Great Britain at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics explained

Games:Summer Youth Olympics
Games Link:2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Year:2018
Noc:GBR
Nocname:British Olympic Association
Website:http://www.teamgb.com/
Competitors:43
Sports:17
Location:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Start Date:6
End Date:18 October 2018
Gold:3
Silver:4
Bronze:5
Rank:18
Appearances:auto

Great Britain participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain qualified one archer based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.[1] Later, Great Britain qualified a male archer based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Championships.[2]

Individual
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Rank
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Dan ThompsonBoys' Individual63029
L 0–6		did not advance17
Alyssia Tromans-AnsellGirls' Individual65210
W 6–4
L 1–7		did not advance9
Team
AthletesEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Rank
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score

Mixed team129325

L 2–6		did not advance17

13054

W 5–1

L 3–5		did not advance9

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Great Britain qualified two players based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[5] [6]

Singles
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Rank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Christopher GrimleyBoys' Singles
W 2–0
L 0–2
W 2–0		2did not advance9
Grace KingGirls' Singles
W 2–1
W 2–1
L 0–2		3did not advance9
Team
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Rank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Team Zeta







Mixed Teams
L (95–110)
W (110–89)
L (103–110)		3Q
W (110–106)
L (109–110)
L (107–110)		4
Team Sigma







Mixed Teams
W (110–100)
W (110–86)
L (98–110)		2Q
L (106–110)		did not advance5

Beach volleyball

See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain qualified a boys' team based on their performance at 2017–18 European Youth Continental Cup Final.[7]

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Great Britain qualified three boxers based on their performance at the 2018 Youth European Confederation Boxing Championship.[8]

Boys
AthleteEventPreliminary R1Preliminary R2SemifinalsFinal / Rank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Ivan Hope Price-52 kg
W 5–0
W 5–0
W R1 1:49
Hassan Azim-64 kg
W 4–1
L 1–4
W R2 1:49
Karol Itauma-81 kg
W 5–0
W 5–0
W 4–1
Girl

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain qualified a boys' and girls' combined team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games Junior Nation Rankings. They also qualified a mixed BMX racing team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games BMX Junior Nation Rankings.[9] [10] [11]

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain qualified three divers at the 2018 World Junior Diving Championships.

AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Anthony HardingBoys' 3 m springboard534.952559.50
Maria PapworthGirls' 3 m springboard369.8512428.954

Mixed team340.505

299.1012

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain qualified a rider based on its performance at the FEI European Junior Jumping Championships.[12]

Golf

See main article: Golf at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain have qualified a mixed team of one boy and one girl as a result of the World Amateur Golf Rankings as at 25 July 2018.

Individual
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Total
ScoreRankScoreTotal RankScoreTotal RankScoreParRank
Lily May Humphreysalign=left Girls' Individual79 (+9)2270 (0)149273 (+3)2227222+1211
Joe Pagdinalign=left Boys' Individual71 (+1)571 (+1)1428
Team

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Acrobatic

Great Britain qualified a mixed pair based on its performance at the 2018 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championship.[13]

Artistic

Great Britain qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 European Junior Championship.[13]

Trampoline

Great Britain qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 European Junior Championship.

Karate

See main article: Karate at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain qualified one athlete based on the rankings in the Buenos Aires 2018 Olympic Standings.[14] Later, they qualified a second athlete based on its performance at one of the Karate Qualification Tournaments.[15]

AthleteEventElimination roundSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Charlotte HopeGirls' 59 kg
L 0–4
L 0–4
L 0–2		4did not advance
Lauren SalisburyGirls' +59 kg
L 2-4
L 0-2
W 2-0		2
L 1-9		did not advance

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Youth A World Championship.[16]

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships.[17]

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Techno 293+ Championships.[18] [19] [20]

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain have received a wild card entry in the boy's air pistol event in the shooting competition.

Individual
Mixed

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain have qualified two athletes for the taekwondo competition via the qualification tournament.

AthleteEventRound of 16Quarterfinals SemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Mason YarrowBoys' 55 kg
L (6-29)		did not advance
Aaliyah PowellGirls' 49 kg
L (14-21)		did not advance
Sharissa GannawayGirls' +63 kg
L (8-19)		did not advance

Triathlon

See main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Great Britain qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[21]

Individual
AthleteEventSwim (750m)Trans 1Bike (20 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)Total TimeRank
Calum YoungBoys9:36 0:31 27:34 0:27 17:04 55:12 10
Libby ColemanGirls10:290:4931:220:3220:311:03:4323
Relay
AthleteEventTotal Times per Athlete
(Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km,
Run 1.8 km)		Total Group TimeRank
Europe 4



Mixed Relayvalign=bottom23:01 (9)
21:00 (4)
23:42 (5)
21:38 (5) 		1:29:214
Europe 6



valign=bottom23:01 (10)
21:27 (7)
23:14 (4)
21:53 (6) 		1:29:215

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. News: YOG 2018 Qualification Places – Girls . . 30 June 2018 .
  2. News: YOG 2018 Qualification Places – Boys . . 30 June 2018.
  3. News: Gran Bretaña dirá presente en 20 disciplinas . 9 September 2018 . Buenos Aires 2018 . 7 September 2018 . 10 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014858/https://www.buenosaires2018.com/gran-bretana-dira-presente-en-20-disciplinas!/history/5b9267ec7974635e670a148d?lng=es . dead .
  4. News: Team GB stars of the future announced for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games . 9 September 2018 . . 6 September 2018.
  5. Web site: BWF Junior World Ranking – Boys Invited to 2018 Youth Olympics. BWF Corporate. 19 May 2018.
  6. Web site: BWF Junior World Ranking – Girls Invited to 2018 Youth Olympics. BWF Corporate. 19 May 2018.
  7. News: Russia and Sweden win gold at #CEVContinentalCup, Poland and England join European delegation at Youth Olympics . . 6 June 2018 . 25 June 2018.
  8. News: EUBC EUROPEAN YOUTH BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS Medallists by Weight Category . 9 September 2018 . EUBC.
  9. News: Men’s Combined Team Event . UCI . 1 November 2017 . 11 November 2017.
  10. News: Women’s Combined Team Event . UCI . 1 November 2017 . 11 November 2017.
  11. News: Mixed BMX Racing Event . UCI . 1 November 2017 . 11 November 2017.
  12. News: Qualified NOC’s to the 3rd Youth Olympic Games – Buenos Aires – 2018 . . 17 January 2018 . 17 January 2018 .
  13. News: 2018 Youth Olympic Games Gymnastics Qualifiers . . 25 June 2018 . 26 June 2018.
  14. News: Karate powerhouses lead standings for Youth Olympic Games . . 1 June 2018 . 2 June 2018.
  15. News: Youth Olympic qualifier concludes in Umag with new karatekas making it to Buenos Aires 2018 . . 1 July 2018 . 1 July 2018.
  16. News: Twelve athletes secure places in Buenos Aires . . 29 April 2018 . 14 May 2018.
  17. News: 2018 Youth Olympic Games Rowing Places Obtained . . 30 October 2017 . 10 November 2017.
  18. News: 2017 World Youth Men Results . Techno 293 Plus . 20 July 2017 . 3 August 2017.
  19. News: 2017 World Youth Women Results . Techno 293 Plus . 20 July 2017 . 3 August 2017.
  20. News: 2018 Youth Olympic Games – Qualification . World Sailing . 5 June 2018 . 5 June 2018.
  21. News: Results: 2018 Banyoles ETU Triathlon European YOG Qualifier . . 7 July 2018 . 7 July 2018.

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