South Africa at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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South Africa at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Flag of South Africa.svg
IOC codeRSA
NOCSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websitehttp://www.sascoc.co.za/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors75 in 20 sports
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

South Africa participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Archery[]

Main article: Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Individual
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Boys' Individual 609 30  Feng (CHN)
L 0–6 		Did not advance 17
Team
Athletes Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
  (RSA)
  (IND) 		Mixed team 1274 29   (GBR) /
  (IRI)
L 1–5 		Did not advance 17

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Canoeing[]

Main article: Canoeing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.[1]

  • Boys' K1 - 1 boat
  • Girls' K1 - 1 boat
Boys
Athlete Event Qualification Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
K1 sprint 1:45.58 8 1:45.78 3   (ARG)
L 1:46.22 		Did not advance
K1 slalom DNF N/A Did not advance
Girls
Athlete Event Qualification Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
K1 sprint 2:05.30 14 2:05.64 5   (CZE)
L 2:07.95 		Did not advance
K1 slalom 1:27.57 13 1:32.01 8   (THA)
L 1:26.06 		Did not advance

Dancesport[]

Main article: Dancesport at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified one dancer based on its performance at the 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship.[2]

  • B-Boys - Jordan

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified a rider based on its ranking in the FEI World Jumping Challenge Rankings.[3]

  • Individual Jumping - 1 athlete
Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Total
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Jos Cassius Individual Jumping 16 25 4 4 10 20 25
Africa
  (MRI)
  (ZAM)
  (ZIM)
  (EGY)
  (RSA) 		BM Urlefe
Call Girl Z
El Roblecito Malaika
Jos Africa de Parco
Jos Cassius 		Team Jumping (4)
1
0
(8)
0 		4 (4)
0
0
(4)
0 		1 1 1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Golf[]

Main article: Golf at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Individual
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
Score Rank Score Total Rank Score Total Rank Score Par Rank
77 (+7) 15 81 (+11) 158 27 76 (+6) 234 19 234 +24 22
75 (+5) 20 72 (+2) 147 10 80 (+10) 227 25 227 +17 21
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

Mixed team 69 (-1) 27 75 (+5) 18 76 75 151 (+11) 24 295 +15 23

Gymnastics[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Acrobatic[]

South Africa qualified a mixed pair based on its performance at the 2018 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championship.[4]

  • Mixed pair - 1 team of 2 athletes
  • Rachel Nell and Sidwell Madibeng

Artistic[]

South Africa qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 African Junior Championship.[4]

  • Boys' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota
  • Ruan Lange
  • Girls' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota
  • Lisa Conradie

Rhythmic[]

South Africa qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 African Junior Championship.[4]

  • Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - 1 quota

Field hockey[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Preliminary round[]

Pool A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina (H) 5 5 0 0 41 2 +39 15 Quarterfinals
2   5 4 0 1 29 10 +19 12
3   5 3 0 2 19 13 +6 9
4   5 2 0 3 19 13 +6 6
5   5 1 0 4 23 8 +15 3 9th place game
6   5 0 0 5 0 80 −80 0 11th place game
Source: Buenos Aires 2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host
7 October 2018
14:45
South Africa  4–3  Uruguay
Goal 4', 6', 14'
Goal 20' 		Report Goal 1', 19'
Goal 10'
Umpires:
Victoria Pazos (PAR)
Chen Jianjun (CHN)
8 October 2018
10:15
  0–11  South Africa
Report Goal 4', 7', 20'
Goal 8', 11', 13'
Goal 9'
Goal 16'
Goal 18', 18', 19'
Umpires:
Chen Jianjun (CHN)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)
9 October 2018
17:45
South Africa  0–4  Argentina
Report Cerundolo Goal 3'
Bruggesser Goal 4'
Goal 5', 12'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
10 October 2018
13:15
Austria  1–2  South Africa
Goal 16' Report Goal 3', 14'
Umpires:
Margaux Brand (CAN)
Ayu Zainuddin (MAS)
11 October 2018
14:00
South Africa  2–5  India
Goal 10'
Goal 19' 		Report Goal 2', 17'
Goal 10'
Lalremsiami Goal 12'
Goal 13'
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

Final round[]

Quarterfinal
12 October 2018
15:00
Australia  3–3  South Africa
Lawton Goal 4', 16'
Young Goal 14' 		Report Goal 6', 11'
Goal 19'
Penalties
Sertorio Penalty shoot-out scored
Schonell Penalty shoot-out scored
Lawton Penalty shoot-out missed
Schonell Penalty shoot-out missed 		2–3 Penalty shoot-out scored
Penalty shoot-out missed
Penalty shoot-out scored
Penalty shoot-out scored
Umpires:
Victoria Pazos (PAR)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)
Semifinal
13 October 2018
17:00
Argentina  11–0  South Africa
Cerundolo Goal 7', 20'
di Santo Goal 9', 18'
Goal 10', 10', 19'
Goal 13', 15'
Bruggesser Goal 14', 17' 		Report
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Bronze medal match
14 October 2018
14:00
South Africa  0–6  China
Report Goal 2'
Goal 7', 20'
Goal 13'
Goal 14'
Goal 15'
Umpires:
Victoria Pazos (PAR)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

Modern pentathlon[]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified two pentathletes based on its performance at the Asian/Oceanian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[5]

  • Boys' Individual -
  • Girls' Individual -

Rowing[]

Main article: Rowing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships.[6]

