Canada_at_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics

Canada at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Canada at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Canada competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 6th to 18th.

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The Canadian team consisted of 71 athletes competing in 20 sports and was officially named on September 25, 2018.[1] It was announced on October 4, 2018, that Canada received an additional reallocated spot in boxing, meaning the total team size was 72 athletes (33 men and 39 women).[2]

On October 3, 2018, trampolinist Jérémy Chartier was named as the flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3]

All nations can qualify only a maximum of one team sport per gender and Canada chose men's field hockey and women's rugby sevens.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

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Medallists

Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (combined) teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.

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Archery

Canada qualified one boy.[7][8]

Individual
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Team
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Athletics (track and field)

Canada qualified 15 athletes (five boys and ten girls). This marks Canada's largest track and field team at the Youth Olympics.[9]

Boys
  • Evan Burke – 3000 m
  • Adam Exley – 110 m hurdles
  • Joakim Généreux – 200 m
  • Lucas Woodhall – Shot put
  • Skyler York – 2000 m steeplechase
Girls
  • Mérédith Boyer – 2000 m steeplechase
  • Dolly Gabri – Discus
  • Olivia Gee – 100 m hurdles
  • Kendra Lewis – 1500 m
  • Julia Lovsin – 400 m hurdles
  • Jasneet Nijjar – 400 m
  • Donna Ntambue – 100 m
  • Cameron Ormond – 3000 m
  • Princess Roberts – 200 m
  • Alexzandra Throndson – Pole vault

Badminton

Canada qualified one boy based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[10]

Boy
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Team
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Beach volleyball

Canada received a reallocated spot to enter a girls team of two athletes.[11]

Girls
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Boxing

Canada received a reallocated spot to enter a boy.[12] Canada later received another reallocated spot to send an additional male athlete.[2][13]

Boys
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Dancesport

Canada qualified two dancers based on its performance at the 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship.[14][15]

Individual
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Diving

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Fencing

Canada qualified three fencers (one male and two female).[16][17]

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Field hockey

Canada qualified a boys' team of nine athletes after a bronze medal finish at the Pan American qualification event in Guadalajara, Mexico in March 2018.[18] The team was officially named on September 12, 2018.[19]

Boys' tournament

Roster
  • Amraaz Dhillon
  • Arjun Hothi
  • Brendan Guraliuk
  • Ethan McTavish
  • Ganga Singh
  • Isaac Farion
  • Joshua Kuempel
  • Rowan Childs
  • Shazab Butt
Pool B
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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.
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9th place match
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Golf

Canada qualified one boy and one girl.[20]

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Team
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Gymnastics

Canada qualified four gymnasts (two boys and two girls). The team was officially named on August 31, 2018.[21]

Artistic

Canada qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[22]

Boys'
Individual Qualification
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Individual Finals
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Girls
Individual Qualification
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Individual Finals
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Rhythmic

Canada qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[22]

Trampoline

Canada qualified one gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[22]

Judo

Canada qualified the maximum team size of one boy and one girl. Both athletes have to compete in one weight category higher as their weight category is not represented in the Youth Olympics.[23]

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Rowing

Canada qualified one girls in the women's single sculls after being ranked in the top 8 (among eligible nations) at the 2017 World Championships in Trakai, Lithuania.[24] The rower representing Canada was officially announced on September 10, 2018.[25]

Girls
  • Single sculls - 1 quota (Grace VandenBroek)

Rugby sevens

Canada qualified a girls' team of twelve athletes after winning the North American qualification event in Las Vegas in March 2018.[26] Canada's 12 women roster was named on August 29, 2018.[27]

Girls' tournament

Roster
Pool A
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Source: Buenos Aires 2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
13 October 2018
12:50
Canada 24–15 Kazakhstan
Try: Grant 2'c
Black 4'm
de Couvreur 6'm
Izyk 13'c
Con: Black (2/4) 2', 13'
ReportTry: Odnoletok (3) 8'm, 10'm, 12'm
Con: Mikhailenko (0/3)
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
13 October 2018
15:55
Canada 50–7 Tunisia
Try: Cousineau (3) 0'c, 7'm, 8'm
Grant (2) 3'c, 5'c
de Couvreur 7'c
MacKinnon 13'm
Izyk 14'c
Con: Black (3/3) 1', 3', 5'
Czeppel (2/5) 7', 14'
ReportTry: Arbi 12'c
Con: Ben Charrada (1/1) 12'
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)

