Israel competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Anastasia Gorbenko Swimming 200 m individual medley 7 Oct Yonatan FridmanNoa Kazado Yakar Gymnastics Acrobatic mixed pairs 15 Oct Denis Loktev Swimming 200 m freestyle 8 Oct
Athletics
Israel qualified three athletes.
Boys Track & road events AthleteEventStage 1Stage 2TotalResultRankResultRankTotalRankAdisu Guadia3000 m8:30.271112:0679cross countrycolspan=2 1812:0618
Field Events AthleteEventStage 1Stage 2TotalDistanceRankDistanceRankTotalRankAmal HasanovPole vault4.45134.62149.0712
Girls Field Events AthleteEventStage 1Stage 2TotalDistanceRankDistanceRankTotalRankVeronika ChaynovHigh jump1.7491.7973.537
Cycling
The ranks of the Israelis cyclists at the 2017 men junior XCO mountain bike world championships place Israel at the 7th place. This position qualified two cyclists for Israel.
Team AthletesEventCross-CountryEliminatorTime TrialCriteriumCross-CountryShort CircuitRoad RaceTotal PtsRankRankPointsTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsEitan LeviNadav RaisbergBoys' Team3156528:59.9512615202019:42-1 LAP8192001:31:031:31:032211081039
Gymnastics
Acrobatic Israel qualified a mixed pair based on its performance at the 2018 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championship.
Pairs AthleteEventQualificationFinalDynamicBalanceCombinedTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankYonatan FridmanNoa Kazado YakarMixed pairs26.930427.750227.390382.0701 Q 27.590
Artistic Israel qualified one gymnast based on Uri Zeiadel performance at the European qualification event as part of the 2018 European Junior Championship. Zeiadel finish at the 23rd place on the individual all-around event with 73.265 points. This score place Israel at the 15th place.
Boys AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankFloorPommel horseRingsVaultParallel barsHorizontal barTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankUri ZeiadelQualification12.166266.6333511.2663310.1663413.2001210.9253064.35634
Rhythmic Israel qualified one rhythmic gymnast based on Valeriia Sotskova performance at the European qualification event. Sotskova finish at the 5th place on the individual all-around event.
Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankValeriia SotskovaIndividual16.35015.15015.35014.95061.8004 Q16.15014.55015.70014.40060.8007
Judo
Israel qualified one athlete based on its position at the IJF cadet WRL.
Individual AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankQuarterfinalsSemifinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultBoys' -55 kgL 0-10Did not advanceW 10-0W 10-0L 0-105
Team AthletesEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankPersonalTeamPersonalTeamPersonalTeamPersonalTeamOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOppositionResultOpposition ResultOppositionResultOpposition ResultOppositionResultOpposition ResultLos AngelesMixed TeamW 10-00SeoulW 5-3L 00-10s1AthensL 3-5Did not advance5
Sailing
Israel qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Techno 293+ Championships. Naama Gazit finished at the 4th place and earned one quota places for the Israeli delegation in the girls’ event. Bar Navri finished at the 9th place and earned one quota places for the Israeli delegation in the boys’ event.
AthleteEventRaceTotal scoreNet scoreRank123456789101112M*Tomer VardimonBoys' Techno 293+BFD (25)633 51273537281564Naama GazitGirls' Techno 293+5542 57424316663474
Swimming
Israel qualified four athlete based on its performance at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest.
Boys AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalTimePositionTimePositionTimePositionDenis Loktev100 m freestyle50.9111 50.8113Did not advance200 m freestyle1:49.205 colspan=2 1:48.53 400 m freestyle3:52.044 colspan=2 3:52.126Gal Cohen Groumi50 m butterfly25.2026Did not advance100 m butterfly55.2224Did not advance50 m freestyle23.9727Did not advance200 m individual medley2:04.253 colspan=2 2:02.414
Girls AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalTimePositionTimePositionTimePositionAnastasia Gorbenko100 m freestyle56.338 56.218 55.887200 m backstroke2:14.249colspan=2 Did not advance200 m individual medley2:14.741 colspan=2 2:12.88 NR200 m breaststroke2:33.1317colspan=2 Did not advanceLea Polonsky100 m butterfly1:02.5620Did not advance200 m butterfly2:20.5811colspan=2 Did not advance200 m individual medley2:21.1621colspan=2 Did not advance100 m breaststroke1:12.6933Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventHeatFinalTimePositionTimePositionDenis LoktevGal Cohen GroumiAnastasia GorbenkoLea Polonsky4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:33.572 DSQ84 × 100 m medley relay3:59.68 13Did not advance
Taekwondo
The 2018 World Youth Championship in Taekwondo took place in April in Tunisia. In contrast to the Olympic Charter, Israeli athletes were prevented from entering Tunisia and their ability to achieve the Olympic criterion was impaired. In light of this, and after the demand of the Olympic Committee of Israel, two Israeli athletes Avishag Semberg and Tom Pashcovsky received a free ticket to the Youth Olympics. But eventually, Daniel Goichman received the free ticket in Pashcovsky's place.
Boys AthleteEventPreliminary roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankDaniel Goichman-55 kgL 11 - 33Did not advance9
Girls AthleteEventPreliminary roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankAvishag Semberg-49 kgW 17 - 8L 9 - 15Did not advance5
Triathlon
Itamar Levanon finished at the 8th place with a total time of 55:44 minutes at the 2018 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier held in Banyoles, Spain. Israel qualified one athlete based on Levanon's performance.
Individual AthleteEventSwim (750m)Trans 1Bike (20km)Trans 2Run (5km)Total TimeRankItamar LevanonBoys10:290:2828:510:2816:3656:5215
Relay AthleteEventTotal Times per Athlete (Swim 250/300m, Bike 5/8km, Run 1.5/2km)Total Group TimeRankEurope 5Mixed Team Relay24:0021:5424:2621:281:31:48 8
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