Roller speed skating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
| Roller Speed Skating at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Paseo de la Costa |
| Dates | 7–8 October |
| No. of events | 2 (1 boys, 1 girls) |
| Competitors | 28 (14 boys, 14 girls) |
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| Combined | Boys | Girls |
Roller speed skating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 8 October. The competition took place at the Paseo de la Costa in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This marked the debut of the sport at the Youth Olympics.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina was given 2 quotas, 1 per each gender should they not qualify normally. Furthermore, 2 competitors, 1 per gender was to be decided by the tripartite committee, however none were given. The remaining places were decided at the 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship, with each continent guaranteed a spot at the games provided that they competed. There were no competitors from Africa[1]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.[1]
Boys
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | ||
| 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship[2][3] |  Heerde |
1–3 July 2018 |  Jhonny Angulo (COL) Ewen Foussadier (FRA) Merijn Scheperkamp (NED) Vincenzo Maiorca (ITA) Nahuel Schelling (ARG) Cheon Jong-jin (KOR) Ivan Galar (ESP) Sabien Tinson (USA) Chen Tao (CHN) Chang Chia-wei (TPE) Ignacio Mardones (CHI) David Sarmiento (ECU) Jason Suttels (BEL) Gustavo Rodríguez (VEN) Alexander Myint (AUS)A
| |
| Tripartite Invitation | – | – | ||
| TOTAL | 14 |
- ^A Continental quota
Girls
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | ||
| 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship[2][3] | Heerde |
1–3 July 2018 | Gabriela Rueda (COL) Honorine Barrault (FRA) Giorgia Valanzano (ITA) Nerea Langa (ESP) Ashly Marin (CHI) Angelina Otto (GER) Corinne Stoddard (USA) Marit van Beijnum (NED) Lee Ye-rim (KOR) Wang Kuan-chih (TPE) Andrea Lokvencová (CZE) María Arias (ECU) Fernanda Illanes (ARG) Carolina Ferreira (POR) Patjira Srisathitha (THA) Giselle Stogdale (AUS)B
| |
| Tripartite Invitation | – | – | ||
| TOTAL | 14 |
- ^B Continental quota
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' Combined |
Jhony Angulo Colombia
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Vincenzo Maiorca Italy
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Merijn Scheperkamp Netherlands
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| Girls' Combined |
Gabriela Rueda Colombia
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Honorine Barrault France
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Giorgia Valanzano Italy
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References
- ^ a b "Qualification System: Roller Speed Skating" (PDF). FIRS. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Inline Speed Skating Worlds: presented the "5-Rings-Athletes"". FIRS. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Bulletin#03 Buenos Aires 2018 Inline speed skating YOG – Qualified athletes". FIRS. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.