| Boys' at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Xuanwu Lake | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 18 August 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Triathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | |||
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| Individual | boys | girls | |
| Relay | mixed | ||
Boys' triathlon was part of the triathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics programme. The event consisted of 750 metres (0.47 mi) swimming, 20 kilometres (12 mi) cycling, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) running. It was held on 18 August 2014 at Xuanwu Lake.
The race began at approximately 9:00 a.m. (UTC+8) on 18 August at Xuanwu Lake. [1]
| Rank [2] | Start No. | Triathlete | Swimming | Transit 1 | Cycling | Transit 2 | Running | Total time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 10 |  Ben Dijkstra (GBR) | 09:40 | 00:45 | 28:37 | 00:27 | 15:14 | 0:54:43 | ±00:00 |
 | 1 |  Daniel Hoy (NZL) | 09:25 | 00:39 | 28:58 | 00:21 | 15:20 | 0:54:43 | +00:00 |
 | 29 |  Emil Deleuran Hansen (DEN) | 09:38 | 00:42 | 28:43 | 00:19 | 15:27 | 0:54:49 | +00:06 |
| 4 | 20 |  Peer Sönksen (GER) | 09:38 | 00:44 | 28:41 | 00:22 | 15:32 | 0:54:57 | +00:14 |
| 5 | 23 |  Javier Martin (CHI) | 09:39 | 00:43 | 28:40 | 00:23 | 16:07 | 0:55:32 | +00:49 |
| 6 | 9 |  Alberto Gonzalez Garcia (ESP) | 09:29 | 00:42 | 28:53 | 00:23 | 16:10 | 0:55:37 | +00:54 |
| 7 | 16 |  Giulio Soldati (ITA) | 09:20 | 00:40 | 29:02 | 00:25 | 16:13 | 0:55:40 | +00:57 |
| 8 | 17 |  Bence Lehmann (HUN) | 09:19 | 00:42 | 29:01 | 00:23 | 16:15 | 0:55:40 | +00:57 |
| 9 | 26 |  Charles Paquet (CAN) | 09:35 | 00:44 | 28:43 | 00:26 | 16:27 | 0:55:55 | +01:12 |
| 10 | 33 |  Omri Bahat (ISR) | 09:17 | 00:43 | 29:04 | 00:22 | 16:46 | 0:56:12 | +01:29 |
| 11 | 27 |  Eduardo Londoño (COL) | 09:28 | 00:49 | 28:44 | 00:23 | 16:52 | 0:56:16 | +01:33 |
| 12 | 24 |  Seth Rider (USA) | 09:30 | 00:44 | 28:47 | 00:25 | 16:57 | 0:56:23 | +01:40 |
| 13 | 25 |  Miguel Cassiano (POR) | 09:41 | 00:43 | 28:39 | 00:24 | 17:18 | 0:56:45 | +02:02 |
| 14 | 30 |  Jack van Stekelenburg (AUS) | 09:48 | 00:38 | 29:32 | 00:30 | 16:39 | 0:57:07 | +02:24 |
| 15 | 22 |  Jose Gabriel Solorzano (VEN) | 09:54 | 00:44 | 29:21 | 00:28 | 16:52 | 0:57:19 | +02:36 |
| 16 | 8 |  Lam Michael (HKG) | 09:30 | 00:45 | 29:25 | 00:26 | 17:19 | 0:57:25 | +02:42 |
| 17 | 6 |  Dmitry Efimov (RUS) | 09:56 | 00:43 | 29:20 | 00:33 | 17:24 | 0:57:56 | +03:13 |
| 18 | 18 |  Romain Loop (BEL) | 09:23 | 00:42 | 28:56 | 00:23 | 18:40 | 0:58:04 | +03:21 |
| 19 | 28 |  Tyler Smith (BER) | 09:48 | 00:41 | 29:32 | 00:27 | 17:43 | 0:58:11 | +03:28 |
| 20 | 19 |  Lee Gyuhyung (KOR) | 09:48 | 00:43 | 29:30 | 00:24 | 18:16 | 0:58:41 | +03:58 |
| 21 | 2 |  Diego Alejandro Lopez Acosta (MEX) | 09:27 | 00:43 | 30:26 | 00:22 | 18:23 | 0:59:21 | +04:38 |
| 22 | 15 |  Chong Sheng Cher (SIN) | 09:42 | 00:39 | 29:40 | 00:24 | 19:28 | 0:59:53 | +05:10 |
| 23 | 21 |  Philip Horwarth (AUT) | 09:24 | 00:41 | 32:51 | 00:24 | 16:43 | 1:00:03 | +05:20 |
| 24 | 4 |  Bryan Fernando Mendoza Ramos (ESA) | 10:29 | 00:43 | 31:01 | 00:25 | 17:36 | 1:00:14 | +05:31 |
| 25 | 31 |  Koyo Yamasaki (JPN) | 09:36 | 00:43 | 31:58 | 00:21 | 17:47 | 1:00:25 | +05:42 |
| 26 | 3 |  Victor Manuel Herrera de la Hoz (CUB) | 09:28 | 00:43 | 29:56 | 00:30 | 20:35 | 1:01:12 | +06:29 |
| 27 | 7 |  Nathan Le Roux (RSA) | 10:32 | 00:44 | 31:00 | 00:25 | 18:50 | 1:01:31 | +06:48 |
| 28 | 32 |  Khaled Essam (EGY) | 09:46 | 00:58 | 31:38 | 00:38 | 18:35 | 1:01:35 | +06:58 |
| 29 | 12 |  Drew Williams (ZIM) | 10:46 | 00:43 | 30:47 | 00:25 | 19:17 | 1:01:58 | +07:15 |
| 30 | 11 |  Chi Yin-Cheng (TPE) | 09:36 | 00:44 | 32:18 | 00:27 | 19:48 | 1:02:53 | +08:10 |
| 31 | 5 |  Arman Kydyrtayev (KAZ) | 10:56 | 00:45 | 34:36 | 00:25 | 18:39 | 1:05:21 | +10:38 |
| 32 | 14 |  Boris Teddy (SOL) | 13:14 | 00:47 | 32:56 | 00:38 | 20:44 | 1:08:19 | +13:36 |
Note: No one is allotted the number 13.
Note: Romain Loop (BEL), Tyler Smith (BER) and Khaled Essam (EGY) received a 10 seconds penalty, served during run.
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