Weightlifting at the Youth Olympic Games
Weightlifting has featured as a sport at the Youth Olympic Summer Games since its first edition in 2010 in Singapore. The Youth Olympic Games are a multi-sport event and the games are held every four years just like the Olympic Games. Eleven weightlifting events (6 for boys and 5 for girls) were contested at the 2010 and 2014 games; for the 2018 games in Buenos Aires that number raised by 12 (6 for boys and girls).[1]
| Weightlifting at the Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
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| Governing body | IWF |
| Events | 12 (boys: 6; girls: 6) |
| Games | |
Medal table
As of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Thailand (THA) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 |  Armenia (ARM) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 |  North Korea (PRK) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 11 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 13 |  Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Romania (ROM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Colombia (COL) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 |  Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (34 nations) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
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