# Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 20 to 26 August at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, China.

## Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter a maximum of 36 athletes, 18 per each gender and 1 per each event. As hosts, China is given 2 quotas, 1 per each gender and 136 places. 68 spots per each gender was decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 540 places were divided evenly among the individual events and were decided among a single continental qualification event for each continent with the exception of the Americas in which they hosted three. The amount of quotas available to each continent for each event was decided on the results from the 2011 World Youth Championships and 2013 World Youth Championships.
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1998.

### Qualification timeline

| Event | Location | Date |
| 2011 World Youth Championships | Lille Métropole | 6–10 July 2011 |
| 2013 World Youth Championships | Donetsk | 10–14 July 2013 |
| 2014 Oceania Youth Olympic Qualifying Meet | Sydney | 12–16 March 2014 |
| 2014 NACAC non-CARIFTA Youth Olympic Qualifying Meet | Miramar | 4–5 April 2014 |
| 2014 CARIFTA Games | Fort de France | 19–21 April 2014 |
| 2014 CONSUDATLE Youth Olympic Trials | Cali | 17–18 May 2014 |
| 2014 Asian Youth Olympic Qualifying Meet | Bangkok | 21–22 May 2014 |
| 2014 African Youth Games | Gaborone | 28–31 May 2014 |
| 2014 European Youth Olympic Trials | Baku | 30 May-1 June 2014 |

### Quota distribution
#### Boys

| Event | Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Total |
| 100m | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 200m | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 400m | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 800m | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 1500m | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 3000m | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 110m Hurdles | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 400m Hurdles | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2000m Steeplechase | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| High Jump | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| Pole Vault | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| Long Jump | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| Triple Jump | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Shot Put | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| Discus Throw | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| Hammer Throw | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| Javelin Throw | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 10000m Race Walk | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| Total | 60 | 67 | 42 | 82 | 19 | 270 |

#### Girls

| Event | Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Total |
| 100m | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 200m | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 400m | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 800m | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 1500m | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 3000m | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 100m Hurdles | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 400m Hurdles | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2000m Steeplechase | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| High Jump | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| Pole Vault | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| Long Jump | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Triple Jump | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| Shot Put | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| Discus Throw | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Hammer Throw | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| Javelin Throw | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 5000m Race Walk | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Total | 44 | 64 | 30 | 108 | 24 | 270 |

## Schedule

The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. In the table below, M stands for morning (begins 09:00), A for afternoon (begins 16:00) and E stands for evening (begins 18:30).
    All times are CST (UTC+8)
| Q | Qualifiers | H | Heats | F | Final |
| Date → | Wed 20 | Thu 21 | Fri 22 | Sat 23 | Sat 23 | Sun 24 | Sun 24 | Mon 25 | Mon 25 | Tue 26 | Tue 26 |
| Event ↓ | E | E | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | A | A |
| Boys' 100 m | | H | | | F | | | | | | |
| Boys' 200 m | | | H | | | | F | | | | |
| Boys' 400 m | H | | | F | | | | | | | |
| Boys' 800 m | | | H | | | | | | F | | |
| Boys' 1500 m | | H | | | | F | | | | | |
| Boys' 3000 m | H | | | | | | F | | | | |
| Boys' 110 m hurdles | H | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Boys' 400 m hurdles | | | H | | | | | F | | | |
| Boys' 2000 m steeplechase | | H | | | | | | | F | | |
| Boys' 10 km walk | | | | | | | F | | | | |
| Boys' Long jump | | Q | | | | F | | | | | |
| Boys' Triple jump | | | Q | | | | | | F | | |
| Boys' High jump | Q | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Boys' Pole vault | | | Q | | | | | | F | | |
| Boys' Shot put | | Q | | | | | F | | | | |
| Boys' Discus throw | Q | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Boys' Javelin throw | | | Q | | | | | | F | | |
| Boys' Hammer throw | | Q | | | | | F | | | | |
| Date → | Wed 20 | Thu 21 | Fri 22 | Sat 23 | Sat 23 | Sun 24 | Sun 24 | Mon 25 | Mon 25 | Tue 26 | Tue 26 |
| Event ↓ | E | E | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | A | A |
| Girls' 100 m | | H | | | F | | | | | | |
| Girls' 200 m | | | H | | | F | | | | | |
| Girls' 400 m | H | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Girls' 800 m | H | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Girls' 1500 m | | | H | | | | | F | | | |
| Girls' 3000 m | H | | | | | | F | | | | |
| Girls' 100 m hurdles | H | | | F | | | | | | | |
| Girls' 400 m hurdles | | | H | | | | | | F | | |
| Girls' 2000 m steeplechase | | H | | | | | | | F | | |
| Girls' 5 km walk | | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Girls' Long jump | Q | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Girls' Triple jump | | | Q | | | | | F | | | |
| Girls' High jump | | Q | | | | | F | | | | |
| Girls' Pole vault | Q | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Girls' Shot put | | Q | | | | | F | | | | |
| Girls' Discus throw | Q | | | | F | | | | | | |
| Girls' Javelin throw | | | Q | | | | | | F | | |
| Girls' Hammer throw | | Q | | | | | F | | | | |
| Mixed 8x100 m relay | | | | | | | | | | H | F |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Nanjing 2014 Final Athletics Results
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China* | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Kenya | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Germany | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Botswana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Grenada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (45 entries) | Totals (45 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |

