| Samoa at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | SAM |
| NOC | Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – 18 October 2018 | |
| Competitors | 17 in 4 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Samoa participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 2 | 17 |
Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Jil Walter | Girls' Individual | 590 | 30 |  Himani (IND)L 1–7 |
did not advance | 17 | |||
- Team
| Athletes | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
 Jil Walter (SAM) Feng Hao (CHN)
|
Mixed team | 1278 | 27 |  Sliachticas Caetano (BRA) Roos (BEL)L 2–6 |
did not advance | 17 | |||
Boxing
Samoa qualified 3 boys based on its performance at Oceania Boxing Championship in Apia, Samoa.
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary R1 | Preliminary R2 | Semifinals | Final / RM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Jancen Poutoa | -75 kg |  Jiménez (VEN)W 5–0 |
— |  Douibi (ALG)L 0–5 |
 Jongjohor (THA)L 0-5 |
4 |
| Malcolm Matthes | -91 kg |  Mikušťák (CZE)L 0–5 |
Hacid (ALG) L 0-5 |
Did not advance |  Salgado (CHI)L 1-4 |
6 |
| Vaisilika Tuigamala | +91 kg |  Chuol (CAN)L 0–5 |
 Toibay (KAZ)L WO |
Did not advance |  Dennis (AUS)NC |
6 |
Rugby sevens
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 38 | +142 | 15 |
| 2 |  France
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 65 | +46 | 13 |
| 3 |  Japan
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 103 | −29 | 10 |
| 4 |  South Africa
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 84 | −5 | 9 |
| 5 |  United States
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 120 | −53 | 7 |
| 6 | Samoa
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 149 | −101 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
| 13 October 2018 14:15 |
| Argentina | 50–7 | Samoa |
| Try: Costa 2'c Mendy 4'm Quetglas 5'c Roger 7'm Moneta (2) 8'c, 14'c Graziano 10'c Hernández 11'm Con: Roger (3/5) 3', 5', 9' Elicagaray (2/3) 10', 14' | Report | Try: Tuitama 1'c Con: Sepulona (1/1) 1' |
| Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) |
| 13 October 2018 16:45 |
| United States | 24–24 | Samoa |
| Try: Al-Jiboori (2) 0'c, 3'm Waqavesi (2) 10'c, 12'm Con: Mahe (1/2) 1' Rodriguez (1/2) 10' | Report | Try: Onosai 4'm Ionatana (2) 6'c, 7'c Tusigaigoa 7'c Con: Sepulona (2/4) 6', 7' |
| Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Nehuen Jauri Rivero (Argentina) |
| 14 October 2018 10:05 |
| Japan | 29–0 | Samoa |
| Try: Fujii (3) 0'm, 1'm, 4'c Konishi 10'c Nakanishi 13'm Con: Yamada (2/5) 5', 10' | Report |
| Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) |
| 14 October 2018 13:10 |
| France | 15–10 | Samoa |
| Try: Peysson 1'm Trouabal 8'm Dulon 14'm Con: Germain (0/1) Tiberghien (0/1) Bellot (0/1) | Report | Try: Tuitama 2'm Fuiono 7'm Con: Sepulona (0/2) |
| Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) |
| 15 October 2018 11:05 |
| South Africa | 31–7 | Samoa |
| Try: Hattingh 1'c Rose 7' Pretorius 7'm Kellerman 9'c Manyike 11'm Con: Hattingh (1/1) 2' Rose (2/4) 7', 10' | Report | Try: Lonetona Tautala 5' Con: Sepulona (1/1) 5' |
| Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Nehuen Jauri Rivero (Argentina) |
Fifth place game
| 15 October 2018 11:55 |
| United States | 24–14 | Samoa |
| Try: Mahe 7'c Neff 9'c Green 12'm Rodriguez 14'm Con: Kruse (2/4) 7', 9' | Report | Try: Ionatona (2) 0'c, 5'c Con: Sepulona (2/2) 1', 6' |
| Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Nehuen Jauri Rivero (Argentina) |
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2018 Summer Youth OlympicsSamoa was given a quota by the tripartite committee to compete in weightlifting.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Lesila Fiapule | Girls' +63 kg | NM | DNF | ||||
References
- "Universality Places Selected (Weightlifting)" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.