# Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 11 to 16 October. The events took place at the Parque Olímpico de la Juventud in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
For the first time, every athletics' event featured 2 stages – 2 separate competitions, both of their results were added together to conclude final standings.

## Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 36 athletes, 18 per each gender and 1 per each event. In total, 680 (340 boys and 340 girls) athletes will compete at the Youth Olympics with continental qualification events deciding the majority of athletes. The distribution of quotas was decided based on the results from the 2015 World Youth Championships and 2017 World Youth Championships. As hosts, Argentina is given 4 quotas, 2 per each gender and universality places will be given to nations whom did not qualify an athlete with a maximum of 1 boy or girl per nation. These quotas will be subtracted from that nation's continental quota in the relevant event. All athletes qualified in the 1500 m, 3000 m and 2000 m steeplechase will compete their Stage 2 event in the cross country run.
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2002.

### Qualification timeline

| Event | Location | Date |
| 2015 World Youth Championships | Cali | 15–19 July 2015 |
| 2017 World Youth Championships | Nairobi | 12–16 July 2017 |
| 2018 Melanesian Championship | Port Vila | 9–11 May 2018 |
| 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Qualifying Meet | Bangkok | 4–5 July 2018 |
| 2018 European U18 Championship | Győr | 5–8 July 2018 |
| 2018 African Youth Games | Algiers | 19–28 July 2018 |
* The Americas Youth Olympic trials were scheduled to be held in Nicaragua but were cancelled due to civil unrest in the country. Rankings will determine who competes from the continent.

### Quota distribution
#### Boys

| Event | Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Total |
| 100m | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 32 |
| 200m | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 400m | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| 800m | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 1500m | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 3000m | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 110m Hurdles | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 400m Hurdles | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 2000m Steeplechase | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| High Jump | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| Pole Vault | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| Long Jump | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Triple Jump | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Shot Put | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| Discus Throw | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| Hammer Throw | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| Javelin Throw | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 5000m Race Walk | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 57 | 88 | 57 | 119 | 19 | 340 |

#### Girls

| Event | Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Total |
| 100m | 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 32 |
| 200m | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 400m | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 800m | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 24 |
| 1500m | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 3000m | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 100m Hurdles | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 400m Hurdles | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 2000m Steeplechase | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| High Jump | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| Pole Vault | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| Long Jump | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| Triple Jump | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| Shot Put | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| Discus Throw | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| Hammer Throw | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| Javelin Throw | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 5000m Race Walk | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 43 | 85 | 32 | 162 | 18 | 340 |

## Schedule

The schedule was released by the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.
| Q | Stage 1 | H | Stage 1 | F | Stage 2 | C | Cross country run (Stage 2) |
| Event ↓ / Date → | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 |
| Boys' 100 m | | H | | | F | |
| Boys' 200 m | | | H | | | F |
| Boys' 400 m | H | | | F | | |
| Boys' 800 m | | | H | | F | |
| Boys' 1500 m | | H | | | C | |
| Boys' 3000 m | H | | | | C | |
| Boys' 110 m hurdles | | | H | | | F |
| Boys' 400 m hurdles | | | H | | | F |
| Boys' 2000 m steeplechase | | H | | | C | |
| Boys' 5 km walk | H | | | | F | |
| Boys' Long jump | | Q | | | F | |
| Boys' Triple jump | | | Q | | | F |
| Boys' High jump | Q | | | F | | |
| Boys' Pole vault | | | Q | | | F |
| Boys' Shot put | | Q | | | F | |
| Boys' Discus throw | Q | | | F | | |
| Boys' Javelin throw | | | Q | | | F |
| Boys' Hammer throw | | Q | | | F | |
| Event ↓ / Date → | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 |
| Girls' 100 m | | H | | | F | |
| Girls' 200 m | | | H | | | F |
| Girls' 400 m | H | | | F | | |
| Girls' 800 m | H | | | F | | |
| Girls' 1500 m | | H | | | C | |
| Girls' 3000 m | H | | | | C | |
| Girls' 100 m hurdles | H | | | F | | |
| Girls' 400 m hurdles | | | H | | | F |
| Girls' 2000 m steeplechase | | H | | | C | |
| Girls' 5 km walk | | H | | | | F |
| Girls' Long jump | Q | | | F | | |
| Girls' Triple jump | | | Q | | | F |
| Girls' High jump | | Q | | | F | |
| Girls' Pole vault | Q | | | F | | |
| Girls' Shot put | | Q | | | F | |
| Girls' Discus throw | Q | | | F | | |
| Girls' Javelin throw | | | Q | | | F |
| Girls' Hammer throw | | Q | | | F | |
| Event ↓ / Date → | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Qatar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | France | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Argentina* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Burundi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Algeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Zambia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (47 entries) | Totals (47 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |

