Italy at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Italy participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Italy at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websitehttp://www.coni.it/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors83 in 29 sports
Flag bearerDavide Di Veroli
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
11
Silver
10
Bronze
13
Total
34
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

Archery

Italy qualified one archer based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.[1]

Individual
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Federico Fabrizzi Boys' Individual 646 27  Ovchynnikov (UKR)
L 2–6
Did not advance 17
Team
Athletes Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
 Federico Fabrizzi (ITA)
 Clea Reisenweber (GER)
Mixed team 1305 5  Jones (NZL)
 Tang (TPE)
L 2–6
Did not advance 17

Athletics

Italy qualified 13 athletes, based on 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships results.

  • 400 m: Lorenzo Benati (Atl. Roma Acquacetosa)
  • 3000 m: Francesco Guerra (RCF Roma Sud)
  • 2000 m steeplechase: Carmelo Cannizzaro (Lib. Running Modica)
  • 10,000 m race walking: Davide Finocchietti (Libertas Runners Livorno)
  • Pole Vault: Ivan De Angelis (Fiamme Gialle Simoni)
  • Long Jump: Davide Favro (Atl. Canavesana)
  • Discus Throw: Enrico Saccomano (Atl. Malignani Libertas UD)
  • Shot Put: Carmelo Musci (Aden Exprivia Molfetta)

Girls (5)

  • 200 m: Dalia Kaddari (US Tespiense Quartu)
  • 400 m hs: Emma Silvestri (Collection Atl. Sambenedettese)
  • 5000m race walking: Simona Bertini (Asd Francesco Francia)
  • High Jump: Idea Pieroni (Virtus CR Lucca)
  • Discus Throw: Diletta Fortuna (Atl. Vicentina)

Badminton

Italy qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[2]

Singles
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Giovanni Toti Boys' Singles  Carraggi (BEL)
W 2–1
 Li (CHN)
L 0–2
 Toledano (ESP)
L 0–2
4 Did not advance 9
Team
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Team Alpha
 Giovanni Toti (ITA)
 Lakshya Sen (IND)
 Vannthoun Vath (CAM)
 Brian Yang (CAN)
 Hasini Nusaka Ambalangodage (SRI)
 Maria Delcheva (BUL)
 Jennie Gai (USA)
 Ashwathi Pillai (SWE)
Mixed Teams  Epsilon (MIX)
W 110–98
 Delta (MIX)
L 99–110
 Zeta (MIX)
W 110–103
2 Q  Gamma (MIX)
W 110–94
 Theta (MIX)
W 110–90
 Omega (MIX)
W 110–106

Basketball

Italy qualified a boys' team based on the U18 3x3 National Federation Ranking.[3]

  • Boys' tournament - 1 team of 4 athletes, Chinellato Riccardo, Donadio Lorenzo, Filoni Niccolò, Ianuale Nicolò;

But Italy took only 3 athletes to Buenos Aires. Italy were the only team to compete with only 3 players in the tournament. In spite of that they reached up to the quarter final, where they lost to Ukraine in a thrilling contest.

Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Chinellato Riccardo
Donadio Lorenzo
Filoni Niccolò
Ianuale Nicolò
Boys' tournament  Latvia
W 19–10
 Kazakhstan
W 21–12
 Kyrgyzstan
W 21–6
 Belgium
L 16–18
2 Q  Ukraine
L 11–14
Did not advance
Skills Competition
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Niccolò Filoni Boys' Dunk Contest 49 4 51

Beach handball

Beach volleyball

Italy qualified a girls' team based on their performance at 2017-18 European Youth Continental Cup Final.[4]

  • Girls' tournament - 1 team of 2 athletes, Bertozzi Nicol, Scampoli Claudia
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 24 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
ScampoliBertozzi Girls' tournament  NavasGonzalez (PUR)
W 2-0
 GiuliRomi (PAR)
W 2-1
 RavoTebeim (VAN)
W 2-0
1 Bye  AninhaThamela (BRA)
W 2-1
 J.J. ZengSh. T. Cao (CHN)
W 2-0
 NewberrySparks (USA)
W 2-0
 VoroninaBocharova (RUS)
L 0-2

Boxing

Italy qualified one boxer based on its performance at the 2017 Youth Women's World Boxing Championships.[5]

Boys
Athlete Event Preliminary R1 Preliminary R2 Semifinals Final / RM Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Naichel Millas -75 kg  Jongjohor (THA)
L 1–4
 Machado (BRA)
L WO
Did not advance  Jiménez (VEN)
L WO
6
Girls
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final / RM Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Martina La Piana -51 kg  Gulia (IND)
W 5-0
 Garcia (USA)
W 4–1
 Gbadamosi (NGR)
W 5–0

Canoeing

Italy qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.[6]

  • Girls' K1 - Zironi Lucrezia
Athlete Event Qualification Repechage Last 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Lucrezia Zironi Girls' K1 sprint 1:56.53 7 Bye  Delassus (FRA)
W 2:01.62
 Sukhanova (KAZ)
L 1:54.56
Did not advance
Girls' K1 slalom 1:27.90 14 1:23.79 1  Luknárová (SVK)
L 1:29.73
Did not advance

