# Kosovo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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.

## Medals

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 |

## Competitors

| Sports | Boys | Girls | Total | Events |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |

## Athletics

The athlete Muhamet Ramadani was included in the shot thanks to an initiative by the European Athletics Association.
| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Muhamet Ramadani | Boys' shot put | 18.53 | 9 | 16.48 | 15 | 35.01 | 12 |

## Boxing

Kosovo received an invitation of the International Olympic Committee to participate in the boxing tournament.
* Boys' 64 kg - Erdonis Maliqi

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary R1 | Preliminary R2 | Semifinals | Final / RM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Erdonis Maliqi | -64 kg | Boulaouja (MAR) L 2–3 | Shaiken (KAZ) L WO | Did not advance | Jones (USA) NC | 6 |

## Judo

Kosovo qualified one athlete, based on their performance at the U18 European Championship.
* Girls' 44 kg - Erza Muminovic

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Rep 1 | Rep 2 | Rep 3 | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| 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 | Final |
| Athletes | Event | 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 | |

## Swimming

Kosovo received an invitation of the IOC to participate in the swimming competitions.
* Girls' 100 m Breaststroke - Melisa Zhdrella
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Melisa Zhdrella | 50 m backstroke | 35.44 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Kosovo was given a quota by the tripartite committee to compete in weightlifting.
* Boys' events - Bleron Fetaovski
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Bleron Fetaovski | −77 kg | 87 | 8 | 103 | 9 | 190 | 9 |