Golf at the Summer Youth Olympics
| Golf at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | IGF |
| Events | 3 (men: 1; womens: 1; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Golf was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the second edition in 2014. This marked the return of Golf to the Olympics programme after 110 years, as it was voted an Olympic sport for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]Boys' individual
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Nanjing |
Renato Paratore Italy
|
Marcus Kinhult Sweden
|
Danthai Boonma Thailand
|
| 2018 Buenos Aires |
Karl Vilips Australia
|
Akshay Bhatia United States
|
Jerry Ji Netherlands
|
Girls' individual
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Nanjing |
Lee Soyoung South Korea
|
Cheng Ssu-Chia Chinese Taipei
|
Supamas Sangchan Thailand
|
| 2018 Buenos Aires |
Grace Kim Australia
|
Alessia Nobilio Italy
|
Emma Spitz Austria
|
Mixed team
[edit]Medal table
[edit]- As of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Thailand | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, Stephen (August 13, 2009). "Golf, rugby backed by IOC board for 2016 Games". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
