Weightlifting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Weightlifting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 23 August at the Nanjing International Expo Center in Nanjing, China.

Weightlifting
at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games
VenueNanjing International Expo Center
Dates17–23 August
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Qualification edit

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 4 competitors, 2 per each gender. As hosts, China was given the maximum quota, but only selected 1 athlete per gender and a further 11 boys and 9 girls was to be decided by the Tripartite Commission, but only 9 boys and 6 girls were selected, the remaining places were reallocated. The remaining 86 places shall be decided by team classification results from qualification events, namely the 2013 World Youth Championships and five continental qualification tournaments.[1]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1999. Furthermore, NOCs will only be allowed to enter a single athlete in an event.[1]

Boys edit

Event Location Date Quotas Qualified
Host Nation - - 1   China
2013 World Youth Championships[2]   Tashkent 6–13 April 2013 2   Russia
  Egypt
  India
  Iran
  Romania
  Mexico
  Kazakhstan
  Armenia
  Uzbekistan
1   Thailand
  Ukraine
  Poland
  Vietnam
  Colombia
  Venezuela
  North Korea
2014 Asian Youth Championships[3]   Bang Saen 4–12 March 2014 1   South Korea
  Indonesia
  Kyrgyzstan
  Chinese Taipei
  Syria
2014 African Youth Championships[4]   Tunis 15–22 April 2014 1   Tunisia
  Libya
  Algeria
  Morocco
2014 European Youth Championships[5]   Ciechanow 28 Apr–3 May 2014 1   Bulgaria
  Turkey
  Germany
  Italy
  France
2014 Pan-American Youth Championships[6]   Chiclayo 7–11 May 2014 1   Peru
  United States
  Ecuador
  Dominican Republic
2014 Oceania Youth Championship[7]   Mont Dore 25–31 May 2014 1   New Zealand
  Australia
  Papua New Guinea
  Fiji
Tripartite Invitation[8] - - 1   Federated States of Micronesia
  Iraq
  Kiribati
  Nauru
  Nicaragua
  Pakistan
  Sierra Leone
  Tonga
  Turkmenistan
Reallocation[8] - - 1   Kenya
  Saudi Arabia
  Serbia
TOTAL 60

Girls edit

Event Location Date Quotas Qualified
Host Nation - - 1   China
2013 World Youth Championships[9]   Tashkent 6–13 April 2013 2   Mexico
  North Korea
  Russia
  Thailand
  Kazakhstan
  Vietnam
  Romania
1   Ecuador
  Venezuela
  Indonesia
  Colombia
  Myanmar
  Poland
  Ukraine
  Egypt
2014 Asian Youth Championships[10]   Bang Saen 4–12 March 2014 1   Chinese Taipei
  India
  Mongolia
  Uzbekistan
2014 African Youth Championships[11]   Tunis 15–22 April 2014 1   Tunisia
  Algeria
  Morocco
2014 European Youth Championships[12]   Ciechanow 28 Apr–3 May 2014 1   Turkey
  Bulgaria
  Armenia
  Italy
2014 Pan-American Youth Championships[13]   Chiclayo 7–11 May 2014 1   Peru
  Brazil
  United States
2014 Oceania Youth Championship[14]   Mont Dore 25–31 May 2014 1   Australia
  Papua New Guinea
  Fiji
Tripartite Invitation[8] - - 1   Bangladesh
  Ghana
  Madagascar
  Malta
  Seychelles
  Solomon Islands
Reallocation[8] - - 1   Argentina
  Chile
  Hungary
  Latvia
TOTAL 50

Schedule edit

The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[15]

All times are CST (UTC+8)
Event Date Event Day Starting Time Event Details
August 17 Sunday 14:30 Girls' -48 kg
August 17 Sunday 18:00 Boys' -56 kg
August 18 Monday 14:30 Girls' -53 kg
August 18 Monday 18:00 Boys' -62 kg
August 19 Tuesday 14:30 Girls' -58 kg
August 19 Tuesday 18:00 Boys' -69 kg
August 21 Thursday 14:30 Girls' -63 kg
August 21 Thursday 18:00 Boys' -77 kg
August 22 Friday 14:30 Girls' +63 kg
August 22 Friday 18:00 Boys' -85 kg
August 23 Saturday 18:00 Boys' +85 kg

Medal summary edit

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Thailand2103
2  Armenia2002
  China*2002
4  Russia1304
5  North Korea1203
6  Egypt1012
7  Bulgaria1001
  Chinese Taipei1001
9  Uzbekistan0112
10  India0101
  Mexico0101
  Serbia0101
  Vietnam0101
14  Kazakhstan0022
15  Argentina0011
  Colombia0011
  France0011
  Italy0011
  Latvia0011
  Tunisia0011
  Ukraine0011
Totals (21 entries)11111133

Boy's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg
details
Meng Cheng
  China
Nguyễn Trần Anh Tuấn
  Vietnam
Adkhamjon Ergashev
  Uzbekistan
62 kg
details
Pak Jong-ju
  North Korea
Sakda Meeboon
  Thailand
Mirko Zanni
  Italy
69 kg
details
Bozhidar Andreev
  Bulgaria
Viacheslav Iarkin
  Russia
Andrés Caicedo
  Colombia
77 kg
details
Hakob Mkrtchyan
  Armenia
Ragala Venkat Rahul
  India
Zhaslan Kaliyev
  Kazakhstan
85 kg
details
Khetag Khugaev
  Russia
Farkhodbek Sobirov
  Uzbekistan
Mohamed Shosha
  Egypt
+85 kg
details
Simon Martirosyan
  Armenia
Tamaš Kajdoči
  Serbia
Anthony Coullet
  France

Girl's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg
details
Jiang Huihua
  China
Ri Song-gum
  North Korea
Rebeka Koha
  Latvia
53 kg
details
Rattanaphon Pakkaratha
  Thailand
Jong Chun-hui
  North Korea
Nouha Landoulsi
  Tunisia
58 kg
details
Chiang Nien-hsin
  Chinese Taipei
Anastasia Petrova
  Russia
Sasha Nievas
  Argentina
63 kg
details
Sara Ahmed
  Egypt
Ana Lilia Durán
  Mexico
Sofiya Zenchenko
  Ukraine
+63 kg
details
Dunganksorn Chaidee
  Thailand
Svetlana Shcherbakova
  Russia
Tatyana Kapustina
  Kazakhstan

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Qualification System: Weightlifting" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Boys Team Classification from World Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Boys Team Classification from Asian Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Boys Team Classification from African Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Boys Team Classification from European Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Boys Team Classification from Pan American Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Boys Team Classification from Oceania Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d "2014 YOG Quota Summary" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Girls Team Classification from World Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Girls Team Classification from Asian Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Girls Team Classification from African Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  12. ^ "Girls Team Classification from European Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Girls Team Classification from Pan American Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Girls Team Classification from Oceania Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Sport Explanatory Brochure: Weightlifting" (PDF). Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

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