Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
| Athletics at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center |
| Dates | August 20–26 |
Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from August 20 to August 26. The events will take place at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, China.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can 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 per each gender will be decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 540 places will be divided evenly among the individual events and will be 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.[1][2]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1998.[1]
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 |
| Athletics at the 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 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 400m | 3 | 7 | 2 | 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.[3] 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).
| Q | Qualifiers | H | Heats | F | Final |
| Date → | Wed 20 | Thu 21 | Fri 22 | Sat 23 |
Sun 24 |
Mon 25 |
Tue 26 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | E | E | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | 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 |
Sun 24 |
Mon 25 |
Tue 26 | ||||
| Event ↓ | E | E | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | 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
| 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 |
| - |  Mixed-NOCs |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Belarus |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Ghana |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Poland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  South Africa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Suriname |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Zambia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Germany |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 20 |  Italy |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 |  Mexico |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 |  Botswana |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  Romania |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 25 |  Bahrain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 |  Burundi |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 |  Cyprus |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 |  Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 |  Tunisia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 |  Uganda |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 |  Venezuela |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 |  Azerbaijan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Bahamas |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Belgium |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Djibouti |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Egypt |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Grenada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Iraq |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  South Korea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Morocco |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 |  Chinese Taipei |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Events
Boys' Events
Girls' Events
Mixed Events
Participating Nations
169 nations participated in athletics.[4]
Afghanistan (1)
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 (8)
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)
East Timor (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)
References
- ^ a b "Qualification System: Athletics" (PDF). IAAF. July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Athletics Quota Places by Continent and Event" (PDF). IAAF. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Sport Explanatory Brochure: Athletics" (PDF). Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.