Italy at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Italy participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Archery
Italy qualified one archer based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.


 * Individual


 * Team

Athletics
Italy qualified 13 athletes, based on 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships results.


 * 400 m: Lorenzo Benati (Atl. Roma Acquacetosa)
 * 3000 m: Francesco Guerra (RCF Roma Sud)
 * 2000 m steeplechase: Carmelo Cannizzaro (Lib. Running Modica)
 * 10,000 m race walking: Davide Finocchietti (Libertas Runners Livorno)
 * Pole Vault: Ivan De Angelis (Fiamme Gialle Simoni)
 * Long Jump: Davide Favro (Atl. Canavesana)
 * Discus Throw: Enrico Saccomano (Atl. Malignani Libertas UD)
 * Shot Put: Carmelo Musci (Aden Exprivia Molfetta)

Girls (5)
 * 200 m: Dalia Kaddari (US Tespiense Quartu)
 * 400 m hs: Emma Silvestri (Collection Atl. Sambenedettese)
 * 5000m race walking: Simona Bertini (Asd Francesco Francia)
 * High Jump: Idea Pieroni (Virtus CR Lucca)
 * Discus Throw: Diletta Fortuna (Atl. Vicentina)

Badminton
Italy qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.


 * Singles


 * Team

Basketball
Italy qualified a boys' team based on the U18 3x3 National Federation Ranking.

But Italy took only 3 athletes to Buenos Aires. Italy were the only team to compete with only 3 players in the tournament. In spite of that they reached up to the quarter-final, where they lost to Ukraine in a thrilling contest.
 * Boys' tournament - 1 team of 4 athletes, Chinellato Riccardo, Donadio Lorenzo, Filoni Niccolò, Ianuale Nicolò;


 * Skills Competition

Beach handball
Athletes
 * Alex Freund
 * Max Prantner
 * Giovanni Pavani
 * Christian Mitterrutzner
 * Davide Campestrini
 * Davide Notarangelo
 * Giovanni Cabrini
 * Matteo Capuzzo
 * Umberto Bronzo

Beach volleyball
Italy qualified a girls' team based on their performance at 2017-18 European Youth Continental Cup Final.


 * Girls' tournament - 1 team of 2 athletes, Bertozzi Nicol, Scampoli Claudia

Boxing
Italy qualified one boxer based on its performance at the 2017 Youth Women's World Boxing Championships.


 * Boys


 * Girls

Canoeing
Italy qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.


 * Girls' K1 - Zironi Lucrezia

Cycling
Italy qualified a boys' and girls' combined team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games Junior Nation Rankings.


 * Boys' combined team - 1 team of 2 athletes
 * Girls' combined team - 1 team of 2 athletes

Dancesport
Italy qualified two dancers based on its performance at the 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship.


 * B-Boys - Mattia Schinco aka Bad Matty
 * B-Girls - Lexy

Equestrian
Italy qualified a rider based on its performance at the FEI European Junior Jumping Championships.


 * Individual Jumping - Giacomo Casadei 1 athlete

Fencing
Italy qualified five athletes based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship but only three will compete.


 * Boys' Épée - Davide Di Veroli (Italian flagbearer)
 * Boys' Foil - Filippo Macchi
 * Girls' Épée - Sara Kowalczyk (*)
 * Girls' Foil - Martina Favaretto
 * Girls' Sabre - Benedetta Taricco (*)

Golf

 * Individual


 * Team

Artistic
Italy qualified two gymnasts based on its performance at the 2018 European Junior Championship.


 * Boys' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota
 * Girls' artistic individual all-around - 1 quota


 * Girls
 * Individual finals

Rhythmic
Italy qualified one rhythmic gymnast based on its performance at the European qualification event.


 * Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - 1 quota

Judo

 * Individual


 * Team

Karate
Italy qualified one athlete based on the rankings in the Buenos Aires 2018 Olympic Standings.


 * Boys' -68 kg - Rosario Ruggiero

Modern pentathlon
Italy qualified two pentathletes based on its performance at the European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier. Italy qualified a second female based on its performance at the 2018 Youth A World Championship. The nation must choose between the two girls.


 * Boys' Individual - Giorgio Malan
 * Girls' Individual - Beatrice Mercuri or Alice Rinaudo

Roller speed skating
Italy qualified two roller skaters based on its performance at the 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship.


 * Boys' combined speed event - Vincenzo Maiorca
 * Girls' combined speed event - Giorgia Valanzano

Rowing
Italy qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships. Later, Italy qualified a boys' pair boat based on its performance at the 2018 European Rowing Junior Championships.


 * Boys' pair - 1 boat Castelnovo Nicolas, Zamariola Alberto
 * Girls' pair – 1 boat Alajdi El Idrissi Khadija, Tonoli Vittoria

Sailing
Italy qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2017 World Techno 293+ Championships. Italy qualified an additional boat based on its performance at the 2018 IKA Twin Tip Racing Youth World Championship. A Nacra 15 boat was qualified based on their performance at the 2018 Nacra 15 World Championships.


 * Boys' Techno 293+ - 1 boat
 * Girls' Techno 293+ - 1 boat
 * Girls' IKA Twin Tip Racing - 1 boat
 * Mixed Nacra 15 - 1 boat

Shooting
Italy qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the 2017 European Championships. Italy later qualified a rifle sport shooter based on its performance at the 2018 European Championships.


 * Girls' 10m Air Rifle - 1 quota
 * Girls' 10m Air Pistol - 1 quota


 * Individual


 * Team

Sport climbing
Italy qualified three sport climbers based on its performance at the 2017 World Youth Sport Climbing Championships. They also qualified a second female climber based on its performance at the 2017 European Youth Sport Climbing Championships.


 * Boys' combined - 2 quotas (Filip Schenk, Pietro Biagini)
 * Girls' combined - 2 quotas (Laura Rogora, Giorgia Tesio)

Table tennis
Italy qualified two table tennis players based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Latin America) series.


 * Boys' singles - Matteo Mutti
 * Girls' singles - Jamila Laurenti

Tennis

 * Singles


 * Doubles

Triathlon
Italy qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.


 * Individual


 * Relay

Weightlifting
Italy qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2017 World Youth Championships.


 * Boy


 * Girl