Triathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
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VenueXuanwu Lake
Dates17–21 August
No. of events3 (1 boys, 1 girls, 1 mixed)
Competitors64 (32 boys, 32 girls) from 39 nations
| Triathlon at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
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| 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 |
| Triathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Individual | boys | girls | |
| Relay | mixed | ||
Triathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 21 August at Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing, China.
Boys
Each 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]
| 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
| 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 |
