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  XIX Olympic Winter Games in 2002
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Parents > International Olympic Committee > Winter Olympic Host City
OfficeHost City
Honorific - Abbr:
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 24, 1995 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 06, 1995 - 02:00am Central
Polls Close June 06, 1995 - 06:00am Central
Term Start February 22, 1998 - 12:00pm
Term End February 24, 2002 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia August 02, 2016 09:19pm
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Description The Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games saw the expansion of the Olympic programme to 78 events, including the return of skeleton and the introduction of women's bobsleigh. Athletes from a record 18 nations earned gold medals. Canadian teams won both the men's and women's ice hockey tournaments. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen earned gold medals in all four biathlon events and Samppa Lajunen in all three Nordic combined competitions. Alpine skier Janica Kostelic won three gold medals and one silver. Simon Ammann scored unexpected victories in both individual ski jump events. Speedskater Claudia Pechstein earned her third straight gold medal in the 5,000m race and also won at 3,000m. By taking the silver medal in singles luge, Georg Hackl became the first person in Olympic history to earn a medal in the same individual event five times in a row. Short track speedskater Yang Yang (A) became the first Chinese athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Games. Competing in the women’s bobsleigh, Vonetta Flowers became the first black athlete to earn winter gold, while ice hockey player Jarome Iginla followed as the first black male winner.





Participation:
77 National Olympic Committees (Nations)
2,399 athletes (886 women, 1,513 men)
78 events
22,000 volunteers
8,730 media (2,661 written press, 6,069 broadcasters)
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNational Olympic Committee Won06/15/1991
Name Nagano, Japan Votes1 (100.00%)
Term02/27/1994 - 02/22/1998 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNational Olympic Committee Won06/19/1999
Name Torino, Italy Votes53 (59.55%)
Term02/24/2002 - 02/26/2006 Margin17 (+19.10%)
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Jan 24, 1995 XIX Olympic Winter Games in 2002 - Shortlist
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Name Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Östersund, Sweden Sion, Switzerland Quebec City, Canada  
PartyNational Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee  
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Certified Votes 54 (60.67%) 14 (15.73%) 14 (15.73%) 7 (7.87%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -40 (-44.94%) -40 (-44.94%) -47 (-52.81%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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