Jamaica competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
| Jamaica at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | JAM |
| NOC | Jamaica Olympic Association |
| in Nanjing | |
| Competitors | 20 in 4 sports |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
|
| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Athletics
editJamaica qualified 15 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 | ||
| Raheem Chambers | 100 m | 10.68 | 4 Q | DNS | |
| Chad Walker | 200 m | 21.17 | 5 Q | DQ | |
| Martin Manley | 400 m | 47.14 | 1 Q | 46.31 | 
|
| Jaheel Hyde | 110 m hurdles | 13.16 PB | 1 Q | 12.96 PB |
|
- Field Events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Obrien Wasome | Long jump | 7.13 | 7 Q | 7.44 PB | 
|
| Jordon Scott | Triple jump | 15.36 PB | 4 Q | 15.20 | 5 |
| Lushane Wilson | High jump | 2.07 PB | 6 Q | 2.08 PB | 5 |
| Vashon Mccarty | Discus throw | 53.85 | 11 qB | 55.63 PB | 10 |
- Girls
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Shanice Reid | 100 m | 11.86 | 9 qB | 11.97 | 9 |
| Natalliah Whyte | 200 m | 23.79 | 1 Q | 23.55 |
|
| Tiffany James | 400 m | 54.54 | 9 qB | 54.54 | 10 |
| Junelle Bromfield | 800 m | 2:13.22 | 15 qB | 2:13.01 | 15 |
| Janeek Brown | 100 m hurdles | 13.66 | 5 Q | 13.91 | 6 |
| Shanice Cohen | 400 m hurdles | 1:00.24 | 5 Q | 1:03.06 | 7 |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Janell Fullerton | Discus throw | 43.23 | 9 qB | 43.36 | 9 |
Beach Volleyball
editJamaica qualified a boys' team by winning the NORCECA CAZOVA Zone Qualifier.[2]
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| Bryan Shavar Rojey Hutchinson |
Boys' |  Lanci (BRA)/ Wanderley (BRA)L 0–2 |
6 | did not advance | |||||
 Moussa (CGO)/ Ossolo (CGO)L 0–2 | |||||||||
 Rudolf (GER)/ Stadie (GER)L 0–2 | |||||||||
 Moore (NZL)/ Robinson (NZL) | |||||||||
 Navickas (LTU)/ Vaskelis (LTU) | |||||||||
Fencing
editJamaica qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 FIE Cadet World Championships.[3]
- Girls
| Athlete | Event | Pool Round | Seed | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Tia Simms-Lymn | Épée | Pool 1 | 4 |  Gaber (EGY)W 15-5 |
 Nixon (USA)L 10-15 |
did not advance | 7 | |
- Mixed Team
| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals / PM | Final / PM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Americas 2 Dylan French (CAN) Gabriela Cecchini (BRA) Karol Metryka (USA) Tia Simms-Lymn (JAM) Pedro Marostega (BRA) Aydill-Marie Colon Quinones (PUR)
|
Mixed Team | Africa W 30–20 |
Europe 1 L 29–30 |
Europe 3 W 30–29 |
Europe 4 W 30–28 |
5 |
Swimming
editJamaica qualified two swimmers.[4]
- Boys
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sidrell Williams | 50 m freestyle | 24.40 | 29 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 26.29 | 35 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 57.40 | 22 | did not advance | ||||
| Timothy Wynter | 50 m backstroke | 27.61 | 26 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 59.21 | 33 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | DNS | — | did not advance | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Jamaicans Hutchinson, Bryan book China ticket in style". NORCECA. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "2014 Youth Olympic Games - Nanjing FIE Qualifications" (PDF). FIE. 10 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.