### Results
#### Boys' events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Sydney Siame Zambia | 10.56 | Kenta Oshima Japan | 10.57 | Trae Williams Australia | 10.60 |
| 200 m details | Noah Lyles United States | 20.80 | Baboloki Thebe Botswana | 21.20 | Yang Chun-Han Chinese Taipei | 21.31 |
| 400 m details | Martin Manley Jamaica | 46.31 | Karabo Sibanda Botswana | 46.76 PB | Henry Delauze Bahamas | 46.91 PB |
| 800 m details | Myles Marshall United States | 1:49.14 | Geofrey Balimumiti Uganda | 1:49.37 PB | Bacha Mulata Ethiopia | 1:49.73 |
| 1500 m details | Gilbert Soet Kenya | 3:41.99 PB | Mulugeta Uma Ethiopia | 3:45.08 PB | Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim Djibouti | 3:45.72 PB |
| 3000 m details | Yomif Kejelcha Ethiopia | 7:56.20 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo Burundi | 8:06.05 PB | Moses Koech Kenya | 8:06.33 |
| 110 m hurdles details | Jaheel Hyde Jamaica | 12.96 PB | Henrik Hannemann Germany | 13.40 PB | Kim Gyeongtae South Korea | 13.43 PB |
| 400 m hurdles details | Xu Zhihang China | 50.61 PB | Mohamed Fares Jlassi Tunisia | 50.61 PB | Victor Coroller France | 51.19 PB |
| 2000 m steeplechase details | Wogene Sidamo Ethiopia | 5:38.42 | Amos Kirui Kenya | 5:40.29 | Hicham Chemlal Morocco | 5:40.94 |
| 10 km race walk details | Minoru Onogawa Japan | 42:03.64 PB | Vladislav Saraikin Russia | 42:10.95 PB | Noel Alí Chama Mexico | 42:14.11 |
| High jump details | Danil Lysenko Russia | 2.20 | Yuji Hiramatsu Japan | 2.14 PB | Shemaiah James Australia | 2.14 PB |
| Pole vault details | Noel-Aman del Cerro Spain | 5.10 PB | Vladimir Shcherbakov Russia | 5.05 | Muntadher Abdulwahid Iraq | 5.05 PB |
| Long jump details | Anatoliy Ryapolov Russia | 7.54 | Obrien Wasome Jamaica | 7.44 PB | Zhong Peifeng China | 7.37 |
| Triple jump details | Miguel van Assen Suriname | 16.15 | Tobia Bocchi Italy | 16.01 | Nazim Babayev Azerbaijan | 15.96 |
| Shot put details | Konrad Bukowiecki Poland | 23.17 PB | Andrei Toader Romania | 21.00 | Merten Howe Germany | 20.13 |
| Discus throw details | Cheng Yulong China | 64.14 PB | Clemens Prufer Germany | 63.52 | Ruslan Valitov Ukraine | 57.48 PB |
| Hammer throw details | Hlib Piskunov Ukraine | 82.65 PB | Bence Halász Hungary | 81.90 | Ahmed Youssef Egypt | 78.59 PB |
| Javelin throw details | Lukas Moutarde France | 74.48 PB | Alexandru Novac Romania | 73.98 | Márk Schmölcz Hungary | 72.40 |

