| American Samoa at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ASA |
| NOC | American Samoa National Olympic Committee |
| in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – 18 October 2018 | |
| Competitors | 12 in 4 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
The American Samoa , recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), represented by the National Olympic Committee of American Samoa (ASANOC), competed at the Games of the III Youth Olympiad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 6 to 18, 2018. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Iosefa Mauga Jr. | Boys' 100 m | 11.99 | 35 | 11.61 | 34 | 23.60 | 34 |
The girls' team qualified based on his performance (best oceania team) at the 2017 Youth Beach Handball World Championship in Mauritius. [2]
| Event | Preliminary round | Main round / Consolidation round | Semifinal | Final / BM / PM | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |
| Girls' tournament |  Hungary L 0-2 |  Chinese Taipei L 0-2 |  Mauritius W 2-0 |  Russia L 0-2 |  Croatia L 0-2 | 5 |  Turkey L 0-2 |  Venezuela L 0-2 |  Hong Kong L 0-2 | 5 | Did not advance | Mauritius W 2-1 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary R1 | Preliminary R2 | Semifinals | Final / RM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Falaniko Tauta | -69 kg |  Hasanov (AZE)LRSC |  Elouarz (MAR)L0-5 | Did not advance |  Belini (BRA)NC | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Final / RM | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | |||
| Ariston Bartley | Boys' Greco-Roman −92kg | Ayaydın (TUR) L0 – 5 VFA |  Wehib (EGY)L0 – 8 VSU | — | 3 Q | Queiroz (BRA) L0 – 10 VSU | 6 | |
| Ioana Ludgate | Girls' Freestyle −73kg |  White (CAN)L0 – 6 VFA |  Kagami (JPN)L0 – 10 VSU |  Marín (CUB)L0 – 8 VFA |  Fridlund (SWE)L0 – 4 VFA | 5 Q | Gök (TUR) LWO | 10 |
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