### Boys' events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Luke Davids South Africa | 20.71 | Alaba Olukunle Akintola Nigeria | 21.00 | Seiryō Ikeda Japan | 21.12 |
| 200 m details | Abdelaziz Mohamed Qatar | 41.78 | Antonio Watson Jamaica | 42.41 | Lucas Conceição Vilar Brazil | 42.67 |
| 400 m details | Luis Avilés Mexico | 1:34.23 | Kennedy Luchembe Zambia | 1:34.34 | Nicholas Ramey United States | 1:34.87 |
| 800 m details | Tasew Yada Ethiopia | 3:39.76 | Mohamed Ali Gouaned Algeria | 3:41.74 | Mehmet Çelik Turkey | 3:41.79 |
| 1500 m details | Jean de Dieu Butoyi Burundi | 4 pts | Anass Essayi Morocco | 4 pts | Melese Nberet Ethiopia | 4 pts |
| 3000 m details | Jackson Kavesa Muema Kenya | 4 pts | Berihu Aregawi Ethiopia | 4 pts | Oscar Chelimo Uganda | 4 pts |
| 110 m hurdles details | Owaab Barrow Qatar | 26.50 | Kenny Fletcher France | 27.01 | Addis Wong Lok Hei Hong Kong | 27.13 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Haruto Deguchi Japan | 1:42.68 | Dániel Huller Hungary | 1:43.84 | Mohammed Duhaim Al-Muawi Saudi Arabia | 1:45.81 |
| 2000 m steeplechase / Cross country details | Abrham Sime Ethiopia | 2 pts | Baptiste Guyon France | 8 pts | Abel Yamane Eritrea | 9 pts |
| 5000 m race walk details | Óscar Patín [es] Ecuador | 20:13.69 | Suraj Panwar India | 20:23.30 | Jan Moreu Puerto Rico | 20:28.02 |
| High jump details | Chen Long China | 4.35 | Oscar Miers Australia | 4.27 | Oleh Doroshchuk Ukraine | 4.23 |
| Pole vault details | Baptiste Thiery France | 10.37 | Kazuki Furusawa Japan | 10.32 | Dmitry Kachanov Russia | 10.32 |
| Long jump details | Lester Lescay Cuba | 15.54 | Joshua Cowley Australia | 15.53 | Koki Wada Japan | 15.12 |
| Triple jump details | Jordan Díaz Cuba | 34.18 | Ineh Oritsemeyiwa Nigeria | 31.85 | Praveen Chithravel India | 31.52 |
| Shot put details | Nazareno Sasia Argentina | 43.19 | Xing Jialiang China | 41.74 | Carmelo Alessandro Musci Italy | 41.43 |
| Discus throw details | Connor Bell New Zealand | 133.08 | Jorge Luis Contreras Puerto Rico | 115.06 | Gracjan Kozak Poland | 114.92 |
| Hammer throw details | Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine | 171.11 | Valentin Andreev Bulgaria | 163.96 | Wang Qi China | 155.36 |
| Javelin throw details | Topias Laine [fi] Finland | 153.42 | Gustavo Osorio Argentina | 150.28 | Martin Florian Czech Republic | 150.24 |

### Girls' events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Rosemary Chukuma Nigeria | 23.20 | Julien Alfred Saint Lucia | 23.22 | Gabriela Suárez Ecuador | 23.26 |
| 200 m details | Guðbjörg Jóna Bjarnadóttir Iceland | 47.02 | Dalia Kaddari Italy | 47.69 | Letícia Maria Nonato Lima Brazil | 47.87 |
| 400 m details | Barbora Malíková Czech Republic | 1:48.86 | Marie Scheppan Germany | 1:50.06 | Niddy Mingilishi Zambia | 1:50.48 |
| 800 m details | Keely Small Australia | 4:10.44 | Athing Mu United States | 4:13.24 | Hirut Meshesha Ethiopia | 4:14.60 |
| 1500 m details | Edinah Jebitok Kenya | 2 pts | Jaylah Hancock-Cameron Australia | 6 pts | Lemiem Hailu Ethiopia | 7 pts |
| 3000 m details | Sarah Chelangat Uganda | 2 pts | Mercy Chepkorir Kerarei Kenya | 4 pts | Aberash Minsewo Ethiopia | 6 pts |
| 100 m hurdles details | Grace Stark United States | 26.14 | Sophie White Australia | 26.40 | Ackera Nugent Jamaica | 26.41 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Valeria Cabezas Colombia | 1:57.58 | Loubna Benhadja Algeria | 2:00.68 | Carla García Spain | 2:00.76 |
| 2000 m steeplechase / Cross country details | Fancy Cherono Kenya | 2 pts | Mekides Abebe Ethiopia | 5 pts | Parami Wasanthi Maristela Sri Lanka | 7 pts |
| 5000 m race walk details | Xi Ricuo China | 45:03.49 | Sofia Ramos Rodríguez Mexico | 45:58.97 | Olga Fiaska Greece | 46:10.02 |
| High jump details | Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine | 3.87 | Mariya Kochanova Russia | 3.71 | Jessica Kähärä Finland | 3.63 |
| Pole vault details | Leni Freyja Wildgrube Germany | 8.12 | Emma Brentel France | 7.82 | Krystsina Kantsavenka Belarus | 7.72 |
| Long jump details | Maité Beernaert Belgium | 12.32 | Klaudia Endrész Hungary | 12.31 | Ingeborg Grünwald Austria | 12.31 |
| Triple jump details | Aleksandra Nacheva Bulgaria | 27.62 | María Vicente Spain | 27.43 | Mariya Privalova Russia | 26.07 |
| Shot put details | Li Xinhui China | 36.75 | Yelizaveta Dorts Belarus | 35.13 | Dane Roets South Africa | 34.64 |
| Discus throw details | Melany Matheus Cuba | 108.65 | Violetta Ignatyeva Russia | 107.79 | Özlem Becerek Turkey | 103.86 |
| Hammer throw details | Valeriya Ivanenko Ukraine | 146.98 | Rawan Ayman Ibrahim Barakat Egypt | 136.17 | Alegna Osorio Cuba | 127.00 |
| Javelin throw details | Elina Tzengko Greece | 125.08 | Juleisy Ángulo Ecuador | 115.03 | Münevver Hancı Turkey | 114.47 |