#### Girls' events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Liang Xiaojing China | 11.65 | Paraskevi Andreou Cyprus | 11.71 | Samantha Geddes Australia | 11.76 |
| 200 m details | Natalliah Whyte Jamaica | 23.55 | Dzhois Koba Ukraine | 23.94 | Brandee Johnson United States | 24.28 |
| 400 m details | Jessica Thornton Australia | 52.50 PB | Salwa Naser Bahrain | 52.74 PB | Meleni Rodney Grenada | 53.33 PB |
| 800 m details | Martha Bissah Ghana | 2:04.90 PB | Hawi Alemu Negeri Ethiopia | 2:06.01 PB | Mareen Kalis Germany | 2:06.03 |
| 1500 m details | Kokeb Tesfaye Alemu Ethiopia | 4:15.38 | Winfred Mbithe Kenya | 4:17.91 | Dalila Gosa Bahrain | 4:18.36 PB |
| 3000 m details | Nozomi Musembi Takamatsu Japan | 9:01.58 PB | Alina Reh Germany | 9:05.07 | Berhan Demiesa Asgedom Ethiopia | 9:06.10 PB |
| 100 m hurdles details | Laura Valette France | 13.34 PB | Elvira Herman Belarus | 13.38 | Chloë Beaucarne Belgium | 13.61 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Gezelle Magerman South Africa | 57.91 PB | Michaela Peskova Slovakia | 58.26 PB | Anne Sofie Kirkegaard Denmark | 58.60 PB |
| 2000 m steeplechase details | Rosefline Chepngetich Kenya | 6:22.67 | Zewdenish Teklemaream Ethiopia | 6:26.02 | Lili Anna Toth Hungary | 6:31.92 PB |
| 5 km race walk details | Ma Zhenxia China | 22:22.08 SB | Valeria Ortuño Mexico | 23:19.27 | Noemi Stella Italy | 23:38.10 |
| High jump details | Yuliya Levchenko Ukraine | 1.89 PB | Nawal Meniker France | 1.87 PB | Michaela Hruba Czech Republic | 1.85 |
| Pole vault details | Angelica Moser Switzerland | 4.36 PB | Robeilys Peinado Venezuela | 4.10 | Leda Kroselj Slovenia | 3.90 |
| Long jump details | Yelyzaveta Baby Ukraine | 6.26 PB | Beatrice Fiorese Italy | 6.21 | Rhesa Foster United States | 6.17 PB |
| Triple jump details | Yanis David France | 13.33 PB | Tay-Leiha Clark Australia | 13.06 PB | Eszter Bajnok Hungary | 13.01 PB |
| Shot put details | Alena Bugakova Russia | 18.95 | Maria Orozco Castro Mexico | 17.55 | Anika Nehls Germany | 17.31 |
| Discus throw details | Sun Kangping China | 52.79 PB | Al'Ona Byelyakova Ukraine | 51.64 | Lara Kempka Germany | 50.70 |
| Hammer throw details | Xu Xinying China | 68.35 PB | Alex Hulley Australia | 68.35 | Zsofia Matild Bacskay Hungary | 67.35 |
| Javelin throw details | Hanna Tarasiuk Belarus | 59.52 PB | Fabienne Schonig Germany | 53.68 | Nagisa Mori Japan | 52.27 PB |

