Kenya at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

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Kenya at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Flag of Kenya.svg
IOC codeKEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Nanjing
Competitors24 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

Kenya competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Kenya qualified 11 athletes.[1]

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
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
400 m 47.56 6 Q 47.08 4
800 m 1:52.55 13 qB DQ
1500 m 3:45.21 PB 1 Q 3:41.99 PB 1st place, gold medalist(s)
3000 m 8:06.50 2 Q 8:06.33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
400 m hurdles 53.10 9 qB 52.87 11
Amos Kirui 2000 m steeplechase 5:41.70 3 Q 5:40.29 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Girls
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
200 m 24.33 3 Q 24.43 4
800 m 2:10.26 9 qB DNS
1500 m 4:22.57 3 Q 4:17.91 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3000 m 9:08.54 PB 5 Q 9:20.43 6
Rosefline Chepngetich 2000 m steeplechase 6:20.10 SB 1 Q 6:22.67 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Rugby Sevens[]

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Kenya qualified a boys' team based on its performance at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2]

Boys' Tournament[]

Main article:
Roster
Group Stage
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 5 5 0 0 145 34 +111 15
 France 5 4 0 1 98 55 +43 13
 Fiji 5 2 0 3 82 70 +12 9
 Kenya 5 2 0 3 68 107 -39 9
 Japan 5 2 0 3 73 131 -58 9
 United States 5 0 0 5 59 128 -69 5
17 August 2014
11:00
Kenya 22 - 12  United States

17 August 2014
18:00
Kenya 0 - 24  France

18 August 2014
11:00
Kenya 5 - 32  Argentina

18 August 2014
17:30
Kenya 24 - 27  Japan

19 August 2014
11:30
Fiji 12 - 17  Kenya

Semifinal
19 August 2014
15:30
Argentina 19 - 12  Kenya

Bronze Medal Match
20 August 2014
09:00
Kenya 4th 0 - 12  Fiji

Weightlifting[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Kenya was given a reallocation spot to compete.[3]

Boys
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
83 12 106 12 189 12

References[]

  1. ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Youth Olympic Games Sevens teams confirmed". International Rugby Board. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 YOG Quota Summary" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.


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