## Participating nations

A total of 177 countries entered athletes.
* Afghanistan (1)
* Albania (1)
* Algeria (6)
* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* American Samoa (1)
* Angola (1)
* Argentina (7)
* Australia (13)
* Austria (5)
* Azerbaijan (2)
* Bahamas (6)
* Bahrain (1)
* Barbados (2)
* Belarus (16)
* Belgium (6)
* Belize (1)
* Benin (1)
* Bermuda (1)
* Bhutan (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
* Bolivia (1)
* Botswana (1)
* Brazil (21)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Brunei (1)
* Bulgaria (4)
* Burkina Faso (2)
* Burundi (3)
* Cameroon (1)
* Canada (15)
* Cape Verde (2)
* Cayman Islands (2)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chile (5)
* China (10)
* Colombia (11)
* Comoros (2)
* Republic of the Congo (1)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Cuba (13)
* Cyprus (1)
* Czech Republic (15)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Djibouti (3)
* Dominica (2)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Ecuador (9)
* Egypt (4)
* Equatorial Guinea (1)
* El Salvador (3)
* Eritrea (5)
* Estonia (6)
* Ethiopia (9)
* Federated States of Micronesia (1)
* Fiji (1)
* Finland (13)
* France (18)
* The Gambia (2)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (20)
* Ghana (1)
* Greece (14)
* Grenada (2)
* Guatemala (1)
* Guinea (1)
* Guinea-Bissau (1)
* Guyana (2)
* Haiti (2)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Honduras (1)
* Hungary (16)
* Iceland (3)
* India (7)
* Indonesia (2)
* Iran (3)
* Iraq (1)
* Ireland (3)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (13)
* Ivory Coast (1)
* Jamaica (11)
* Jordan (2)
* Japan (14)
* Kazakhstan (5)
* Kenya (10)
* Kiribati (1)
* Kosovo (1)
* Kuwait (1)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Laos (2)
* Latvia (3)
* Liberia (2)
* Lesotho (2)
* Lithuania (3)
* Luxembourg (2)
* Macedonia (1)
* Madagascar (1)
* Malawi (2)
* Malaysia (1)
* Maldives (1)
* Mali (1)
* Malta (1)
* Marshall Islands (1)
* Mauritania (2)
* Morocco (5)
* Mexico (18)
* Moldova (1)
* Monaco (1)
* Mozambique (1)
* Nauru (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Nepal (1)
* New Zealand (5)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Niger (1)
* Nigeria (5)
* Oman (2)
* Palestine (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Panama (1)
* Peru (2)
* Poland (15)
* Portugal (6)
* Puerto Rico (4)
* Qatar (3)
* Romania (5)
* Russia (4)
* Rwanda (1)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
* Saudi Arabia (2)
* Serbia (3)
* Senegal (1)
* Seychelles (1)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Singapore (1)
* Slovakia (6)
* Slovenia (3)
* Solomon Islands (1)
* Somalia (2)
* South Africa (16)
* South Korea (1)
* South Sudan (2)
* Spain (18)
* Sri Lanka (4)
* Sudan (1)
* Suriname (2)
* Eswatini (2)
* Switzerland (9)
* Syria (1)
* Chinese Taipei (11)
* Tanzania (2)
* Thailand (1)
* Timor-Leste (2)
* Togo (1)
* Tonga (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (2)
* Turkmenistan (2)
* Tunisia (4)
* Turkey (17)
* Tuvalu (1)
* Uganda (3)
* Ukraine (13)
* United States (7)
* Uruguay (2)
* Uzbekistan (4)
* Vanuatu (1)
* Venezuela (5)
* Vietnam (2)
* Virgin Islands (1)
* Yemen (2)
* Zambia (2)
* Zimbabwe (1)