#### Mixed events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 8×100 m relay details | Team 034 Mixed-NOCs Merten Howe Germany Daou Bacar Aboubacar Comoros Trae Williams Australia Witthawat Thumcha Thailand Maria Simancas Venezuela Tatiana Blagoveshchenskaia Russia Lakeisha Ashley Warner British Virgin Islands Ioana Teodora Gheorghe Romania | 1:40.20 | Team 038 Mixed-NOCs Ekaterina Alekseeva Russia Oleksandr Malosilov Ukraine Rachel Pace Australia Mohamed Saad Bahrain Chinne Okoronkwo United States Amedee Manirakiza Burundi Coralie Gassama France Sydney Siame Zambia | 1:41.39 | Team 017 Mixed-NOCs Sam Geddes Australia Michaela Hruba Czech Republic Noel-Aman Del Cerro Vilalta Spain Martin Nicolas Castanares Mariano Uruguay Wogene Sebisibe Sidamo Ethiopia Hussain Shahudhaan Fahumee Maldives Dhakirina Fatima Comoros Salwa Naser Bahrain | 1:43.60 |

## Participating nations

169 nations participated in athletics.
* Albania (2)
* Algeria (12)
* American Samoa (1)
* Angola (1)
* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* Argentina (3)
* Aruba (1)
* Australia (20)
* Austria (3)
* Azerbaijan (3)
* Bahamas (8)
* Bahrain (5)
* Barbados (5)
* Belarus (7)
* Belgium (4)
* Belize (1)
* Benin (2)
* Bermuda (3)
* Bhutan (1)
* Bolivia (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Botswana (5)
* Brazil (17)
* British Virgin Islands (6)
* Brunei (2)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Burkina Faso (2)
* Burundi (5)
* Cambodia (1)
* Cameroon (1)
* Canada (10)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Cayman Islands (2)
* Central African Republic (2)
* Chad (2)
* Chile (2)
* China (9)
* Colombia (11)
* Comoros (3)
* Republic of the Congo (1)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)
* Croatia (1)
* Cyprus (2)
* Czech Republic (6)
* Denmark (3)
* Djibouti (3)
* Dominica (2)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* Ecuador (4)
* Egypt (11)
* Equatorial Guinea (1)
* Eritrea (1)
* Estonia (5)
* Ethiopia (15)
* Federated States of Micronesia (1)
* Fiji (2)
* France (18)
* Gabon (2)
* The Gambia (2)
* Georgia (4)
* Germany (13)
* Ghana (2)
* Greece (6)
* Grenada (2)
* Guinea (2)
* Guinea-Bissau (2)
* Guyana (1)
* Haiti (2)
* Hungary (10)
* India (5)
* Indonesia (1)
* Independent Olympic Athletes (1)
* Iran (3)
* Iraq (2)
* Ireland (5)
* Israel (2)
* Italy (18)
* Ivory Coast (1)
* Jamaica (15)
* Japan (13)
* Kazakhstan (6)
* Kenya (11)
* Kiribati (2)
* South Korea (6)
* Kuwait (2)
* Laos (2)
* Latvia (4)
* Lebanon (1)
* Lesotho (5)
* Liberia (1)
* Libya (1)
* Lithuania (3)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Madagascar (1)
* Malawi (4)
* Maldives (1)
* Mali (2)
* Malaysia (3)
* Marshall Islands (1)
* Mauritania (2)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (7)
* Moldova (2)
* Montenegro (1)
* Morocco (7)
* Mozambique (1)
* Myanmar (1)
* Namibia (1)
* Nauru (1)
* Nepal (1)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Niger (1)
* Nigeria (7)
* Oman (1)
* Palau (1)
* Palestine (2)
* Panama (3)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (5)
* Philippines (1)
* Poland (16)
* Portugal (2)
* Puerto Rico (6)
* Qatar (1)
* Romania (10)
* Russia (9)
* Rwanda (4)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Samoa (2)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
* Saudi Arabia (2)
* Senegal (1)
* Serbia (2)
* Singapore (1)
* Slovakia (3)
* Slovenia (4)
* Somalia (2)
* Solomon Islands (1)
* South Africa (7)
* Spain (12)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Sudan (5)
* Suriname (2)
* Switzerland (4)
* Syria (2)
* Chinese Taipei (14)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tanzania (2)
* Thailand (7)
* Timor-Leste (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (5)
* Tunisia (6)
* Turkey (9)
* Tuvalu (1)
* Uganda (3)
* Ukraine (14)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* United States (17)
* Uruguay (1)
* Vanuatu (1)
* Venezuela (8)
* Virgin Islands (1)
* Yemen (1)
* Zambia (4)
* Zimbabwe (3)