Russia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Russia at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC codeRUS
NOCRussian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ru (in Russian)
in Buenos Aires
Competitors93 in 24 sports
Flag bearersKliment Kolesnikov (opening)
Sergey Chernyshyov (closing)
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
29
Silver
18
Bronze
12
Total
59
Summer Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

Russia competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 to 18 October 2018. A total of 93 athletes competed in 24 sports. There were no Russian athletes in badminton, canoeing, equestrian, field hockey, golf, roller speed skating, rowing, rugby sevens and weightlifting.[1]

The Olympic banner was passed to Kliment Kolesnikov by Stanislav Pozdnyakov, president of the Russian Olympic Committee. The flagbearer in the closing ceremony was Sergei Chernyshev, the first Olympic breakdance gold medalist.[2]

Already on Day 10, Russia topped the medal table of the Youth Olympics, with 25 gold, 15 silver and 12 bronze medals collecting.[3] On the next day they collected three more gold medals and one more silver medal, breaking their previous Olympics' record by number of gold medals.[4] Also on the last day, Russia broke another record by total medals, winning overall 59 medals, two more than in the previous Olympics.[5]

  1. ^ Состав олимпийской команды Российской Федерации для участия в III летних юношеских Олимпийских играх 2018 года в Буэнос-Айресе (Аргентина)
  2. ^ Честь нести флаг России на церемонии закрытия ЮОИ-2018 доверена чемпиону в брейк-дансе Сергею Чернышёву (in Russian). Russian Olympic Committee. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ^ Россия досрочно выиграла медальный зачет Юношеской Олимпиады — 2018
  4. ^ Сборная России обновила свой рекорд по количеству золотых медалей на летних ЮОИ
  5. ^ Сборная России выиграла медальный зачёт юношеской Олимпиады с 59 медалями