Weightlifting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 13 October. The events took place at Parque Polideportivo Roca in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 4 competitors, 2 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina was guaranteed two quotas, 1 athlete per gender and a further 10 boys and 10 girls was to be decided by the Tripartite Commission. However only 9 girls were selected. The remaining 88 places shall be decided by team classification results from qualification events, namely the 2017 World Youth Championships and five continental qualification tournaments.
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003. Furthermore, NOCs will only be allowed to enter a single athlete in an event and the chosen athlete must have participated in either the 2017 World Youth Championships or a continental championship in 2017 or 2018.
Boys Event Location Date Quotas QualifiedHost nation - - 1 2017 World Youth Championships Bangkok 3–10 April 2017 2 1 * 2018 African Youth Championships Sharm El Sheikh 23–30 March 2018 1 2018 Asian Youth Championships Urgench 20–30 April 2018 1 2018 Pan American Youth Championships Palmira 3–10 June 2018 1 2018 Oceania Youth Championships Mont Dore 22–30 June 2018 1 2018 European Youth Championships Lignano Sabbiadoro 22–29 July 2018 1 Tripartite Invitation - - 1 Reallocation 1 Total 49
Girls Event Location Date Quotas QualifiedHost nation - - 1 2017 World Youth Championships Bangkok 3–10 April 2017 2 1 2018 African Youth Championships Sharm El Sheikh 23–30 March 2018 1 2018 Asian Youth Championships Urgench 20–30 April 2018 1 2018 Pan American Youth Championships Palmira 3–10 June 2018 1 2018 Oceania Youth Championships Mont Dore 22–30 June 2018 1 2018 European Youth Championships Lignano Sabbiadoro 22–29 July 2018 1 Tripartite Invitation - - 1 Reallocation 1 Total 53
Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine handed one-year ban from IWF for doping violations. Afterwards IWF lifted doping suspensions against Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Medal summary Medal table
Boy's events
56 kg 62 kg 69 kg 77 kg 85 kg +85 kg
Girl's events 44 kg 48 kg 53 kg 58 kg 63 kg +63 kg Notes Supatchanin Khamhaeng of Thailand originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified in 2019 after testing positive for a banned substance.
References
External links
Official Results Book – Weightlifting