Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Athletics at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
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Venue | Parque Olímpico de la Juventud |
Dates | 11–16 October |
No. of events | 36 (18 boys, 18 girls) |
Competitors | 696 from 177 nations |
Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 11 to 16 October. The events took place at the Parque Olímpico de la Juventud in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
For the first time, every athletics' event featured 2 stages – 2 separate competitions, both of their results were added together to conclude final standings.[1]
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 36 athletes, 18 per each gender and 1 per each event. In total, 680 (340 boys and 340 girls) athletes will compete at the Youth Olympics with continental qualification events deciding the majority of athletes. The distribution of quotas was decided based on the results from the 2015 World Youth Championships and 2017 World Youth Championships. As hosts, Argentina is given 4 quotas, 2 per each gender and universality places will be given to nations whom did not qualify an athlete with a maximum of 1 boy or girl per nation. These quotas will be subtracted from that nation's continental quota in the relevant event. All athletes qualified in the 1500 m, 3000 m and 2000 m steeplechase will compete their Stage 2 event in the cross country run.[2]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2002.[2]
Qualification timeline
Event | Location | Date |
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2015 World Youth Championships | ![]() | 15–19 July 2015 |
2017 World Youth Championships | ![]() | 12–16 July 2017 |
2018 Melanesian Championship | ![]() | 9–11 May 2018 |
2018 Asian Youth Olympic Qualifying Meet | ![]() | 4–5 July 2018 |
2018 European U18 Championship | ![]() | 5–8 July 2018 |
2018 African Youth Games | ![]() | 19–28 July 2018 |
Quota distribution
- Boys
Event | Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100m | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 32 |
200m | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
400m | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
800m | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
1500m | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
3000m | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
110m Hurdles | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
400m Hurdles | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
2000m Steeplechase | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
High Jump | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
Pole Vault | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
Long Jump | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
Triple Jump | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Shot Put | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
Discus Throw | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
Hammer Throw | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
Javelin Throw | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
5000m Race Walk | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
Total | 57 | 88 | 57 | 119 | 19 | 340 |
- Girls
Event | Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100m | 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 32 |
200m | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
400m | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
800m | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 24 |
1500m | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
3000m | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
100m Hurdles | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
400m Hurdles | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
2000m Steeplechase | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
High Jump | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
Pole Vault | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
Long Jump | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
Triple Jump | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
Shot Put | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
Discus Throw | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
Hammer Throw | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
Javelin Throw | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
5000m Race Walk | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
Total | 43 | 85 | 32 | 162 | 18 | 340 |
Schedule
The schedule was released by the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[4]
Q | Stage 1 | H | Stage 1 | F | Stage 2 | C | Cross country run (Stage 2) |
Event ↓ / Date → | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 |
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Boys' 100 m | H | F | ||||
Boys' 200 m | H | F | ||||
Boys' 400 m | H | F | ||||
Boys' 800 m | H | F | ||||
Boys' 1500 m | H | C | ||||
Boys' 3000 m | H | C | ||||
Boys' 110 m hurdles | H | F | ||||
Boys' 400 m hurdles | H | F | ||||
Boys' 2000 m steeplechase | H | C | ||||
Boys' 5 km walk | H | F | ||||
Boys' Long jump | Q | F | ||||
Boys' Triple jump | Q | F | ||||
Boys' High jump | Q | F | ||||
Boys' Pole vault | Q | F | ||||
Boys' Shot put | Q | F | ||||
Boys' Discus throw | Q | F | ||||
