Weightlifting at the Summer Youth Olympics

Weightlifting has featured as a sport at the Youth Olympic Summer Games since its first edition in 2010 in Singapore. The Youth Olympic Games are a multi-sport event and the games are held every four years just like the Olympic Games. Eleven weightlifting events (6 for boys and 5 for girls) were contested at the 2010 and 2014 games; for the 2018 games in Buenos Aires that number raised by 12 (6 for boys and girls).[1]

Weightlifting at the Summer Youth Olympics
Governing bodyIWF
Events12 (boys: 6; girls: 6)
Games

Summary edit

Games Year Events Best Nation
1 2010 11   China /   Russia
2 2014 11   Thailand
3 2018 12   Turkey
4 2026 12

Medal table edit

As of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)4206
2  Thailand (THA)3609
3  Russia (RUS)3508
4  Armenia (ARM)3115
  Bulgaria (BUL)3115
6  North Korea (PRK)2215
7  Vietnam (VIE)2204
8  Iran (IRI)2002
9  Turkey (TUR)1225
  Uzbekistan (UZB)1225
11  Egypt (EGY)1135
  Kazakhstan (KAZ)1135
13  Mexico (MEX)1124
14  Azerbaijan (AZE)1102
  Chinese Taipei (TPE)1102
  India (IND)1102
17  Italy (ITA)1012
  Romania (ROM)1012
  Tunisia (TUN)1012
  Venezuela (VEN)1012
21  Colombia (COL)0325
22  Georgia (GEO)0101
  Serbia (SRB)0101
24  Indonesia (INA)0022
  Ukraine (UKR)0022
26  Argentina (ARG)0011
  Cuba (CUB)0011
  Czech Republic (CZE)0011
  France (FRA)0011
  Latvia (LAT)0011
  Netherlands (NED)0011
  Nigeria (NGR)0011
  Saudi Arabia (KSA)0011
  United States (USA)0011
Totals (34 entries)343434102

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Results - Youth Olympic Games, Buenos Aires 2018 | Olympic Channel". Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2018-11-14.

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