title: Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
text: # 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.
  
  ## Background
  
  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.
  
  ## Athletics
  
  One athlete was chosen to compete.
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Margret Hassan | 400 m | 1:04.48 | 19 qC | 1:01.72 | 19 |
  