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Sporting event delegation
The United States participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires , Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
Medalists
Archery
The United States qualified two archers based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships .[ 1] [ 2]
Individual
Team
Athletics
Badminton
The United States qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[ 3]
Singles
Team
Basketball
The United States qualified a girls' team based on its performance at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup .[ 4] The United States later qualified a boys' team based on the U18 3x3 National Federation Ranking.[ 5]
Boys' tournament - 1 team of 4 athletes
Girls' tournament - 1 team of 4 athletes
Shoot-out contest
Skills Competition
Beach volleyball
The United States qualified a girls' team based on their performance at the 2018 Central Zone U19 Championship.[ 6]
Girls' tournament - 1 team of 2 athletes
Boxing
Boys
Athlete
Event
Preliminary R1
Preliminary R2
Semifinals
Final / RM
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Otha Jones III
-64 kg
Azim (GBR ) L 1 –4
Popov (RUS ) L 2 -3
Did not advance
Maliqi (KOS ) NC
5
Girls
Canoeing
The United States qualified three boats based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.[ 7]
Boys' K1 - 1 boat
Girls' C1 - 1 boat
Girls' K1 - 1 boat
Diving
Equestrian
The United States qualified a rider based on its performance at the FEI North American Junior Championships.[ 8]
Individual Jumping - 1 athlete
Fencing
The United States qualified six athletes based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship.[ 9]
Golf
Individual
Team
Athletes
Event
Round 1 (Fourball)
Round 2 (Foursome)
Round 3 (Individual Stroke)
Total
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Girl
Boy
Total
Rank
Score
Par
Rank
Lucy Li Akshay Bhatia
Mixed team
62 (-8)
3
70 (0)
3
71
66
137 (-3)
1
269
-11
Gymnastics
Artistic
The United States qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[ 10]
Boys' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota
Girls' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota
Rhythmic
The United States qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[ 10]
Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - 1 quota
Trampoline
The United States qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[ 10]
Girls' trampoline - 1 quota
Roller speed skating
The United States qualified two roller skaters based on its performance at the 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship.[ 11]
Rowing
The United States qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships.[ 12]
Boys' single sculls - 1 athlete
Girls' pair – 2 athletes
Rugby sevens
The United States qualified a boys' team based on its performance at the 2018 Americas North qualification tournament, with Canada electing to send its boys' field hockey team instead based on quotas.[ 13] [ 14]
Roster[ 15]
Group stage
Source:
Buenos Aires 2018 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
Fifth place game
Sailing
The United States qualified one boat based on its performance at the North American and Caribbean Nacra 15 Qualifiers.[ 16] The nation later qualified two more boats based on their performance at the North American Windsurfing Championship.[ 17] An IKA Twin Tip boat was qualified through its performance at the 2018 World Championship.[ 18]
Boys' Techno 293+ - 1 boat
Boys' IKA Twin Tip Racing - 1 boat
Girls' Techno 293+ - 1 boat
Mixed Nacra 15 - 1 boat
Sport climbing
The United States qualified two sport climbers based on their second-place and third-place finishes in the youth A combined event of the 2017 World Youth Sport Climbing Championships.[ 19]
However neither Shiraishi nor Raboutou was included in the final list of starting athletes for the Summer Youth Olympics.[ 20] The US Olympic Committee declined to allow them to participate, citing a fixed limit on the total number of athletes that it could send to all events, and a low prioritization of the climbing event based on the fact that, as a sport new to the Olympics, USA Climbing had applied for recognition by the USOC but not yet received it.[ 21]
Swimming
United States qualified eight swimmers.
Table tennis
The United States qualified two table tennis players based on its performance at the North American Continental Qualifier.[ 22] [ 23]
Taekwondo
Tennis
Singles
Doubles
Triathlon
The United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[ 24]
Individual
Relay
Weightlifting
The United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 201? ??? Youth Championships.[ 25] [ 26]
Boy
Girl
Athlete
Event
Snatch
Clean & jerk
Total
Rank
Result
Rank
Result
Rank
Peyton Brown
−58 kg
85
3
106
3
186
Wrestling
Key :
VFA – Victory by Fall
VSU – Without any points scored by the opponent
VSU1 – With point(s) scored by the opponent
VPO – Without any points scored by the opponent
VPO1 – With point(s) scored by the opponent
Boys
Girls
References
^ "YOG 2018 Qualification Places - Boys" (PDF) . World Archery Federation . Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "YOG 2018 Qualification Places - Girls" (PDF) . World Archery Federation . Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "BWF Junior World Ranking – Girls Invited to 2018 Youth Olympics" (PDF) . BWF Corporate . Retrieved 19 May 2018 .
^ "Belgium's men and USA's women win FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017" . FIBA . 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2017 .
^ "33 countries to compete at 2018 Youth Olympic Games" . www.fiba.basketball/ . International Basketball Federation (FIBA). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018 .
^ "Girls from Puerto Rico and USA to Olympic Youth Games" . NORCECA . 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018 .
^ "Nine countries set to make YOG canoeing debut" . International Canoe Federation (ICF). 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018 .
^ "Qualified NOC's to the 3rd Youth Olympic Games – Buenos Aires - 2018" (PDF) . FEI . 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018 .
^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games - Buenos Aires FIE Qualifications" (PDF) . FIE . 10 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018 .
^ a b c "2018 Youth Olympic Games Gymnastics Qualifiers" . FIG . 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018 .
^ "Inline Speed Skating Worlds: presented the "5-Rings-Athletes" " . FIRS . 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018 .
^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games Rowing Places Obtained" (PDF) . FISA . 30 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017 .
^ Tabani, Aalina (5 March 2018). "USA Falls to Canada in Youth Olympic Games Qualifier Final" . USA Rugby. Retrieved 17 August 2018 .
^ "Canada sevens men miss out on Youth Olympics" . 21 March 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018 .
^ "USA Rugby Officially Names 2018 U.S. Youth Olympic Men's Rugby Team" . USA Rugby. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018 .
^ "NACRA 15 North American Championships Results" . 20 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "Qualifications come to an end at the North American Windsurfing Championships" . World Sailing . 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018 .
^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games - Qualification" . World Sailing . 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018 .
^ "World Youth Championship" . IFSC . 10 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017 .
^ "Qualified athletes for sport climbing" (PDF) . IFSC . Retrieved 2018-10-05 .
^ Waggoner, Kynan (July 25, 2017). "Letter to Zach Galla, Ross Fulkerson, Brooke Raboutou, Ashima Shiraishi, and Arabella Jariel" (PDF) . USA Climbing .
^ Hetherington, Matt (18 December 2017). "Kanak Jha Overcomes Steep Hurdle, Sprints for Finish as 2018 Youth Olympic Games Beckon" . U.S. Olympic Committee . Archived from the original on January 24, 2018.
^ "Amy Wang on Fine Form, Exhibits Absolute Class to Qualify for Buenos Aires 2018" . U.S. Olympic Committee . 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017.
^ "Results: 2018 Salinas CAMTRI Triathlon American YOG Qualifier" . ITU . 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018 .
^ "Boys Team Classification from World Youth Championships" (PDF) . International Weightlifting Federation . 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018 .
^ "Girls Team Classification from World Youth Championships" (PDF) . International Weightlifting Federation . 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017 .
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