New Zealand participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
Archery
Individual AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRebecca JonesGirls' Individual58731W 6–5W 7–3L 0–6did not advance7
Team AthletesEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScore Mixed team127628W 6–2W 5–1W 5–1L 0–6L 3–54
Athletics
Badminton
New Zealand qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.
Singles AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOscar GuoBoys' SinglesL 0–2W 2–0L 0–23did not advance9
Team AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreTeam Omega Mixed TeamsW (110–99)W (110–100)W (110–98)1QW (110–102)W (110–109)L (106–110)
Basketball
New Zealand qualified a boys' team based on the U18 3x3 National Federation Ranking.
Boys' tournament – 1 team of 4 athletes
EventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBoys' tournament W 11–16 L 13–21 W 21–16 L 17–203did not advance
Beach volleyball
New Zealand qualified a boys' and girls' team based on their performance at the 2018 Oceania U19 Championship.
Boys' tournament – 1 team of 2 athletes Girls' tournament – 1 team of 2 athletes
AthletesEventPreliminary roundRound of 24Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankDavid Jeffrey–Keegan JoeBoys'L0–2L0–2L0–24did not advanceMaya Dickson–Tamara OteneGirls' L 1–2 L 1–2 W 2–03 L 0–2did not advance
Boxing
Boys AthleteEventPreliminary R1Preliminary R2SemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultKasib Hunter Murdoch-McKeich-60 kgL 0–5L 0–5Did not advanceL 0–56
Girls AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultTe Mania Rzeka Tai Shelford-Edmonds-57 kgL R2 0:48 L 0–54
Canoeing
New Zealand qualified three boats based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.
Boys' C1 – Finn Anderson Boys' K1 – George Snook Girls' C1 – Kahlia Cullwick
AthleteEventQualificationRepechageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankTimeRankTimeRankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultFinn AndersonBoys' C1 sprint2:34.80162:30.1512rowspan=4 did not advanceBoys' C1 slalom1:20.262colspan=2 W 1:24.44 W 1:20.57 L 1:23.26 George SnookBoys' K1 sprint1:59.00132:00.508did not advanceBoys' K1 slalom1:14.333colspan=2 W 1:13.35 L 1:16.27 L 1:16.814Kahlia CullwickGirls' C1 sprint2:56.39143:37.855 L 3:10.30did not advanceGirls' C1 slalom1:34.177colspan=2 W 1:39.06 L 1:37.84did not advance
Cycling
New Zealand qualified a boys' and girls' combined team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games Junior Nation Rankings. The also qualified a mixed BMX racing team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games BMX Junior Nation Rankings.
Boys' combined team – 1 team of 2 athletes Girls' combined team – 1 team of 2 athletes: Sammie Maxwell and Phoebe Young Mixed BMX racing team – 1 team of 2 athletes
Equestrian
New Zealand qualified a rider based on its ranking in the FEI World Jumping Challenge Rankings.
Individual Jumping – Briar Burnett-Grant
Summary AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankBriar Burnett-GrantMilagro MaximoIndividualcolspan=5 0=1 Q44646Mix AustralasiaLa Corina LalaLa TrinidadMilagro MaximoPietroZamboTeam24 =1 Q36605colspan=5 604
Golf
Individual AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalScoreRankScoreTotal RankScoreTotal RankScoreParRankJuliana HungGirls' Individual77 (+7)1577 (+7)1541977 (+7)23124231 +2120Jimmy ZhengBoys' Individual73 (+3)1275 (+5)1481781 (+11)22926229 +1924
Team AthletesEventRound 1(Fourball)Round 2(Foursome)Round 3(Individual Stroke)TotalScoreRankScoreRankGirlBoyTotal RankScoreParRankJuliana HungJimmy ZhengMixed team69 (−1)2779 (+9)2577 73150 (+10)22298 +1826
Gymnastics
Artistic New Zealand qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Oceania Junior Championship.
Boys' artistic individual all-around – 1 quota
Judo
Individual AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankQuarterfinalsSemifinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRihari IkiBoys' −81 kg L 00–10did not advance W 10–00 L 00–10did not advance5
Team AthletesEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultTeam Nanjing Mixed TeamL 3–4did not advance
Karate
Boys' +68 kg – Raukawa Jefferies
AthleteEventGroup StageSemifinal Final / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRaukawa JefferiesBoys' +68 kg L (1–4) L (0–1) D (0–0)4did not advance
Rugby sevens
New Zealand qualified a girls' team based on its performance at the Oceania Rugby U18s Sevens Championship.
Girls' tournament
Roster
Tiana Davison Dhys Faleafaga Tynealle Fitzgerald Iritana Hohaia Jazmin Hotham Ricshay Lemanu Azalleyah Maaka Risaleaana Pouri-Lane Montessa Tairakena Kalyn Takitimu-Cook Arorangi Tauranga Hinemoa Watene
Gold Medal Game
Sailing
New Zealand qualified two boats based on its performance at the Oceania Techno 293+ Youth Olympic Games Qualifier. They also qualified one boat based on its performance at the Asian and Oceania IKA Twin Tip Racing Qualifiers.
Boys' Techno 293+ – 1 boat Girls' Techno 293+ – 1 boat Girls' IKA Twin Tip Racing – 1 boat
Sport climbing
New Zealand qualified one sport climber based on its performance at the 2017 Oceania Youth Sport Climbing Championships.
Girls' combined – 1 quota (Sarah Tetzlaff)
Swimming
Table tennis
New Zealand qualified two table tennis players based on its performance at the Oceania Continental Qualifier.
Boys' singles – Nathan Xu Girls' singles – Hui Ling Vong
Tennis
Singles AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals Final / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreValentina IvanovGirls' Singles L (0–6, 7–5, 3–6)did not advance
Doubles AthletesEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals Final / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreGirls' DoublesL (1–6, 3–6) did not advance9
Triathlon
New Zealand qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 Oceania Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
Individual AthleteEventSwim (750m)Trans 1Bike (20 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)Total TimeRankDylan McCulloughBoys9:290:2826:520:2816:1053:27Brea RoderickGirls10:120:3930:100:2819:261:00:559
Relay AthleteEventTotal Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km, Run 1.8 km)Total Group TimeRankOceania 1Mixed Relay22:26 (5)19:51 (1)23:00 (2)21:15 (2) 1:26:32
Weightlifting
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRank Kanah Andrews-Nahu Girls' +63 kg 95 2 116 4 211 Supatchanin Khamhaeng from Thailand was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance. She was stripped of her gold medal and Kanah Andrews-Nahu got the bronze medal.
Wrestling
New Zealand qualified four wrestlers based on its performance at the 2018 Oceania Cadet Championship.
Key: – Victory by Fall – Without any points scored by the opponent – With point(s) scored by the opponent – Without any points scored by the opponent – With point(s) scored by the opponent
AthleteEventGroup stageFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreArapo KellnerBoys' Greco-Roman −60kgL 0 – 9 L 0 – 8 colspan=2 3 L 2 – 10 6Westerly AinsleyBoys' freestyle −65kgL 2 – 13 L 0 – 10 colspan=2 3 L 0 – 7 6Ryan MarshallBoys' freestyle −80kgL 0 – 10 L 0 – 10 colspan=2 3 W 4 – 0 5Ella DerryGirls' freestyle −43kgL L L L 5 L 10
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