Weightlifting at the Summer Youth Olympics
| Weightlifting at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | IWF |
| Events | 12 (men: 6; womens: 6) |
| 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]
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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Armenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 | North Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Vietnam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 11 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 13 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (34 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Results - Youth Olympic Games, Buenos Aires 2018 | Olympic Channel". Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2018-11-14.