Boys' Javelin throw | Q | F | ||||
Boys' Hammer throw | Q | F | ||||
Event ↓ / Date → | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 |
Girls' 100 m | H | F | ||||
Girls' 200 m | H | F | ||||
Girls' 400 m | H | F | ||||
Girls' 800 m | H | F | ||||
Girls' 1500 m | H | C | ||||
Girls' 3000 m | H | C | ||||
Girls' 100 m hurdles | H | F | ||||
Girls' 400 m hurdles | H | F | ||||
Girls' 2000 m steeplechase | H | C | ||||
Girls' 5 km walk | H | F | ||||
Girls' Long jump | Q | F | ||||
Girls' Triple jump | Q | F | ||||
Girls' High jump | Q | F | ||||
Girls' Pole vault | Q | F | ||||
Girls' Shot put | Q | F | ||||
Girls' Discus throw | Q | F | ||||
Girls' Javelin throw | Q | F | ||||
Girls' Hammer throw | Q | F | ||||
Event ↓ / Date → | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Argentina)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
22 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
30 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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37 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
40 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
41 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
42 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Totals (47 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
Boys' events

Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
Luke Davids![]() | 20.71 | Alaba Olukunle Akintola![]() | 21.00 | Seiryō Ikeda![]() | 21.12 |
200 m |
Abdelaziz Mohamed![]() | 41.78 | Antonio Watson![]() | 42.41 | Lucas Conceição Vilar![]() | 42.67 |
400 m |
Luis Avilés![]() | 1:34.23 | Kennedy Luchembe![]() | 1:34.34 | Nicholas Ramey![]() | 1:34.87 |
800 m |
Tasew Yada![]() | 3:39.76 | Mohamed Ali Gouaned![]() | 3:41.74 | Mehmet Çelik![]() | 3:41.79 |
1500 m |
Jean de Dieu Butoyi![]() | 4 pts | Anass Essayi![]() | 4 pts | Melese Nberet![]() | 4 pts |
3000 m |
Jackson Kavesa Muema![]() | 4 pts | Berihu Aregawi![]() | 4 pts | Oscar Chelimo![]() | 4 pts |
110 m hurdles |
Owaab Barrow![]() | 26.50 | Kenny Fletcher![]() | 27.01 | Addis Wong Lok Hei![]() | 27.13 |
400 m hurdles |
Haruto Deguchi![]() | 1:42.68 | Dániel Huller![]() | 1:43.84 | Mohammed Duhaim Al-Muawi![]() | 1:45.81 |
2000 m steeplechase / Cross country |
Abrham Sime![]() | 2 pts | Baptiste Guyon![]() | 8 pts | Abel Yamane![]() | 9 pts |
5000 m race walk |
Óscar Patín![]() | 20:13.69 | Suraj Panwar![]() | 20:23.30 | Jan Moreu![]() | 20:28.02 |
High jump |
Chen Long![]() | 4.35 | Oscar Miers![]() | 4.27 | Oleh Doroshchuk![]() | 4.23 |
Pole vault |
Baptiste Thiery![]() | 10.37 | Kazuki Furusawa![]() | 10.32 | Dmitry Kachanov![]() | 10.32 |
Long jump |
Lester Lescay![]() | 15.54 | Joshua Cowley![]() | 15.53 | Koki Wada![]() | 15.12 |
Triple jump |
Jordan Díaz![]() | 34.18 | Ineh Oritsemeyiwa![]() | 31.85 | Praveen Chithravel![]() | 31.52 |
Shot put |
Nazareno Sasia![]() | 43.19 | Xing Jialiang![]() | 41.74 | Carmelo Alessandro Musci![]() | 41.43 |
Discus throw |
Connor Bell![]() | 133.08 | Jorge Luis Contreras![]() | 115.06 | Gracjan Kozak![]() | 114.92 |
Hammer throw |
Mykhaylo Kokhan![]() | 171.11 | Valentin Andreev![]() | 163.96 | Wang Qi![]() | 155.36 |
Javelin throw |
Topias Laine![]() | 153.42 | Gustavo Osorio![]() | 150.28 | Martin Florian![]() | 150.24 |
Girls' events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m |
Rosemary Chukuma![]() | 23.20 | Julien Alfred![]() | 23.22 | Gabriela Suárez![]() | 23.26 |
200 m |
Guðbjörg Jóna Bjarnadóttir![]() | 47.02 | Dalia Kaddari![]() | 47.69 | Letícia Maria Nonato Lima![]() | 47.87 |
400 m |
Barbora Malíková![]() | 1:48.86 | Marie Scheppan![]() | 1:50.06 | Niddy Mingilishi![]() | 1:50.48 |
800 m |
Keely Small![]() | 4:10.44 | Athing Mu![]() | 4:13.24 | Hirut Meshesha![]() | 4:14.60 |
1500 m |
Edinah Jebitok![]() | 2 pts | Jaylah Hancock-Cameron![]() | 6 pts | Lemiem Hailu![]() | 7 pts |
3000 m |
Sarah Chelangat![]() | 2 pts | Mercy Chepkorir Kerarei![]() | 4 pts | Aberash Minsewo![]() | 6 pts |
100 m hurdles |
Grace Stark![]() | 26.14 | Sophie White![]() | 26.40 | Ackera Nugent![]() | 26.41 |
400 m hurdles |
Valeria Cabezas![]() | 1:57.58 | Loubna Benhadja![]() | 2:00.68 | Carla García![]() | 2:00.76 |
2000 m steeplechase / Cross country |
Fancy Cherono![]() | 2 pts | Mekides Abebe![]() | 5 pts | Parami Wasanthi Maristela![]() | 7 pts |
5000 m race walk |
Xi Ricuo![]() | 45:03.49 | Sofia Ramos Rodríguez![]() | 45:58.97 | Olga Fiaska![]() | 46:10.02 |
High jump |
Yaroslava Mahuchikh![]() | 3.87 | Mariya Kochanova![]() | 3.71 | Jessica Kähärä![]() | 3.63 |
Pole vault |
Leni Freyja Wildgrube![]() | 8.12 | Emma Brentel![]() | 7.82 | Krystsina Kantsavenka![]() | 7.72 |
Long jump |
Maité Beernaert![]() | 12.32 | Klaudia Endrész![]() | 12.31 | Ingeborg Grünwald![]() | 12.31 |
Triple jump |
Aleksandra Nacheva![]() | 27.62 | María Vicente![]() | 27.43 | Mariya Privalova![]() | 26.07 |
Shot put |
Li Xinhui![]() | 36.75 | Yelizaveta Dorts![]() | 35.13 | Dane Roets![]() | 34.64 |
Discus throw |
Melany Matheus![]() | 108.65 | Violetta Ignatyeva![]() | 107.79 | Özlem Becerek![]() | 103.86 |
Hammer throw |
Valeriya Ivanenko![]() | 146.98 | Rawan Ayman Ibrahim Barakat![]() | 136.17 | Alegna Osorio![]() | 127.00 |
Javelin throw |
Elina Tzengko![]() | 125.08 | Juleisy Ángulo![]() | 115.03 | Münevver Hancı![]() | 114.47 |
Participating nations
A total of 177 countries entered athletes.
