The United States competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. 92 athletes across 19 sports participated.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Fencing Girls' foil Swimming Girls' 100 metre backstroke Swimming Girls' 200 metre backstroke Taekwondo Girls' +63 kg Swimming Girls' 400 metre freestyle Athletics Boys' 200 metres Athletics Boys' 800 metre Basketball Girls' tournament Boxing Girls' 60 kg Boxing Boys' 52 kg Triathlon Girls' Wrestling Boys' Greco-Roman 69 kg Boxing Boys' +91 kg Wrestling Boys' freestyle 46 kg Wrestling Boys' freestyle 54 kg Swimming Girls' 200 metre individual medley Gymnastics Boys' artistic individual all-around Table tennis Girls' singles Basketball Girls' shoot-out contest Athletics Girls' Long Jump Athletics Girls' 200 metres Gymnastics Girls' rhythmic individual all-around
Athletics
United States qualified 16 athletes.
Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)
Boys Track & road events AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankJeffrey Uzzell100 m11.2719 qC11.0418Noah Lyles200 m20.71 PB1 Q20.80Andrew James400 m49.0613 qBDNSMyles Marshall800 m1:50.221 Q1:49.14Amere Lattin110 m hurdles13.53 PB3 Q15.537
Field Events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistanceRankDistanceRankTyler MerkleyDiscus throw56.615 Q56.277Kenneth BrinsonHammer throw 63.2014 qB 59.5114
Girls Track & road events AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankJanie O'Connor100 m12.5616 qBDNSBrandee Johnson200 m 24.412 Q 24.28Brittny Ellis400 m 54.112 Q 53.826Kimani Rushing100 m hurdles 13.733 Q 14.058
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistanceRankDistanceRankRhesa FosterLong jump 5.766 Q 6.17Chinne OkoronkwoTriple jump 12.0313 qB 12.219Janae MoffittHigh jump 1.6514 qB 1.7310Haley ShowalterDiscus throw 43.398 Q 45.127Emma FitzgeraldJavelin throw 46.6412 qB 43.4314
Basketball
United States qualified a girls' team from their performance at the 2013 U18 3x3 World Championships.
Skills Competition AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRank Katie SamuelsonGirls' Shoot-out Contest 623.64 Q4 32.0De'Janae BoykinGirls' Shoot-out Contest421.319Did not advance Arike OgunbowaleGirls' Shoot-out Contest321.430Did not advance Napheesa CollierGirls' Shoot-out Contest325.738Did not advance
Girls' tournament
Roster De'Janae Boykin Napheesa Collier Arike Ogunbowale Katie Samuelson
Group stage
Knockout Stage Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreW 21-7W 21–12W 21–14W 19–10
Beach volleyball
United States qualified a girls' team by winning the NORCECA Central Zone Qualifier and qualified a boys' team by their performance at the NORCECA Final YOG Qualifier.
AthletesEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 24Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreT.J. DeFalcoLouis RichardBoys'L 0–25Did not advanceL 0–2L 0–2L 0–2W 2–0Skylar CaputoZana MunoGirls'L 0–24W 2–0W 2–1L 1–2Did not advance5L 1–2L 1–2W 2–0W 2–0
Boxing
United States qualified four boxers based on its performance at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships.
Boys AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultShakur Stevenson-52 kgW 3–0W 3–0W 3–0Daramni Rock+91 kgW WOW 2–1L 0–3
Girls AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultJajaira Gonzalez-60 kgW 2–0W 3–0Martha Fabela-75 kgL 0–3Did not advance Bout for 5th place L 0–3 6
Canoeing
United States qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Junior Canoe Sprint and Slalom Championships.
Boys AthleteEventQualificationRepechageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultJordan ShermanK1 slalom 1:14.7506 Q 1:14.7506 QL 1:20.352–1:09.675Did not advanceK1 sprint 2:34.99119DNF11Did not advance
Diving
United States qualified four quotas based on its performance at the Nanjing 2014 Diving Qualifying Event.
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankDashiell EnosBoys' 3 m springboard501.158 Q535.756Gracia MahoneyGirls' 3 m springboard401.505 Q429.454Girls' 10 m platform373.257 Q375.258Mixed teamcolspan=2 354.00
Fencing
United States qualified six athletes based on its performance at the 2014 FIE Cadet World Championships.
Boys Group stage AthleteEventMatch 1Match 2Match 3Match 4Match 5Match 6SeedJustin YooÉpéeW 5–4W 5–2W 5–4W 5–0W 5–41George HaglundFoilW 5–4L 2–5L 0–5L 4–5W 5–310Karol MetrykaSabreW 5–3L 3–5L 2–5W 5–0L 3–5L 3–59
Knockout Stage AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreJustin YooÉpéeW 15–12L 9–15L 14–154George HaglundFoilL 7–15Did not advance10Karol MetrykaSabreL 13–15Did not advance10
Girls Group stage AthleteEventMatch 1Match 2Match 3Match 4Match 5Match 6SeedCatherine NixonÉpéeW 5–4W 5–1W 5–4W 5–0colspan=2 1Sabrina MassialasFoilW 5–2L 3–5L 2–5W 5–2L 3–5W 5–06
Knockout Stage AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreCatherine NixonÉpéeW 15–5L 11–15L 8–154Sabrina MassialasFoilW 15–7W 15–9W 12–7W 7–6
Mixed Team AthletesEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals / Final / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreAmericas 1Mixed TeamEurope 2L 24–30Europe 4L 27–30Europe 3L 28–308Americas 2Mixed TeamAfricaW 30–20Europe 1L 29–30Europe 3W 30–29Europe 4W 30–285
Gymnastics
Artistic Gymnastics
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Boys AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankAlec YoderQualification13.25013.800 Q13.15014.30013.600 Q12.45080.5506 QAll-Around13.65014.10013.10014.25013.85013.85082.800Pommel Horsecolspan=6 12.9007Parallel Barscolspan=6 13.6334
Rhythmic Gymnastics
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Championships.
Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankLaura ZengIndividual14.87513.45014.50014.55057.3752 Q14.45014.05014.40013.85056.750
Trampoline
United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 Junior Pan American Trampoline Championships.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalRoutine 1Routine 2TotalRankScoreRankColin DudaBoys40.80050.61091.4108 Q5.6908Nicole AhsingerGirls41.78547.22089.0057 Q49.9505
Judo
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2013 Cadet World Judo Championships.
Individual AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultAdonis DiazBoys' -66 kgW 100–000L 000–100Did not advanceL 000–010Did not advance
Team AthletesEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultTeam DouilletMixed TeamTeam YamashitaW 3(200)–3(112)Team NevzorovW 5–2Team GeesinkL 3(111)–3(202)Did not advance
Modern Pentathlon
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Youth A World Championships.
AthleteEventFencingRanking Round(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)FencingFinal round(épée one touch)Combined: Shooting/Running(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)TotalPointsFinalRankResultsRankTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsBrendan AndersonBoys' Individual10-1312 2:06.751132013245 12:36.0410544110910Mixed Relay18-28202:00.0533402024312:12.936568115111
Rowing
United States qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBenjamin CohenLiam CorriganBoys' Pairs3:17.163:27.2736 R 3:15.613 FB 3:19.438Marlee BlueDana MoffatGirls' Pairs3:38.173:33.4433 R3:32.942 FA 3:39.254
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage
Rugby sevens
United States qualified a boys' and girls' team based on its performance at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Boys' tournament
Roster
Cian Barry Hanco Germishuys Brian Hannon Junior Helu Vili Helu Sione Masoe Aaron Matthews Malcolm May Suwaiter Poch Tyler Sousley Austin Taefu
Group stage
Knockout Stage 5th place GameRankOppositionScoreW 29:125
Girls' tournament
Roster
Tess Feury Haley Langan Apaau Mailau Michel Navarro Dana Olsen Tiffany Person Emily Prentice Kat Ramage Becca Rosko Richelle Stephens Danielle Walko-Siua Whitney Wilson
Group stage
Knockout Stage SemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreL 0:33L 0:124
Sailing
United States qualified a Byte CII boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Byte CII Championships. United States later qualified a Techno 293 boat based on its performance at the Techno 293 North American & Caribbean Continental Qualifiers.
AthleteEventRaceNetPointsFinal Rank12345678910M*Henry MarshallBoys' Byte CII912311101062514Maximo NoresBoys' Techno 29318111515181698416
Swimming
United States qualified eight swimmers.
Boys AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPatrick Conaton100 m freestyle52.4928Did not advance100 m backstroke56.5912 Q56.9514Did not advance200 m backstroke2.03.9211colspan=2 Did not advancePatrick Mulcare200 m freestyle1:51.338 Qcolspan=2 1:50.57850 m backstroke26.8620Did not advance100 m backstroke56.288 Q55.868 Q58.088200 m backstroke2:01.795 Qcolspan=2 1:59.654200 m individual medley2:02.662 Qcolspan=2 2:02.884Patrick Ransford400 m freestyle3:56.3112colspan=2 Did not advance800 m freestylecolspan=4 8:04.468Justin Wright100 m butterfly55.4714 Q54.8812Did not advance200 m butterfly2:00.045 Qcolspan=2 1:59.406Patrick ConatonPatrick MulcarePatrick RansfordJustin Wright freestyle relay 3:29.803 Qcolspan=2 3:28.757Patrick ConatonPatrick MulcarePatrick RansfordJustin Wright medley relay 3:55.073 Qcolspan=2 DNS8
Girls AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankClara Smiddy50 m freestyle26.4215 Q26.3916Did not advance100 m freestyle57.3818Did not advance50 m backstroke29.155 Q29.116 Q28.91T4100 m backstroke1:01.731 Q1:01.832 Q1:01.22Meghan Small200 m freestyle2:02.5013colspan=2 Did not advance100 m butterfly1:01.3912 Q1:02.1314Did not advance200 m individual medley2:15.241 Qcolspan=2 2:14.01Hannah Moore400 m freestyle4:14.545 Qcolspan=2 4:11.05200 m backstroke2:11.021 Qcolspan=2 2:10.42200 m individual medley2:18.029colspan=2 Did not advanceCourtney Mykkanen50 m backstroke30.9934Did not advance100 m backstroke1:05.8027Did not advance200 m backstroke2:19.2720colspan=2 Did not advanceHannah MooreCourtney MykkanenMeghan SmallClara Smiddy freestyle relay 3:53.433 Qcolspan=2 3:51.377Hannah MooreCourtney MykkanenMeghan SmallClara Smiddy medley relay 4:17.206colspan=2 did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankPatrick MulcareCourtney MykkanenClara SmiddyJustin Wright freestyle relay3:39.4911Did not advancePatrick MulcareCourtney MykkanenClara SmiddyJustin Wright medley relay4:01.2711Did not advance
Table Tennis
United States qualified a female athlete based on the ITTF Under-18 World Rankings. Later United States qualified a male athlete based on its performance at the North American Qualification Event.
Singles AthleteEventGroup stageRankRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreKrishnateja AvvariBoysGroup G L 0–34 qBL 1–3Did not advance25L 0–3L 2–3Lily ZhangGirlsGroup D W 3–11 QW 4–2W 4–1L 1–4W 4–2W 3–1W 3–0
Team