Triathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 21 August at Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing, China.
| Triathlon at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Xuanwu Lake |
| Dates | 17–21 August |
| No. of events | 3 (1 boys, 1 girls, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 64 (32 boys, 32 girls) from 39 nations |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China was given the maximum quota, but only selected a female athlete thus the other quota was reallocated to the next best Asian performer. A further 4, 2 in each gender was decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 58 places shall be decided by qualification events, namely five continental qualification tournaments.[1]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1998.[1]
Boys
edit| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 0 |  China |
| 2014 Oceania YOG Qualifier[2] |  Penrith |
11–12 January 2014 | 2 |  Australia New Zealand
|
| 2014 African YOG Qualifier[3] |  East London |
23 March 2014 | 3 |  Egypt South Africa Zimbabwe
|
| 2014 American YOG Qualifier[4] |  Monterrey |
2–4 May 2014 | 8 |  United States Canada Venezuela Chile Mexico Colombia Cuba El Salvador
|
| 2014 European YOG Qualifier[5] |  Weert |
17–18 May 2014 | 11 |  Austria Belgium Denmark Germany Great Britain Hungary Israel Italy Portugal Russia Spain
|
| 2014 Asian YOG Qualifier[6] |  Burabay |
1–2 June 2014 | 6 |  Hong Kong Japan Kazakhstan South Korea Singapore Chinese Taipei
|
| Tripartite Invitation[7] | - | - | 2 |  Bermuda Solomon Islands
|
| TOTAL | 32 |
Girls
edit| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | China
|
| 2014 Oceania YOG Qualifier[8] | Penrith |
11–12 January 2014 | 2 | Australia New Zealand
|
| 2014 African YOG Qualifier[3] | East London |
23 March 2014 | 3 | Egypt South Africa Zimbabwe
|
| 2014 American YOG Qualifier[4] | Monterrey |
2–4 May 2014 | 8 | United States Canada Mexico Chile Brazil Colombia Venezuela El Salvador
|
| 2014 European YOG Qualifier[5] | Weert |
17–18 May 2014 | 11 | Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Great Britain Hungary Netherlands Russia Spain Ukraine
|
| 2014 Asian YOG Qualifier[6] | Burabay |
1–2 June 2014 | 5 | Hong Kong Japan South Korea Philippines Singapore
|
| Tripartite Invitation[9] | - | - | 2 | Bermuda Costa Rica
|
| TOTAL | 32 |
Schedule
editThe schedule was released by the ITU.[10]
| Event Date | Event Day | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | Sunday | 09:00 | Girls' Race |
| August 18 | Monday | 09:00 | Boys' Race |
| August 21 | Thursday | 09:00 | Mixed Team Relay |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' |
Ben Dijkstra Great Britain
|
Daniel Hoy New Zealand
|
Emil Deleuran Hansen Denmark
|
| Girls' |
Brittany Dutton Australia
|
Stephanie Jenks United States
|
Émilie Morier France
|
| Mixed Relay |
Europe 1 Ben Dijkstra Great Britain Emil Deleuran Hansen Denmark Émilie Morier France Kristin Ranwig  Germany
|
Europe 3 Carmen Gomez Cortes  Spain Bence Lehmann  Hungary Sian Rainsley Great Britain Giulio Soldati  Italy
|
Oceania 1 Brittany Dutton Australia Daniel Hoy New Zealand Elizabeth Stannard New Zealand Jack van Stekelenburg Australia
|
References
edit- ^ a b "Qualification System: Triathlon" (PDF). ITU. May 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oceania YOG Qualifier: Youth Men Results". International Triathlon Union. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ a b "2014 African YOG Qualifier". ITU. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ a b "2014 American YOG Qualifier". ITU. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b "2014 European YOG Qualifier". ITU. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ a b "2014 Asian YOG Qualifier". ITU. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "2014 YOG Youth Men: Start List". ITU. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oceania YOG Qualifier: Youth Women Results". International Triathlon Union. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "2014 YOG Youth Women: Start List". ITU. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "ITU 2014 Youth Olympic Page". International Triathlon Union. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.