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The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( Arapaho: Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: Tit'-so-pi 2002; Navajo: Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: Soónkahni 2002 ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from February 8 to 24, 2002, in and around Salt Lake City, Utah ...
- Expanding Programme
- Nordic Gold
- Memorable Firsts
The Games saw the expansion of the Olympic programme to 78 events, including the return of skeleton and the introduction of women's bobsleigh, with the two-person event. Athletes from a record 18 National Olympic Committees earned gold medals, including first-ever golds for China and Australia.
Samppa Lajunen of Finland became the first Nordic combined athlete to win three gold medals at one Games. He entered the 15km cross-country phase of the individual event in third place and easily made up ground to win the gold. In the team event, he anchored Finland to victory, then added another gold in the sprint.
By taking the silver medal in singles luge, Georg Hackl of Germany became the first person in Olympic history to earn a medal in the same individual event five times in a row. In the women’s bobsleigh, Vonetta Flowers of the U.S. became the first Black athlete to earn winter gold, while ice hockey player Jarome Iginla of Canada followed as the firs...
Apr 10, 2024 · Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., that took place Feb. 8–24, 2002. The Salt Lake City Games were the 19th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games. Scandal and fears of terrorism marked the 2002 Games long before the Olympic torch arrived.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Overview. The roller coaster saga of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games began when Salt Lake City was selected as the host city at the 1995 IOC Session. Salt Lake City had bid for 1998 but lost out to Nagano, and its 2002 bid was so strong that the IOC needed only one round of voting to award the Utah city the bid, almost by acclamation.
- Olympic Games
- XIX / 2002
- Salt Lake City, United States ( Venues )
- 8 February
See the list of teams and medals won by each. Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, [2] was an international multi-sport event held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from 8 February through 24 February 2002.
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The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from February 8 to February 24, 2002.
