Golf at the Youth Olympic 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

Boys' individual

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2014 Nanjing
 Renato Paratore
Italy (ITA)
 Marcus Kinhult
Sweden (SWE)
 Danthai Boonma
Thailand (THA)

Girls' individual

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2014 Nanjing
 Lee Soyoung
South Korea (KOR)
 Cheng Ssu-Chia
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Supamas Sangchan
Thailand (THA)

Mixed Team

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2014 Nanjing
 Sweden  South Korea  Italy

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  South Korea 1 1 0 2
 Sweden 1 1 0 2
3  Italy 1 0 1 2
4  Chinese Taipei 0 1 0 1
5  Thailand 0 0 2 2
Total 3 3 3 9

References

  1. Wilson, Stephen (August 13, 2009). "Golf, rugby backed by IOC board for 2016 Games". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 August 2009.