Canada competed at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held ...
, in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina from October 6th to 18th.
The Canadian team consisted of 71 athletes competing in 20 sports and was officially named on September 25, 2018. It was announced on October 4, 2018, that Canada received an additional reallocated spot in boxing, meaning the total team size was 72 athletes (33 men and 39 women).
On October 3, 2018, trampolinist
Jérémy Chartier was named as the flag bearer during the opening ceremony.
All nations can qualify only a maximum of one team sport per gender and Canada chose men's field hockey and women's rugby sevens.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Medallists
Medals awarded to participants of
mixed-NOC (combined) teams are represented in ''italics''. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
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Archery
Canada qualified one boy.
;Individual
;Team
Athletics (track and field)
Canada qualified 15 athletes (five boys and ten girls). This marks Canada's largest track and field team at the
Youth Olympics.
;Boys
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Evan Burke – 3000 m
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Adam Exley – 110 m hurdles
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Joakim Généreux – 200 m
*
Lucas Woodhall – Shot put
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Skyler York – 2000 m steeplechase
;Girls
*
Mérédith Boyer – 2000 m steeplechase
*
Dolly Gabri – Discus
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Olivia Gee – 100 m hurdles
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Kendra Lewis – 1500 m
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Julia Lovsin – 400 m hurdles
*
Jasneet Nijjar – 400 m
*
Donna Ntambue – 100 m
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Cameron Ormond – 3000 m
*
Princess Roberts – 200 m
*
Alexzandra Throndson – Pole vault
Badminton
Canada qualified one boy based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.
;Boy
;Team
Beach volleyball
Canada received a reallocated spot to enter a girls team of two athletes.
;Girls
Boxing
Canada received a reallocated spot to enter a boy. Canada later received another reallocated spot to send an additional male athlete.
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;Boys
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Dancesport
Canada qualified two dancers based on its performance at the 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship.
;Individual
Diving
Fencing
Canada qualified three fencers (one male and two female).
;Individual
;Team
Field hockey
Canada qualified a boys' team of nine athletes after a bronze medal finish at the Pan American qualification event in Guadalajara
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, Mexico in March 2018. The team was officially named on September 12, 2018.
Boys' tournament
;Roster
* Amraaz Dhillon
* Arjun Hothi
*Brendan Guraliuk
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*Ethan McTavish
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*Ganga Singh
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* Isaac Farion
* Joshua Kuempel
*Rowan Childs
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* Shazab Butt
;Pool B
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;9th place match
Golf
Canada qualified one boy and one girl.
;Individual
;Team
Gymnastics
Canada qualified four gymnasts (two boys and two girls). The team was officially named on August 31, 2018.
Artistic
Canada qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.
Rhythmic
Canada qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.[
* Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - 1 quota (]Natalie Garcia
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Trampoline
Canada qualified one gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.
Judo
Canada qualified the maximum team size of one boy and one girl. Both athletes have to compete in one weight category higher as their weight category is not represented in the Youth Olympics.
;Individual
;Team
Rowing
Canada qualified one girls in the women's single sculls after being ranked in the top 8 (among eligible nations) at the 2017 World Championships in Trakai, Lithuania.
Rugby sevens
Canada qualified a girls' team of twelve athletes after winning the North American qualification event in Las Vegas in March 2018. Canada's 12 women roster was named on August 29, 2018.
Girls' tournament
;Roster
*Delaney Aikens
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* Taylor Black
* Kendra Cousineau
* Hunter Czeppel
*Olivia De Couvreur
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* Brooklynn Feasby
* Lizzie Gibson
* Madison Grant
* Carmen Izyk
* Aleisha Lewis
* Maggie Mackinnon
*Keyara Wardley
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Career
Wardley was part of Canada's 2018 Summer Youth Olympics team that won the bronze medal.
In June 2021, Wardley was named to Canada's 2020 ...
;Pool A
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;Bronze medal match
Shooting
Canada qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the American Qualification Tournament.
;Individual
;Team
Sport climbing
Canada received a reallocated quota to send a girl.
* Girls' combined - 1 quota ( Cat Carkner)
Swimming
Canada's swimming team of eight athletes (four per gender) was announced on April 9, 2018. Canada qualified a full quota of eight athletes. However, changes were made which removed gold medal favourites Gabe Mastromatteo
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Career
In 2017, Mastromatteo was part of the gold medal team that won the 4x100 mixed medley at the 2017 World Junior Swimming Champio ...
and Margaret MacNeil, along with Alexander Pratt
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off the team. They were removed and replaced, because they were not available for the games.
;Boys
;Girls
;Mixed relays
Taekwondo
Canada qualified one boy at the qualification event in April 2018 in Tunisia.
;Boys
Triathlon
Canada qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
;Individual
;Relay
Wrestling
Canada received two reallocated quota spots (one boy and one girl).
See also
* Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics
* Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
* Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
References
{{Nations at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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Nations at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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