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 body | IWF |
| Events | 12 (boys: 6; girls: 6) |
| Games | |
Summary
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | 11 | China / Russia |
| 2 | 2014 | 11 | Thailand |
| 3 | 2018 | 12 | Turkey |
| 4 | 2026 | 12 |
Medal table
As of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Armenia (ARM) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 | North Korea (PRK) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 11 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 13 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Romania (ROM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (34 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
References
- "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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