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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.
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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)
Basketball
United States qualified a girls' team from their performance at the 2013 U18 3x3 World Championships.
Girls' Tournament
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.
Boxing
United States qualified four boxers based on its performance at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships.
Canoeing
United States qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Junior Canoe Sprint and Slalom Championships.
Diving
United States qualified four quotas based on its performance at the Nanjing 2014 Diving Qualifying Event.
Fencing
United States qualified six athletes based on its performance at the 2014 FIE Cadet World Championships.
Boys
Girls
Artistic Gymnastics
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Championships.
Trampoline
United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 Junior Pan American Trampoline Championships.
Judo
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2013 Cadet World Judo Championships.
Modern Pentathlon
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Youth A World Championships.
Rowing
United States qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships.
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
Girls' Tournament
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.
Swimming
United States qualified eight swimmers.
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.
Qualification Legend: Q=Main Bracket (medal); qB=Consolation Bracket (non-medal)
Taekwondo
United States qualified one athlete, Kendall Yount, based on her performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament.
Tennis
United States qualified two athletes based on the 9 June 2014 ITF World Junior Rankings.
Triathlon
United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
Weightlifting
United States qualified 1 quota in the boys' and girls' events based on the team ranking after the 2014 Weightlifting Youth Pan American Championships.
Wrestling
United States qualified three athletes based on its performance at the 2014 Pan American Cadet Championships.
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