| Event: | Modern Pentathlon |
| Games: | 2014 Summer Youth |
| Venue: | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre |
| Dates: | 22–26 August |
| Prev: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2018 |
Modern pentathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 22 to 26 August at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Nanjing, China.
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China was initially given the maximum quota, but only selected a female athlete and a further 4, 2 in each gender was initially given to the Tripartite Commission, but none were selected. The spots were reallocated to the world rankings. The remaining 42 places shall be decided in three stages; firstly four continental qualification tournaments held in 2013, second the 2014 World Youth A Championships and finally the Olympic Youth A Pentathlon World Rankings.[1]
Each athlete will compete in both the individual and mixed events. To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999.
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 0 | ||
| European Youth Olympic Games Qualifications[2] | 19–22 September 2013 | 3 | |||
| Asia and Oceania YOG Qualification Competition | 27–28 September 2013 | 2 | |||
| 1 | |||||
| Africa YOG Qualification | 8–10 November 2013 | 1 | |||
| PANAM Youth Olympic Qualification | 30 Nov.–1 Dec. 2013 | 2 | |||
| Youth A World Championships | 14–18 May 2014 | 8 | |||
| Olympic Youth A Pentathlon World Ranking | - | 1 June 2014 | 7 | ||
| TOTAL | 24 |
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | ||
| European Youth Olympic Games Qualifications | 19–22 September 2013 | 3 | |||
| Asia and Oceania YOG Qualification Competition | 27–28 September 2013 | 2 | |||
| 1 | |||||
| Africa YOG Qualification | 8–10 November 2013 | 1 | |||
| PANAM Youth Olympic Qualification | 30 Nov.–1 Dec. 2013 | 2 | |||
| Youth A World Championships | 14–18 May 2014 | 8 | |||
| Olympic Youth A Pentathlon World Ranking | - | 1 June 2014 | 6 | ||
| TOTAL | 24 |
The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[3]
All times are CST (UTC+8)
| Event Date | Event Day | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 22 | Friday | 10:00 | Girls' Fencing (round robin) |
| August 22 | Friday | 14:00 | Boys' Fencing (round robin) |
| August 23 | Saturday | 14:30 | Girls' Swimming |
| August 23 | Saturday | 16:00 | Girls' Fencing (Ladder System) |
| August 23 | Saturday | 17:30 | Girls' Combined Event |
| August 24 | Sunday | 14:30 | Boys' Swimming |
| August 24 | Sunday | 16:00 | Boys' Fencing (Ladder System) |
| August 24 | Sunday | 17:30 | Boys' Combined Event |
| August 26 | Tuesday | 08:30 | Mixed Relay Fencing (round robin) |
| August 26 | Tuesday | 13:30 | Mixed Relay Swimming |
| August 26 | Tuesday | 15:00 | Mixed Relay Fencing (Ladder System) |
| August 26 | Tuesday | 17:30 | Mixed Relay Combined Event |
| Boys' individual | |||
| Girls' individual | |||
| Mixed relay | |||