The United States competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. 92 athletes across 19 sports participated.
Medalists
Athletics
United States qualified 16 athletes.
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
Field Events
Girls
Track & road events
Field events
Basketball
United States qualified a girls' team from their performance at the 2013 U18 3x3 World Championships.
Skills Competition
Girls' tournament
Roster
De'Janae Boykin
Napheesa Collier
Arike Ogunbowale
Katie Samuelson
Group stage
Knockout Stage
Beach volleyball
United States qualified a girls' team by winning the NORCECA Central Zone Qualifier and qualified a boys' team by their performance at the NORCECA Final YOG Qualifier.
Boxing
United States qualified four boxers based on its performance at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships.
Boys
Girls
Canoeing
United States qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Junior Canoe Sprint and Slalom Championships.
Boys
Diving
United States qualified four quotas based on its performance at the Nanjing 2014 Diving Qualifying Event.
Fencing
United States qualified six athletes based on its performance at the 2014 FIE Cadet World Championships.
Boys
Group stage
Knockout Stage
Girls
Group stage
Knockout Stage
Mixed Team
Gymnastics
Artistic Gymnastics
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Boys
Rhythmic Gymnastics
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Championships.
Individual
Trampoline
United States qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 Junior Pan American Trampoline Championships.
Judo
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2013 Cadet World Judo Championships.
Individual
Team
Modern Pentathlon
United States qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Youth A World Championships.
Rowing
United States qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships.
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage
Rugby sevens
United States qualified a boys' and girls' team based on its performance at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Boys' tournament
Roster
Cian Barry
Hanco Germishuys
Brian Hannon
Junior Helu
Vili Helu
Sione Masoe
Aaron Matthews
Malcolm May
Suwaiter Poch
Tyler Sousley
Austin Taefu
Group stage
Knockout Stage
Girls' tournament
Roster
Tess Feury
Haley Langan
Apaau Mailau
Michel Navarro
Dana Olsen
Tiffany Person
Emily Prentice
Kat Ramage
Becca Rosko
Richelle Stephens
Danielle Walko-Siua
Whitney Wilson
Group stage
Knockout Stage
Sailing
United States qualified a Byte CII boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Byte CII Championships. United States later qualified a Techno 293 boat based on its performance at the Techno 293 North American & Caribbean Continental Qualifiers.
Swimming
United States qualified eight swimmers.
Boys
Girls
Mixed
Table Tennis
United States qualified a female athlete based on the ITTF Under-18 World Rankings. Later United States qualified a male athlete based on its performance at the North American Qualification Event.
Singles
Team
Qualification Legend: Q=Main Bracket (medal); qB=Consolation Bracket (non-medal)
Taekwondo
United States qualified one athlete, Kendall Yount, based on her performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament.
Girls
Tennis
United States qualified two athletes based on the 9 June 2014 ITF World Junior Rankings.