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| Israel at the Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 44th |
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Israel first participated at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural 2010 Games. Israel has sent a team to each Summer Youth Olympic Games and to Winter Youth Olympic Games since 2016.
Medals by Summer Games
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Medals by summer sport
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| # | Games | Season | Flag bearer | Sport |
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| 5 | 2020 Lausanne | Winter | Nikita Kovalenko | Figure skating |
| 4 | 2018 Buenos Aires | Summer | Avishag Semberg | Taekwondo |
| 3 | 2016 Lillehammer | Winter | Itamar Biran | Alpine skiing |
| 2 | 2014 Nanjing | Summer | Yoav Omer | Sailing |
| 1 | 2010 Singapore | Summer | Naomi Cohen | Sailing |
| Sport | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 1 | ||
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Basketball | 4 | 4 | ||
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | ||
| Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Judo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sailing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Swimming | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | ||
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 14 | 19 | 48 |
| Sport | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Freestyle skiing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
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