| Triathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Individual | Boys | Girls |
| Relay | Mixed | |
Triathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 11 October. The events took place at Parque Tres de Febrero in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina was given the maximum quota and a further 4, 2 in each gender was decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 58 places shall be decided by qualification events, namely five continental qualification tournaments.[1]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2002.[1]
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified Boys | Qualified Girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 |  Argentina |
Argentina
|
| 2018 Oceania YOG Qualifier[2] |  New Plymouth |
25 March 2018 | 2 |  Australia New Zealand |
Australia New Zealand
|
| 2018 Africa YOG Qualifier[3] |  Rabat |
21 April 2018 | 3 |  South Africa Tunisia Egypt |
South Africa Tunisia Egypt
|
| 2018 Asian YOG Qualifier[4] |  Subic Bay |
17 June 2018 | 5 |  Japan China Hong Kong Malaysia Syria Kazakhstan |
 Singapore South Korea China Japan Hong Kong
|
| 2018 American YOG Qualifier[5] |  Salinas |
1 July 2018 | 7/8 |  Mexico Canada United States Ecuador Chile Brazil Colombia |
United States Mexico Ecuador Brazil Venezuela Peru Cuba Colombia
|
| 2018 European YOG Qualifier[6] |  Banyoles |
7–8 July 2018 | 12 |  France Portugal Hungary Italy Sweden Israel Germany Switzerland Great Britain Belgium Spain Slovenia |
Italy France Portugal Russia Switzerland Hungary Great Britain Luxembourg Netherlands Belgium Germany Denmark
|
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | 2/1 |  Aruba Virgin Islands |
 Grenada
|
| TOTAL | 32 |
- The second female tripartie spot was not awarded and thus it was reallocated to the Americas, as per the qualification system.
Schedule
The schedule is expected to be released by the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.
| Event Date | Event Day | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Sunday | 11:00 | Girls' Race |
| October 8 | Monday | 11:00 | Boys' Race |
| October 11 | Thursday | 11:00 | Mixed Team Relay |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' |
Dylan McCullough New Zealand
|
Alexandre Montez Portugal
|
Alessio Crociani Italy
|
| Girls' |
Amber Schlebusch South Africa
|
Sif Bendix Madsen Denmark
|
Anja Weber Switzerland
|
| Mixed Relay |
 Europe 1 Sif Bendix Madsen (DEN) Alessio Crociani (ITA) Anja Weber (SUI) Alexandre Montez (POR)
|
Oceania 1 Charlotte Derbyshire (AUS) Dylan McCullough (NZL) Brea Roderick (NZL) Joshua Ferris (AUS)
|
Europe 3 Marie Horn (GER) Henry Graf (GER) Emilie Noyer (FRA) Igor Bellido (ESP)
|
References
- ^ a b "Qualification System: Triathlon" (PDF). ITU. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Results: 2018 New Plymouth OTU Triathlon Oceania YOG Qualifier and Junior Oceania Championships". ITU. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Results: 2018 Rabat ATU Triathlon African Championships and YOG Qualifier". ITU. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 Subic Bay ASTC Triathlon Asian YOG Qualifier". ITU. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Results: 2018 Salinas CAMTRI Triathlon American YOG Qualifier". ITU. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Results: 2018 Banyoles ETU Triathlon European YOG Qualifier". ITU. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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