Austria competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
Austria qualified three athletes.
<small>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)</small>
Austria qualified two athletes based on the 2 May 2014 BWF Junior World Rankings.
Austria qualified two teams by being the highest ranked nation not yet qualified.
Austria qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2013 World Junior Canoe Sprint and Slalom Championships.
Austria qualified a boys' and girls' team based on its ranking issued by the UCI.
Austria qualified one team of two athletes based on the 8 June 2014 IGF Combined World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Austria qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 European MAG Championships and another athlete based on its performance at the 2014 European WAG Championships.
Austria qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2013 Cadet World Judo Championships.
Austria qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Youth A World Championships.
Austria qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships.
<small>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</small>
Austria qualified one shooter base on its performance at the 2014 European Shooting Championships.
Austria qualified four swimmers.
Austria qualified two athlete based on its performance at the Road to Nanjing series.
<small>Qualification Legend: Q=Main Bracket (medal); qB=Consolation Bracket (non-medal)</small>
Austria qualified one athlete based on its performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament.
Austria qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.