Mixed-NOCs at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Teams made up of athletes representing different National Olympic Committees (NOCs), called mixed-NOCs teams, participated in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. These teams participated in either events composed entirely of mixed-NOCs teams, or in events which saw the participation of mixed-NOCs teams and non-mixed-NOCs teams. When a mixed-NOCs team won a medal, the Olympic flag was raised rather than a national flag; if a mixed-NOCs team won gold, the Olympic anthem would be played instead of national anthems. A total of 17 events with Mixed NOCs were held.
| Mixed-NOCs participation at the Youth Olympic Games | ||||||
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| At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in China | ||||||
| Medals | Gold 13 |
Silver 12 |
Bronze 14 |
Total 39 | ||
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The first medal count above include those won at events where all participating teams were mixed-NOC teams, as well as those won at events where some teams were mixed-NOC and others single-NOC. | ||||||
| Medals | Gold 5 |
Silver 4 |
Bronze 5 |
Total 14 | ||
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The second medal count above only includes medals won by mixed-NOC teams at events where there were also teams representing individual NOCs. | ||||||
Background
The concept of mixed-NOCs was introduced in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, in which athletes from different nations would compete in the same team, often representing their continent. This is in contrast to the Mixed team (IOC code: ZZX) found at early senior Olympic Games.
Medal summary
The following medal summary lists all nations whose athletes won a medal while competing for a mixed-NOCs team. If there is more than one athlete from the same nation on a medal-winning team, only one medal of that colour is credited. The summary shows how many events at which a nation had an athlete in a medal-winning mixed-NOCs team.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 15 |  | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 |  | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 20 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 |  | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 |  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 |  | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 41 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 |  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 50 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (68 nations) | 43 | 42 | 51 | 136 | |
Archery
Athletes were paired off based on their performance during the ranking round of their respective individual events. For example, the 1st ranked boy was paired with the 32nd ranked girl and the 2nd ranked boy was paired with the 31st ranked girl and so on.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Mixed team |
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Athletics
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8×100 m relay |
Team 034 |
Team 038 |
Team 017 |
Badminton
Each doubles pair was determine through a draw where an athlete of one gender seeded 1-16 was paired with another athlete seeded 17-32 of the opposite gender.[2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Mixed doubles |
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Cycling
NOCs who qualified only two men or women lots were drawn to form combined teams.[3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team relay |
Medals in this event were won by individual NOCs | ||
Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team |
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Equestrian
Athletes were grouped based on their continental origins. For continents with not enough athletes riders from nearby continents were used (e.g. Ecuador for North America and Hong Kong, Iran and Malaysia for Australasia).[4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jumping |
Europe |
South America |
North America |
Fencing
Nine continental teams were created containing athletes from both genders and all three weapons. Athletes were chosen for each team based on their performance from the individual events. For example, the top ranked athletes from Asia-Oceania in each event were grouped into Asia-Oceania 1 while the second highest ranked athletes from that continent were placed into Asia-Oceania 2.[5]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Team Event |
Asia-Oceania 1 |
Europe 1 |
Europe 2 |
Golf
Initially golf was to not have mixed NOC entrants, however, two teams of mixed nations were created due to not having a partner from their own nation.
Judo
13 teams were created and named after judo legends. Teams of 7 or 8 athletes were made by categorizing all athletes by weight and drawing one athlete from each weight group. Other considerations in the draw were medalists were to be evenly separated among all teams and no two athletes from the same nation were on the same team.[6][7]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Team |
Team Rouge |
Team Geesink |
Team Douillet |
| Team Xian |
Modern pentathlon
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Mixed relay |
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Shooting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Teams' 10m Air Rifle |
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| Mixed Teams' 10m Air Pistol |
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Table tennis
Athletes from nations that were unable to create a team by themselves were first paired off by continent and then intercontinental. The highest ranked boy from one continent was paired with the highest ranked girl from the same continent and so on.[8]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Mixed team |
Medals in this event were won by individual NOCs | ||
Tennis
Athletes from nations that were unable to create a doubles team by themselves were first paired off by region, then zone and then intercontinental. The highest ranked boy from one area was paired with the highest ranked girl from the same area and so on.[9]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Boys' doubles |
Medals in this event were won by individual NOCs | ||
| Girls' doubles |
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Won by a team representing the individual NOC of |
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| Mixed doubles |
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Triathlon
Based on their performance from the individual events athletes were grouped together by continent while the remaining athletes were grouped together as intercontinental teams. For example, the top two ranked boys and top two girls from Europe were grouped together as Europe 1 while the next two ranked boys and next two ranked girls from Europe were grouped together as Europe 2 and so on.[10]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Relay |
Europe 1 |
Europe 3 |
Oceania 1 |
References
- "Sport Explanatory Brochure: Archery" (PDF). Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- "Draw Procedure for Mixed Pairing for 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Championships". BWF. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "Information Guide for 2014 Youth Olympics". UCI. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- "Qualification System: Equestrian" (PDF). FEI. October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "Qualification System: Fencing" (PDF). FIE. June 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "YOG 2014 - Team Draw". IJF. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "Qualification System: Judo" (PDF). International Judo Federation. May 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "Qualification System: Table Tennis" (PDF). ITTF. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- "Qualification System: Tennis" (PDF). ITF. May 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "Qualification System: Triathlon" (PDF). ITU. May 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2014.