Afghanistan (1)
Albania (1)
Algeria (6)
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
American Samoa (1)
Angola (1)
Argentina (7)
Australia (13)
Austria (5)
Azerbaijan (2)
Bahamas (6)
Bahrain (1)
Barbados (2)
Belarus (16)
Belgium (6)
Belize (1)
Benin (1)
Bermuda (1)
Bhutan (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Bolivia (1)
Botswana (1)
Brazil (21)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Brunei (1)
Bulgaria (4)
Burkina Faso (2)
Burundi (3)
Cameroon (1)
Canada (15)
Cape Verde (2)
Cayman Islands (2)
Central African Republic (1)
Chile (5)
China (10)
Colombia (11)
Comoros (2)
Republic of the Congo (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (1)
Cuba (13)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (15)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
Denmark (1)
Djibouti (3)
Dominica (2)
Dominican Republic (1)
Ecuador (9)
Egypt (4)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
El Salvador (3)
Eritrea (5)
Estonia (6)
Ethiopia (9)
Federated States of Micronesia (1)
Fiji (1)
Finland (13)
France (18)
The Gambia (2)
Georgia (1)
Germany (20)
Ghana (1)
Greece (14)
Grenada (2)
Guatemala (1)
Guinea (1)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Guyana (2)
Haiti (2)
Hong Kong (1)
Honduras (1)
Hungary (16)
Iceland (3)
India (7)
Indonesia (2)
Iran (3)
Iraq (1)
Ireland (3)
Israel (3)
Italy (13)
Ivory Coast (1)
Jamaica (11)
Jordan (2)
Japan (14)
Kazakhstan (5)
Kenya (10)
Kiribati (1)
Kosovo (1)
Kuwait (1)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Laos (2)
Latvia (3)
Liberia (2)
Lesotho (2)
Lithuania (3)
Luxembourg (2)
Macedonia (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malawi (2)
Malaysia (1)
Maldives (1)
Mali (1)
Malta (1)
Marshall Islands (1)
Mauritania (2)
Morocco (5)
Mexico (18)
Moldova (1)
Monaco (1)
Mozambique (1)
Nauru (1)
Netherlands (1)
Nepal (1)
New Zealand (5)
Nicaragua (1)
Niger (1)
Nigeria (5)
Oman (2)
Palestine (1)
Paraguay (1)
Panama (1)
Peru (2)
Poland (15)
Portugal (6)
Puerto Rico (4)
Qatar (3)
Romania (5)
Russia (4)
Rwanda (1)
Saint Lucia (2)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
Saudi Arabia (2)
Serbia (3)
Senegal (1)
Seychelles (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (6)
Slovenia (3)
Solomon Islands (1)
Somalia (2)
South Africa (16)
South Korea (1)
South Sudan (2)
Spain (18)
Sri Lanka (4)
Sudan (1)
Suriname (2)
Eswatini (2)
Switzerland (9)
Syria (1)
Chinese Taipei (11)
Tanzania (2)
Thailand (1)
East Timor (2)
Togo (1)
Tonga (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Turkmenistan (2)
Tunisia (4)
Turkey (17)
Tuvalu (1)
Uganda (3)
Ukraine (13)
United States (7)
Uruguay (2)
Uzbekistan (4)
Vanuatu (1)
Venezuela (5)
Vietnam (2)
Virgin Islands (1)
Yemen (2)
Zambia (2)
Zimbabwe (1)
References
- "Competition Format and Rules" (PDF). buenosaires2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- "Qualification System: Athletics" (PDF). IAAF. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "2018 NACAC U18 Championships / Youth Olympic Games Trials cancelled". Athletics Canada. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- "Athletics - Competition Schedule" (PDF). Buenos Aires Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.