| Weightlifting at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | IWF |
| Events | 12 (men: 6; womens: 6) |
| Games | |
Weightlifting has featured as a sport at theYouth Olympic Summer Games since its first edition in 2010 inSingapore. The Youth Olympic Games are amulti-sport event and the games are held every four years just like theOlympic Games. Eleven weightlifting events (6 for boys and 5 for girls) were contested at the2010 and2014 games; for the2018 games inBuenos Aires that number raised by 12 (6 for boys and girls).[1]
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | 11 |  China / Russia |
| 2 | 2014 | 11 |  Thailand |
| 3 | 2018 | 12 |  Turkey |
| 4 | 2026 | 12 |
As of the2018 Summer Youth Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 |  Armenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 |  North Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Vietnam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 11 |  Egypt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 13 |  Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Colombia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 |  Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (34 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |