Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

One Independent Olympic Athlete competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. The athlete was from South Sudan.

Independent Olympic Athletes at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC codeIOA
in Nanjing
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

Background

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South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in June 2011. As of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, it had not formed a National Olympic Committee, implying that athletes from this nation were unable to enter with a National Olympic Committee (NOC). However the International Olympic Committee agreed to allow a runner to compete under the Olympic flag.[1]

Athletics

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One athlete was chosen to compete.[2]

Girls
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Margret Hassan 400 m 1:04.48 19 qC 1:01.72 19

References

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  1. ^ "South Sudanese athlete to compete at Nanjing 2014 under Olympic flag". insidethegames.biz. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.