Egypt 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.
Egypt qualified a male and female archer from its performance at the African Continental Qualification Tournament.
Egypt qualified 11 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>
Egypt qualified two athletes based on the 2 May 2014 BWF junior world rankings.
Egypt qualified a girls' team based on the 1 June 2014 FIBA 3x3 National Federation Rankings.
Egypt qualified a boys' team based on its ranking issued by the UCI.
Egypt qualified two quotas based on its performance at the Nanjing 2014 Diving Qualifying Event.
Egypt qualified a rider.
Egypt qualified four athletes based on its performance at the 2014 FIE Cadet World Championships.
Egypt qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 African Artistic gymnastics Championships.
Egypt qualified one individual and one team based on its performance at the 2014 African Rhythmic Championships.
Egypt qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 African Trampoline Championships.
<small>Notes: Q=Qualified to Final; R=Reserve</small>
Egypt qualified one team based on its performance at the 2014 African Men's Youth Handball Championship.
Egypt qualified two athletes based on its performance at the African YOG Qualifiers.
Egypt qualified two boats based on its performance at the African Qualification Regatta.
<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>
Egypt qualified one boat based on its performance at the Byte CII African Continental Qualifiers.
Egypt qualified three shooters based on its performance at the 2014 African Shooting Championships.
Egypt qualified four swimmers.
Egypt qualified two athletes based on its performance at the African Qualification Event.
<small>Qualification Legend: Q=Main Bracket (medal); qB=Consolation Bracket (non-medal)</small>
Egypt qualified four athletes based on its performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament.
Egypt qualified one athlete based on the 9 June 2014 ITF World Junior Rankings.
Egypt qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 African Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
Egypt qualified 2 quotas in the boys' events and 1 quota in the girls' events based on the team ranking after the 2013 Weightlifting Youth World Championships.
Egypt qualified five athletes based on its performance at the 2014 African Cadet Championships.