Weightlifting at the Youth Olympic Games

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 Youth Olympic Games
Governing bodyIWF
Events12 (boys: 6; girls: 6)
Games

Summary

Games Year Events Best Nation
1201011 China /  Russia
2201411 Thailand
3201812 Turkey
4202612

Medal table

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

References

  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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