Cycling

Italy qualified a boys' and girls' combined team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games Junior Nation Rankings.[7][8]

  • Boys' combined team - 1 team of 2 athletes
  • Girls' combined team - 1 team of 2 athletes

Dancesport

Italy qualified two dancers based on its performance at the 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship.[9][10]

  • B-Boys - Mattia Schinco aka Bad Matty
  • B-Girls - Lexy

Diving

Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Antonio Volpe Boys' 3m springboard 509.05 7 515.15 7
Boys' 10 m platform 405.95 11 453.35 8
Chiara Pellacani Girls' 3m springboard 421.00 3 425.90 7
 Chiara Pellacani (ITA)
 Oleh Serbin (UKR)
Mixed team N/A 333.40 6
 Gabriela Agundes (MEX)
 Antonio Volpe (ITA)
309.00 10

Equestrian

Italy qualified a rider based on its performance at the FEI European Junior Jumping Championships.[11]

  • Individual Jumping - Giacomo Casadei 1 athlete
Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Total Jump off
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank
Giacomo Casadei Darna Z Individual Jumping 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Europe
 Jack Whitaker (GBR)
 Giacomo Casadei (ITA)
 Vince Jármy (HUN)
 Rowen van de Mheen (NED)
 Simon Jan Morssinkhof (BEL)
L V Chance Luck
Darna Z
Walterstown Cruise Z
Baral Ourika
Cheptel Wigan
Team Jumping
0
0
4 #
0
0 #
0
4 #
0
0
0
4 #
0 0
4 #
0 #
0
0
0
0
38.31 #
37.85 #
34.99
34.79
31.80
101.58

Fencing

Italy qualified five athletes based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship but only three will compete.[12]

  • Boys' Épée - Davide Di Veroli (Italian flagbearer)
  • Boys' Foil - Filippo Macchi
  • Girls' Épée - Sara Kowalczyk (*)
  • Girls' Foil - Martina Favaretto
  • Girls' Sabre - Benedetta Taricco (*)

Golf

Individual
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Bronze Medal
Play-off
Total
Score Rank Score Total Rank Score Total Rank Score Score Par Rank
Alessia Nobilio Girls' Individual 68 (-2) 1 72 (+2) 140 5 74 (+4) 214 12 3 (-1) 214 +4
Andrea Romano Boys' Individual 69 (-1) 1 72 (+2) 141 10 74 (+4) 215 15 N/A 215 +5 8
Team
Athletes Event Round 1
(Fourball)
Round 2
(Foursome)
Round 3
(Individual Stroke)
Total
Score Rank Score Rank Girl Boy Total Rank Score Par Rank
Alessia Nobilio
Andrea Romano
Mixed team 57 (-13) 1 72 (+2) 8 74 75 149 (+9) 21 278 -2 4

Gymnastics

Artistic

Italy qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 European Junior Championship.[13]

  • Boys' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota
  • Girls' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota
Girls
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB FX
Giorgia Villa All-around14.56614.00012.30013.20054.066
Vault14.233N/A
Uneven BarsN/A14.166N/A
Balance BeamN/A12.966N/A4
Floor ExerciseN/A13.300N/A

Rhythmic

Italy qualified one rhythmic gymnast based on its performance at the European qualification event.[14]

  • Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - 1 quota

Judo

Individual
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Rep 1 Rep 2 Rep 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Veronica Toniolo Girls' 52 kg  Noemí Huayhuameza (PER)
W 10-00s2
 Sairy Colón (PUR)
W 10s1-00s1
 Irena Khubulova (RUS)
L 00-10
Bye  Nahomys Acosta (CUB)
L 00s1-01s1
4
Team
Athletes Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Team Beijing
 Artsiom Kolasau (BLR)
 Liu Li-ling (TPE)
 Jaykhunbek Nazarov (UZB)
 Carlos Páez (VEN)
 Itzel Pecha (MEX)
 Ana Viktorija Puljiz (CRO)
 Veronica Toniolo (ITA)
Mixed team  Team Montreal (MIX)
W 5–2
 Team Nanjing (MIX)
W 4–3
 Team London (MIX)
W 7–0
 Team Athens (MIX)
W 4–3

Karate

Italy qualified one athlete based on the rankings in the Buenos Aires 2018 Olympic Standings.[15]

  • Boys' -68 kg - Rosario Ruggiero
Athlete Event Pool Matches Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Rosario Ruggiero Boys' 68 kg  Mahauden (BEL)
L 0–3
 Shyroian (UKR)
W 3–0
 Bošković (MNE)
D 2–2
2  Yassine Sekouri (MAR)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Italy qualified two pentathletes based on its performance at the European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[16] Italy qualified a second female based on its performance at the 2018 Youth A World Championship.[17] The nation must choose between the two girls.