14 October 2018
12:25
Canada 27–10 Colombia
Try: Lewis 1'm
Aikens (2) 2'm, 14'm
Black 4'm
Wardley 10'c
Con: Black (1/4) 10'
Cousineau (0/1)
ReportTry: Mejia 11'm
Jimenez 13'
Con: Tapias (0/1)
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Maddy Putz (Australia)
14 October 2018
15:05
New Zealand 20–5 Canada
Try: Maaka 7'm
Tairakena (2) 10'm, 12'm
Risaleaana Pouri-Lane 13'm
Con: Risaleaana Pouri-Lane (0/4)
ReportTry: Wardley 4'm
Con: Black (0/1)
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Katherine Ritchie (Great Britain)

15 October 2018
10:15
France 33–19 Canada
Try: Escudero 3'c
Hapulat (3) 7'm, 9'c, 13'c
Christiaens 11'c
Con: Christiaens (3/4) 3', 9', 11'
Maran (1/1) 14'
ReportTry: Aikens (2) 0'm, 7'c
Con: Black (1/2) 7'
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Maddy Putz (Australia)
Bronze medal match
15 October 2018
14:45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada 24–19 Colombia
Try: Grant (2) 1'm, 11'c
Black 3'c
Izyk 12'm
Con: Black (2/4) 4', 11'
ReportTry: Tapias 5'
Ibarra 7'm
Mejia 9'c
Con: Tapias (2/2) 6', 10'
Mejia (0/1)
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

Shooting

Canada qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the American Qualification Tournament.[28][29]

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Sport climbing

Canada received a reallocated quota to send a girl.[30]

  • Girls' combined - 1 quota (Cat Carkner)
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Swimming

Canada's swimming team of eight athletes (four per gender) was announced on April 9, 2018. Canada qualified a full quota of eight athletes.[31] However, changes were made which removed gold medal favourites Gabe Mastromatteo and Margaret MacNeil, along with Alexander Pratt off the team. They were removed and replaced, because they were not available for the games.[32]

Boys
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Mixed relays
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Taekwondo

Canada qualified one boy at the qualification event in April 2018 in Tunisia.[33]

Boys
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Triathlon

Canada qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.

Individual
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Relay
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Wrestling

Canada received two reallocated quota spots (one boy and one girl).[34]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Boys
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See also


References

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  2. Michaels, Ted (4 October 2018). "Hamilton boxer to represent Canada at Summer Youth Olympic Games". Global News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. Shousher, Tamara (3 October 2018). "Jérémy Chartier selected as Team Canada's Flag Bearer for Buenos Aires 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. Wong, Agnes. "Emma wins silver in b-girl breaking at Buenos Aires 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. Wallace, Camille. "Knox swims to 200m IM podium at Youth Olympic Games". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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  8. "Spencer Wilcox Receives an Additional Quota Reallocation for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games". www.boxingcanada.org/. Boxing Canada. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018. On the eve of the opening ceremony, Boxing Canada has received an additional quota reallocation in the Men's 60 kg weight category
  9. "Japan Too!". World DanceSport Federation. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. "The Winners Are..." World DanceSport Federation. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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  16. "2018 Youth Olympic Games Gymnastics Qualifiers". FIG. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  17. "Rachel Krapman and Keagan Young Will Represent Canada at the Youth Olympic Games". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  18. "2018 Youth Olympic Games Rowing Places Obtained" (PDF). FISA. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  19. "RCA NextGen rower Grace VandenBroek nominated to represent Canada at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games". www.rowingcanada.org/. Rowing Canada. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  20. "Canada is Youth Olympics Bound". www.therugbybreakdown.com/. The Rugby Breakdown. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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  22. Hooper, Roxanne (12 September 2018). "Air pistol proficiency takes Langley youth to Argentina". Langley Advance. Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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  26. "Wrestlers Lee and White nominated to represent Canada at Youth Olympic Games". www.wrestling.ca/. Wrestling Canada Lutte. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

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