Weightlifting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Weightlifting
at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games
Venue Parque Polideportivo Roca
Dates 7–13 October
No. of events 11

Weightlifting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics will be held from 7 to 13 October. The events will take place at Parque Polideportivo Roca in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 4 competitors, 2 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina was guaranteed two quotas, 1 athlete per gender and a further 10 boys and 10 girls was to be decided by the Tripartite Commission. However only 9 girls were selected. The remaining 88 places shall be decided by team classification results from qualification events, namely the 2017 World Youth Championships and five continental qualification tournaments.[1]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003. Furthermore, NOCs will only be allowed to enter a single athlete in an event and the chosen athlete must have participated in either the 2017 World Youth Championships or a continental championship in 2017 or 2018.[1]

Boys

EventLocationDateQuotasQualified
Host Nation--1 Argentina
2017 World Youth Championships[2]Thailand Bangkok3–10 April 20172 China
 Kazakhstan
 Iran
 Turkey
 United States
 Russia
 Thailand
1 Uzbekistan
 Azerbaijan
 Ukraine
 Indonesia
 Bulgaria
 Colombia
 Chinese Taipei
 Armenia
 Venezuela
 Italy
2018 African Youth Championships[3]Egypt Sharm El Sheikh23–30 March 20181 Egypt
 Algeria
 Libya
 South Africa
2018 Asian Youth Championships[4]Uzbekistan Urgench20–30 April 20181 Turkmenistan
 India
 Saudi Arabia
 Kyrgyzstan
2018 Pan American Youth ChampionshipsColombia Palmira3-10 June 20181 Mexico
 Ecuador
 Peru
 Puerto Rico
2018 Oceania Youth ChampionshipsNew Caledonia Mont Dore22–30 June 20181 Australia
 Nauru
 New Zealand
 Kiribati
2018 European Youth ChampionshipsItaly Lignano Sabbiadoro22–29 July 20181 Georgia
 Romania
 Czech Republic
 Poland
Tripartite Invitation[5]--1 Cameroon
 Equatorial Guinea
 Kiribati
 Kosovo
 Marshall Islands
 Nepal
 Pakistan
 Saudi Arabia
 Turkmenistan
 Uganda
 Greece
 Lithuania
TOTAL55

Girls

EventLocationDateQuotasQualified
Host Nation--1 Argentina
2017 World Youth Championships[6]Thailand Bangkok3–10 April 20172 China
 Kazakhstan
 Uzbekistan
 Romania
 Colombia
 Turkey
 Thailand
1 Mexico
 United States
 Ukraine
 Venezuela
 Russia
 North Korea
 Vietnam
 Ecuador
 Indonesia
 Italy
2018 African Youth Championships[7]Egypt Sharm El Sheikh23–30 March 20181 Egypt
 Algeria
 Tunisia
 Ghana
2018 Asian Youth Championships[8]Uzbekistan Urgench20–30 April 20181 Japan
 Chinese Taipei
 India
 Mongolia
2018 Pan American Youth ChampionshipsColombia Palmira3-10 June 20181 Peru
 Dominican Republic
 Guatemala
 Puerto Rico
2018 Oceania Youth ChampionshipsNew Caledonia Mont Dore22–30 June 20181 Nauru
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Samoa
2018 European Youth ChampionshipsItaly Lignano Sabbiadoro22–29 July 20181 Bulgaria
 Poland
 Spain
 Hungary
Tripartite Invitation[5]--1 Bahrain
 Madagascar
 Malta
 Mauritius
 Nauru
 Nicaragua
 Samoa
 Solomon Islands
 Greece
TOTAL55

Schedule

The schedule is expected to be released by the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Turkey1214
2 Thailand1203
3 Uzbekistan1113
4 Vietnam1102
5 Mexico1012
 Romania1012
7 Armenia1001
 India1001
 Iran1001
 Italy1001
 Tunisia1001
 Venezuela1001
13 Colombia0213
14 Bulgaria0112
 Egypt0112
16 Azerbaijan0101
 Georgia0101
18 Czech Republic0011
 Indonesia0011
 Netherlands0011
 Saudi Arabia0011
 United States0011
Totals (22 nations)12121236

Boy's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg
Ngô Sơn Đỉnh
 Vietnam
Natthawat Chomchuen
 Thailand
František Polák
 Czech Republic
62 kg
Jeremy Lalrinnunga
 India
Caner Toptas
 Turkey
Estiven Jose Villar Manjarrés
 Colombia
69 kg
Muhammed Ozbek
 Turkey
Archil Malakmadze
 Georgia
Mauricio Cristofer Canul Facundo
 Mexico
77 kg
Karen Margaryan
 Armenia
Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov
 Uzbekistan
Abdalla Galal Mohamed Mostafa
 Egypt
85 kg
Cristiano Ficco
 Italy
Tarmenkhan Babayev
 Azerbaijan
Ali Yousef Alothman
 Saudi Arabia
+85 kg
Alireza Yousefi
 Iran
Hristo Hristov
 Bulgaria
Enzo Kuworge
 Netherlands

Girl's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
44 kg
Katherin Echandia
 Venezuela
Nguyễn Thị Thu Trang
 Vietnam
Nida Karasakal
 Turkey
48 kg
Yesica Yadira Hernández Vieyra
 Mexico
Yineth Milena Santoya Ortiz
 Colombia
Mihaela Cambeil
 Romania
53 kg
Sabina Baltag
 Romania
Kely Valentina Junkar Acero
 Colombia
Nur Vinatasari
 Indonesia
58 kg
Ghofrane Belkhir
 Tunisia
Neama Said Fahmi Said
 Egypt
Peyton Brown
 United States
63 kg
Kumushkhon Fayzullaeva
 Uzbekistan
Thipwara Chontavin
 Thailand
Galya Shatova
 Bulgaria
+63 kg
Supatchanin Khamhaeng
 Thailand
Dilara Narin
 Turkey
Dolera Davronova
 Uzbekistan

References

  1. 1 2 "Qualification System: Weightlifting" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. "Boys Team Classification from World Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. "Boys Team YOG Classification from African Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. "Boys Team YOG Classification from Asian Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Universality Places Selected (Weightlifting)" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. "Girls Team Classification from World Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. "Girls Team YOG Classification from African Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. "Girls Team YOG Classification from Asian Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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