  • Boys' Individual - Giorgio Malan
  • Girls' Individual - Beatrice Mercuri or Alice Rinaudo

Roller speed skating

Italy qualified two roller skaters based on its performance at the 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship.[18]

  • Boys' combined speed event - Vincenzo Maiorca
  • Girls' combined speed event - Giorgia Valanzano

Rowing

Italy qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships. Later, Italy qualified a boys' pair boat based on its performance at the 2018 European Rowing Junior Championships.[19]

  • Boys' pair - 1 boat Castelnovo Nicolas, Zamariola Alberto
  • Girls' pair – 1 boat Alajdi El Idrissi Khadija, Tonoli Vittoria

Sailing

Italy qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Techno 293+ Championships.[20][21] Italy qualified an additional boat based on its performance at the 2018 IKA Twin Tip Racing Youth World Championship.[22] A Nacra 15 boat was qualified based on their performance at the 2018 Nacra 15 World Championships.[23][24]

  • Boys' Techno 293+ - 1 boat
  • Girls' Techno 293+ - 1 boat
  • Girls' IKA Twin Tip Racing - 1 boat
  • Mixed Nacra 15 - 1 boat

Shooting

Italy qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the 2017 European Championships. Italy later qualified a rifle sport shooter based on its performance at the 2018 European Championships.[25]

  • Girls' 10m Air Rifle - 1 quota
  • Girls' 10m Air Pistol - 1 quota
Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Sofia Benetti Girls' 10 m air pistol 621.3 8 143.0 7
Giulia Campostrini Girls' 10 m air rifle 556-5 13 Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Points Rank Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank
 Giulia Campostrini (ITA)
 Rihards Zorge (LAT)
Mixed 10 metre air pistol 746-12 8  Haristiade (ROU)
 Solari (SUI)
W 10-6
 Ibarra Miranda (MEX)
 Honta (UKR)
L 8-10
Did not advance
 Sofia Benetti (ITA)
 Muhammad Naufal Mahardika (INA)
Mixed 10 metre air rifle 820.5 12  Darwish (EGY)
 Hoberg (AUS)
W 10-9
 Kemppi (FIN)
 Firmapaz (ARG)
L 5-10
Did not advance

Sport climbing

Italy qualified three sport climbers based on its performance at the 2017 World Youth Sport Climbing Championships. They also qualified a second female climber based on its performance at the 2017 European Youth Sport Climbing Championships.[26][27]

  • Boys' combined - 2 quotas (Filip Schenk, Pietro Biagini)
  • Girls' combined - 2 quotas (Laura Rogora, Giorgia Tesio)

Swimming

Table tennis

Italy qualified two table tennis players based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Latin America) series.[28]

  • Boys' singles - Matteo Mutti
  • Girls' singles - Jamila Laurenti

Taekwondo

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Gabriele Caulo Boys' 63 kg Bye  Hasham Bandar bin Dookhy (KSA)
W 18-15
 Nareupong Thepsen (THA)
L 14-15
Did not advance
Assunta Cennamo Girls' 63 kg Bye  Asma Haji (TUN)
W 11-8
 Nadica Božanić (SRB)
L 4-16
Did not advance

Tennis

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lorenzo Musetti Boys' singles  Jianu (ROU)
L (4-6, 4-6)
Did not advance 17
Elisabetta Cocciaretto Girls' singles  Bilokin (UKR)
W (6-2, 6-4)
 Osorio Serrano (COL)
L (6-1, 62-7, 5-7)
Did not advance 9
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lorenzo Musetti
 Yankı Erel (TUR)
Boys' doubles N/A  Štyler (CZE) /
 Svrčina (CZE)
L (4-6, 2-6)
Did not advance 9
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
 Sylvie Zünd (LIE)
Girls' doubles N/A  Juvan (SLO) /
 Świątek (POL)
L (0-6, 2-6)
Did not advance 9
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Lorenzo Musetti
Mixed doubles  Ma (USA) /
 Baird (USA)
W (7-5, 6-2)
 Molinaro (LUX) /
 de Jong (NED)
L (6-4, 2-6, [10-12])
Did not advance 9

Triathlon

Italy qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[29]

Individual
Athlete Event Swim (750m) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Time Rank
Alessio Crociani Boys 9:29 0:27 26:52 0:28 16:29 53:45
Chiara Lobba Girls 10:37 0:46 31:15 0:30 18:54 1:02:02 16
Relay
Athlete Event Total Times per Athlete
(Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km,
Run 1.8 km)
Total Group Time Rank
Europe 1
 Sif Bendix Madsen (DEN)
 Alessio Crociani (ITA)
 Anja Weber (SUI)
 Alexandre Montez (POR)
Mixed Relay 21:42 (1)
20:55 (3)
22:40 (1)
20:55 (1)
1:26:12
Europe 5
 Chiara Lobba (ITA)
 Loic Triponez (SUI)
 Alevtina Stetsenko (RUS)
 Itamar Shevach Levanon (ISR)
24:00 (14)
21:54 (10)
24:26 (8)
21:28 (4)
1:31:48 8

Weightlifting

Italy qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2017 World Youth Championships.[30][31]

Boy
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Cristiano Ficco −85 kg 145 1 180 1 325
Girl
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Giulia Imperio −48 kg DNF

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