Kosovo_at_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics
Kosovo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Kosovo participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018. This was the country's Youth Olympic Games debut.
| Kosovo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | KOS |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Kosovo |
| Website | http://www.noc-kosovo.org/ |
| in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – 18 October 2018 | |
| Competitors | 5 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 83rd |
|
| Summer Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (combined) teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Erza Muminoviq | Judo | Girls' -44 kg | 7 October |
| Bronze | Erza Muminoviq | Judo | Mixed team | 10 October |
| Sports | Boys | Girls | Total | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
The athlete Muhamet Ramadani was included in the shot thanks to an initiative by the European Athletics Association.[1][2]
| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Muhamet Ramadani | Boys' shot put | 18.53 | 9 | 16.48 | 15 | 35.01 | 12 |
Kosovo received an invitation of the International Olympic Committee to participate in the boxing tournament.[1]
- Boys' 64 kg - Erdonis Maliqi[2]
- Boys
Kosovo qualified one athlete, based on their performance at the U18 European Championship.[1]
- Girls' 44 kg - Erza Muminovic
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Rep 1 | Rep 2 | Rep 3 | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Erza Muminoviq | Girls' -44 kg | Bye |  Tababi Devi Thangjam (IND)L 00-01s2 |
Did not advance | Bye |  Aleksa Georgieva (BUL)W 10s1-00 |
 Vusala Karimova (AZE)W 10s2-00s2 |
 Anastasia Balaban (UKR)W 10-00 |
|
- Team
| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Team Rio de Janeiro Milana Charygulyyeva (TKM) Yassamine Djellab (ALG) Metka Lobnik (SLO) Erza Muminoviq (KOS) Abrek Naguchev (RUS) Fleury Nihozeko (BUR) Jamshed Sulaimoni (TJK) Sultan Zhenishbekov (KGZ) |
Mixed team |  Team Sydney (MIX)W 4–3 |
Team Atlanta (MIX) W 5–4 |
Team Athens (MIX) L 3–5 |
Did not advance | |
Kosovo received an invitation of the IOC to participate in the swimming competitions.[1]
- Girls' 100 m Breaststroke - Melisa Zhdrella[1][2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Melisa Zhdrella | 50 m backstroke | 35.44 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
Kosovo was given a quota by the tripartite committee to compete in weightlifting.[3]
- Boys' events - Bleron Fetaovski[2]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Bleron Fetaovski | −77 kg | 87 | 8 | 103 | 9 | 190 | 9 |
- "KOSOVO WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME". European Olympic Committees. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- "Cinco para el debut de Kosovo". Buenos Aires 2018. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- "Universality Places Selected (Weightlifting)" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.