| Skeleton at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Skeleton gold medalist Jimmy Shea Jr. at the 2002 Winter Olympics | |
| Venue | Utah Olympic Park |
| Dates | February 20, 2002 |
| Competitors | 39 from 19 nations |
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| Skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics | ||
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| men | women | |
Skeleton returned to the program of the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in 54 years at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. This was the first time Olympic competitions in skeleton were held during an Olympics outside of St. Moritz. Both men and women competed, with women competing for the first time in Olympic history. Medals were awarded after five runs down the course. Both events were contested on February 20.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's details |
Jim Shea Jr. United States 1:41.96
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Martin Rettl Austria 1:42.01
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Gregor Stähli Switzerland 1:42.15
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| Women's details |
Tristan Gale United States 1:45.11
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Lea Ann Parsley United States 1:45.21
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Alex Coomber Great Britain 1:45.37
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating NOCs
Nineteen nations competed in the skeleton events at Salt Lake City.
Argentina- Austria
Canada
Czech Republic
France
Germany- Great Britain
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
South Korea- Switzerland
- United States
References
External links
| Events at the 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City) | |
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 Skeleton at the Winter Olympics | |||
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