Great Britain at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics explained

Noc:GBR
Nocname:British Olympic Association
Games:Summer Youth Olympics
Year:2010
Location:Singapore
Competitors:39
Sports:16
Flagbearer:David Bolarinwa[1]
Rank:17
Gold:3
Silver:1
Bronze:5
Appearances:auto

Great Britain participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore.

The British squad consisted of 40 athletes competing in 16 sports: aquatics (diving and swimming), archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, canoeing, equestrian, fencing, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, and triathlon.[2]

On 13 July 2010, the British Olympic Association announced their YOG squad with many well known names, including Tom Daley who competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and also won a world championship gold in Rome. Another well known name was Oliver Golding who reached the semi-finals of The Championships, Wimbledon in the boys singles of 2010.

Individual medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate
17 Aug
18 Aug
20 Aug
20 Aug
22 Aug
21 Aug
23 Aug
20 Aug
20 Aug
21 Aug
22 Aug
23 Aug
25 Aug

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Boys

Mixed Team

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Boys

Track and Road Events
AthletesEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
David BolarinwaBoys’ 100m10.621 Q10.51
Charlie GriceBoys’ 1000m2:24.744 Q2:21.85
Themba LuhanaBoys’ 110m Hurdles14.029 qB13.789
Zak SeddonBoys’ 2000m Steeplechasealign=center colspan=2DSQ qB5:52.1310



Boys’ medley relay1:52.11
Field Events

Girls

Track and Road Events
AthletesEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Annie TagoeGirls’ 100m11.783 Q11.734
Victoria OhuruoguGirls’ 400m55.5610 qB55.9911
Georgia PeelGirls’ 1000m2:45.782 Q2:49.566
Abi FitzpatrickGirls’ 400m Hurdles1:05.8713 qB1:05.6114



Girls’ medley relay2:07.59
Field Events
AthletesEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Sophie McKinnaGirls’ Shot Put14.305 Q15.1415
Freya JonesGirls’ Javelin Throw48.247 Q49.565
Louisa JamesGirls’ Hammer Throw49.9412 qB53.2110
Katie ByresGirls’ Pole Vault3.709 qB4.008

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Girls

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Boys

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Boys
AthleteEventTime TrialRound 1Round 2 Round 3Round 4Round 5Final
TimeRank
Andrew MartinBoys’ K1 slalom1:35.747
W 1:34.23-1:43.89
W 1:36.96-1:42.72
L 1:35.40-1:25.91		align=center colspan=2Did not advance
Boys’ K1 sprint1:51.6321
L 1:49.52-1:30.66
L 1:52.26-1:41.52		align=center colspan=4Did not advance

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Boys
Girls

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Group Stage
AthleteEventMatch 1Match 2Match 3Match 4Match 5Seed
Alexander TofalidesBoys’ Foil
L 4–5
W 5–0
W 5–1
L 2–5
L 3–5		8
Amy RadfordGirls’ Épée
L 4–5
L 4–5
L 4–5
W 5–3
W 3–2		8
Knock-Out Stage
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Alexander TofalidesBoys’ Foil
W 15–9
L 12–15		align=center colspan=2Did not advance7
Amy RadfordGirls’ Épée
W 15–13
L 5–15		align=center colspan=2Did not advance8

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Artistic gymnastics

Boys
AthleteEventFloorPommel horseRingsVaultParallel barsHorizontal barTotal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Sam OldhamBoys' qualification14.3504 Q14.3002 Q13.9001015.6001014.2504 Q14.4501 Q86.8502 Q
Boys' individual all-around13.5001313.950114.000315.800214.250313.1501584.6505
AthleteEventScoreRank
Sam OldhamBoys' floor13.7755
Boys' pommel horse13.925
Boys' parallel bars14.0004
Boys' horizontal bar14.375
Girls
AthleteEventVaultUneven BarsBeamFloorTotal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Jessica HoggGirls' qualification13.5001411.6002512.9001613.2506 Q51.25014 Q
Girls' individual all-around13.2501711.1501710.0501813.0001247.45018

Trampoline

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

AthleteEventFencing (Épée one touch)Swimming (200m freestyle)Running & shooting (3000m, laser pistol)Total pointsFinal rank
ResultsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPoints
Greg LongdenBoys' individual7–16216402:09.9912124411:28.5792248413216

Mixed relay39–53197502:04.6610130417:19.72231924397823

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalOverall rank
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime Rank
Ed Nainby-Luxmoore
Caspar Jopling		Boys' pair3:13.961 QA/B3:17.372 QA3:09.4744
Georgia Howard-Merrill
Fiona Gammond		Girls' pair3:30.921 QA/B3:41.033 QA3:28.601

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Windsurfing
AthleteEventRacePointsRank
12345678910M*
Kieran MartinBoys' Techno 29312831103346132
Jade RogersGirls' Techno 29391481010OCS911816710211

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

AthletesEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimePositionTimePositionTimePosition
Eleanor FaulknerGirls’ 100m freestyle58.7120Did not advance
Girls’ 200m freestyle2:04.449Did not advance
Girls’ 400m freestyle4:14.751 Q4:14.31
Girls’ 100m butterfly1:05.7827Did not advance
Rachael KellyGirls’ 50m butterfly28.146 Q27.675 Q27.777
Girls’ 100m butterfly1:01.307 Q1:01.307 Q1:00.26
Girls’ 200m butterfly2:16.9512Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

individual
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Group matchesRankGroup matchesRank
Alice LoveridgeGirls' singles
L 0–3
(12–14, 1–11, 3–11)		3 qB
W 3–0
(11–8, 11–8, 12–10)		1Did not advance17

W 3–0
(13–11, 11–9, 11–7)
W 3–1
(8–11, 11–9, 11–7, 15–13)

L 1–3
(11–9, 6–11, 4–11, 2–11)
W 3–0
(11–6, 11–5, 11–8)
Team
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Group matchesRank
Europe 3

Mixed teamAfrica 2


W 3–0
(3–0, 3–0, 3–1)		3 qBalign=center rowspan=3Intercontinental 3


W 2–0
(3–2, 3–0)		align=center rowspan=3Pan America 2


W 2–1
(2–3, 3–2, 3–1)		Did not advance17
Europe 1


L 1–2
(0–3, 3–2, 1–3)
Europe 4


L 1–2
(0–3, 3–0, 1–3)

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Singles
Doubles

Triathlon

See main article: Triathlon at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Girls
Men's
Mixed

TV coverage

The BBC will cover the youth olympic games with highlights on the red button updated at 8am and 3pm and the highlights will also be on the BBC iPlayer. CBBC programmes Newsround and Blue Peter will also be reporting from Singapore, while the BBC News and the BBC Sport websites will be covering all the big stories from each day.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BOA. Bolarinwa Selected as Team GB Youth Olympic Flag Bearer. 14 August 2010.
  2. Web site: BOA. Team GB Youth Olympic Games Squad Selected. 2010-08-03. 2020-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200419174058/http://www.olympics.org.uk/news.aspx?ne=4510. dead.

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