Kenya at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
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
Ian Mutuku 400 m 47.56 6 Q 47.08 4
Anthony Kiptoo 800 m 1:52.55 13 qB DQ
Gilbert Kwemoi Soet 1500 m 3:45.21 PB 1 Q 3:41.99 PB 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Moses Koech 3000 m 8:06.50 2 Q 8:06.33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Geoffrey Kipngetich 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
Maureen Nyatichi Thomas 200 m 24.33 3 Q 24.43 4
Agnes Mulee Ngovi 800 m 2:10.26 9 qB DNS
Winfred Mbithe 1500 m 4:22.57 3 Q 4:17.91 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jackline Chepkoech 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: Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament
Roster
Group Stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Argentina 5 5 0 0 145 34 +111 15
2  France 5 4 0 1 98 55 +43 13
3  Fiji 5 2 0 3 82 70 +12 9
4  Kenya 5 2 0 3 68 107 −39 9
5  Japan 5 2 0 3 73 131 −58 9
6  United States 5 0 0 5 59 128 −69 5
Source: [3]
17 August 2014
11:00
Kenya 22 - 12 United States
Youth Olympic Sports Park
17 August 2014
18:00
Kenya 0 - 24 France
Youth Olympic Sports Park
18 August 2014
11:00
Kenya 5 - 32 Argentina
Youth Olympic Sports Park
18 August 2014
17:30
Kenya 24 - 27 Japan
Youth Olympic Sports Park
19 August 2014
11:30
Fiji 12 - 17 Kenya
Youth Olympic Sports Park
Semifinal
19 August 2014
15:30
Argentina 19 - 12 Kenya
Youth Olympic Sports Park
Bronze Medal Match
20 August 2014
09:00
Kenya 4th0 - 12 Fiji
Youth Olympic Sports Park

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Kenya was given a reallocation spot to compete.[4]

Boys
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Evans Sikoto −69 kg 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. ^ "Rugby 7s result book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-07.
  4. ^ "2014 YOG Quota Summary" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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