  • Boys' single sculls - 1 athlete
  • Girls' single sculls - 1 athlete

Rugby sevens[]

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
  • Boys' tournament - 1 team of 12 athletes
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament

Group Stage[]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Argentina 5 5 0 0 180 38 +142 15
2  France 5 4 0 1 111 65 +46 13
3  Japan 5 2 1 2 74 103 −29 10
4  South Africa 5 2 0 3 79 84 −5 9
5  United States 5 0 2 3 67 120 −53 7
6  Samoa 5 0 1 4 48 149 −101 6
Source: Buenos Aires 2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
13 October 2018
13:15
South Africa 12–14  Japan
Try: 3'c
Kellerman 7'm
Con: (1/2) 3'
 Report Try: 6'c
11'c
Con: (2/2) 7', 12'
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Nehuen Jauri Rivero (Argentina)
13 October 2018
16:20
South Africa 12–17  France
Try: 6'c
11'm
Con: (1/1) 6'
(0/1)
 Report Try: (2) 1'm, 7'c
3'm
Con: (1/3) 7'
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
14 October 2018
9:15
South Africa 19–12  United States
Try: 4'c
7'c
14'm
Con: (1/1) 4'
(1/2) 8'
 Report Try: 1'c
11'm
Con: (1/1) 2'
(0/1)
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
14 October 2018
12:20
South Africa 5–34  Argentina
Try: Gumede 12'm
Con: (0/1)
 Report Try: Mendy (2) 3'm, 5'm
Moneta 6'c
8'm
10'c
14'm
Con: (2/4) 7', 10'
(0/2)
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
15 October 2018
11:05
South Africa 31–7  Samoa
Try: 1'c
7'
7'm
Kellerman 9'c
11'm
Con: (1/1) 2'
(2/4) 7', 10'
 Report Try: 5'
Con: (1/1) 5'
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Nehuen Jauri Rivero (Argentina)

Bronze Medal Game[]

15 October 2018
15:10
Japan 28–5  South Africa
Try: 2'c
3'c
(2) 8'c, 12'c
Con: (4/4) 2', 3', 9', 12'
 Report Try: 13'm
Con: Braude (0/1)
Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified one boat based on its performance at the African and European IKA Twin Tip Racing Qualifiers.[7][8]

  • Girls' IKA Twin Tip Racing - 1 boat

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the 2017 African Championships.[9]

  • Boys' 10m Air Rifle - 1 quota
Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Boys' 10m air rifle 583.4 20 Did not advance
Team
Athletes Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Points Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
 Stephanie Grundsøe (DEN)
  (RSA) 		Mixed 10m air rifle 811.7 18 Did not advance

Sport climbing[]

Main article: Sport climbing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified two sport climbers based on its performance at the 2017 World African Sport Climbing Championships.[10]

  • Boys' combined - 1 quota (David Naude)
  • Girls' combined - 1 quota ()

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Tennis[]

Main article: Tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Singles
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
P Henning Boys' singles  F Díaz Acosta (ARG)
L 0-6, 3–6 		Did not advance
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
 P Henning (RSA)
  (BEN) 		Boys' doubles  A Andreev (BUL)
  (AUS)
L 2-6, 6–7 		Did not advance
 S Nahimana (BDI)
 P Henning (RSA) 		Mixed doubles   (THA)
  (BHR)
W 6-0, 6–1 		 K Juvan (SLO)
 M Miladinović (SRB)
L 2-6, 6–4, 8–10 		Did not advance

Triathlon[]

Main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 African Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[11]

Individual
Athlete Event Swim (750m) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Time Rank
Boys 9:39 0:32 27:31 0:28 19:24 57:34 21
Girls 9:59 0:46 30:17 0:28 17:15 58:45 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Relay
Athlete Event Total Times per Athlete
(Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km,
Run 1.8 km) 		Total Group Time Rank
Africa 1
  (RSA)
  (RSA)
  (TUN)
  (TUN) 		Mixed Relay 22:01 (2)
21:17 (5)
25:27 (12)
23:09 (9) 		1:31:54 1P 9

Weightlifting[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 African Youth Championships.[12]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Boys' −77 kg 112 6 133 6 245 6

Wrestling[]

Main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

South Africa qualified one wrestler based on its performance at the 2018 African Cadet Championships.[13]

Key:
  • VSU – Without any points scored by the opponent
Athlete Event Group stage Final / RM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score
Boys' freestyle −48kg   (UZB)
L 0 – 10 VSU 		  (TUR)
L 0 – 10 VSU 		3 Q   (NRU)
W 10 – 0 VSU 		5

References[]

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  2. ^ "Japan Too!". World DanceSport Federation. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Qualified NOC's to the 3rd Youth Olympic Games – Buenos Aires - 2018" (PDF). FEI. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "2018 Youth Olympic Games Gymnastics Qualifiers". FIG. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ "YOG 2018 Continental Qualifier - Africa". UIPM. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  6. ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games Rowing Places Obtained" (PDF). FISA. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Morocco, South Africa, Italy and Slovenia clinch spots in thrilling Climax". 26 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games - Qualification". World Sailing. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Quota Places by Name and Nation". ISSF. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Africa Youth A Climbing Cup Winners" (PDF). IFSC. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Results: 2018 Rabat ATU Triathlon African Championships and YOG Qualifier". ITU. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Boys Team YOG Classification from African Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  13. ^ "2018 African Championships". UWW. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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