azim[3][4]
  • Boys' 81 kg - Karol Itauma[4][3]
  • Girls' 60 kg - Caroline Dubois[3][4]

Cycling

Great Britain qualified a boys' and girls' combined team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games Junior Nation Rankings. They also qualified a mixed BMX racing team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games BMX Junior Nation Rankings.[9][10][11]

  • Boys' combined team - Sean Flynn and Harry Birchill.[3][4]
  • Girls' combined team - Harriet Harnden and Anna McGorum.[3][4]
  • Mixed BMX racing team - Ross Cullen and Elissa Bradford[4][3]

Diving

Great Britain qualified three divers at the 2018 World Junior Diving Championships.

  • Boys' 3m Springboard - Antony Harding[4][3]
  • Boys' 10 Platform - Antony Harding[4][3]
  • Girls' 3m Springboard - Maria Papworth[4][3]

Equestrian

Great Britain qualified a rider based on its performance at the FEI European Junior Jumping Championships.[12]

  • Individual Jumping - Jack Whitaker[4][3]

Golf

Great Britain have qualified a mixed team of one boy and one girl as a result of the World Amateur Golf Rankings as at 25 July 2018.

  • Mixed team - Joe Pagdin and Lily Humphreys.[4][3]

Gymnastics

Acrobatic

Great Britain qualified a mixed pair based on its performance at the 2018 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championship.[13]

  • Mixed pair - Clyde Gembickas and Sophia Imrie-Gale.[3][4]

Artistic

Great Britain qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 European Junior Championship.[13]

  • Boys' artistic individual all-around - Adam Tobin[4][3]
  • Girls' artistic individual all-around - Amelie Morgan[4][3]

Trampoline

Great Britain qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 European Junior Championship.[13]

  • Boys' trampoline - Andrew Stamp[4][3]
  • Girls' trampoline - Jessica Clarke[4][3]

Karate

Great Britain qualified one athlete based on the rankings in the Buenos Aires 2018 Olympic Standings.[14] Later, they qualified a second athlete based on its performance at one of the Karate Qualification Tournaments.[15]

  • Girls' -59kg - Charlotte Hope
  • Girls' +59kg - Lauren Salisbury

Modern pentathlon

Great Britain qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Youth A World Championship.[16]

  • Boys' Individual - Toby Price
  • Girls' Individual - Annabel Denton

Rowing

Great Britain qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships.[17]

  • Boys' pair – Michael Dalton and Theo Darlow.[3][4]
  • Girls' single sculls - Georgina Robinson Ranger[3][4]

Sailing

Great Britain qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Techno 293+ Championships.[18][19][20]

  • Boys' Techno 293+ - Finn Hawkins
  • Girls' Techno 293+ - Islay Watson

Shooting

Great Britain have received a wild card entry in the boy's air pistol event in the shooting competition.

  • Boys' 10m Air Pistol - James Miller[4][3]

Taekwondo

Great Britain have qualified two athletes for the taekwondo competition via the qualification tournament.

  • Boys' -55kg - Mason Yarrow
  • Girls' -49kg - Aaliyah Powell[4][3]
  • Girls' +63kg - Sharissa Gannaway[4][3]

Triathlon

Great Britain qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[21]

  • Boys' individual - Calum Young
  • Girls' individual - Libby Coleman

Weightlifting

  • Girls' individual -53kg - Ellie Pryor

References

  1. ↑ "YOG 2018 Qualification Places - Girls" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "YOG 2018 Qualification Places – Boys" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Gran Bretaña dirá presente en 20 disciplinas". Buenos Aires 2018. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Team GB stars of the future announced for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games". Team GB. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "BWF Junior World Ranking – Boys Invited to 2018 Youth Olympics" (PDF). BWF Corporate. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "BWF Junior World Ranking – Girls Invited to 2018 Youth Olympics" (PDF). BWF Corporate. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Russia and Sweden win gold at #CEVContinentalCup, Poland and England join European delegation at Youth Olympics". European Volleyball Confederation. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "EUBC EUROPEAN YOUTH BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS Medallists by Weight Category" (PDF). EUBC. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Men's Combined Team Event" (PDF). UCI. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Women's Combined Team Event" (PDF). UCI. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Mixed BMX Racing Event" (PDF). UCI. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Qualified NOC's to the 3rd Youth Olympic Games – Buenos Aires - 2018" (PDF). FEI. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 "2018 Youth Olympic Games Gymnastics Qualifiers". FIG. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Karate powerhouses lead standings for Youth Olympic Games". World Karate Federation. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Youth Olympic qualifier concludes in Umag with new karatekas making it to Buenos Aires 2018". World Karate Federation. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Twelve athletes secure places in Buenos Aires". UIPM. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "2018 Youth Olympic Games Rowing Places Obtained" (PDF). FISA. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "2017 World Youth Men Results". Techno 293 Plus. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  19. ↑ "2017 World Youth Women Results". Techno 293 Plus. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  20. ↑ "2018 Youth Olympic Games - Qualification". World Sailing. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "Results: 2018 Banyoles ETU Triathlon European YOG Qualifier". ITU. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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