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Encyclopedia > 2002 Winter Olympics medal count

This is the full table of the medal count of the 2002 Winter Olympics, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ...


Note, the IOC does not endorse a medal ranking per country, and provides one (ranked by medal) for information purposes only.


(Host country highlighted, greatest number of medals in each category is in bold.)

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Norway Norway (NOR) 13 5 7 25
2 Germany Germany (GER) 12 16 8 36
3 United States United States (USA) 10 13 11 34
4 Canada Canada (CAN) 7 3 7 17
5 Russia Russia (RUS) 5 4 4 13
6 France France (FRA) 4 5 2 11
7 Italy Italy (ITA) 4 4 5 13
8 Finland Finland (FIN) 4 2 1 7
9 Netherlands Netherlands (NED) 3 5 0 8
10 Austria Austria (AUT) 3 4 10 17
11 Switzerland Switzerland (SUI) 3 2 6 11
12 Croatia Croatia (CRO) 3 1 0 4
13 China China (CHN) 2 2 4 8
14 South Korea South Korea (KOR) 2 2 0 4
15 Australia Australia (AUS) 2 0 0 2
16 Czech Republic Czech Republic (CZE) 1 2 0 3
17 Estonia Estonia (EST) 1 1 1 3
18 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 1 0 1 2
19 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 0 2 5 7
20 Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL) 0 1 2 3
21 Japan Japan (JPN) 0 1 1 2
 Poland (POL) 0 1 1 2
23 Belarus Belarus (BLR) 0 0 1 1
Slovenia Slovenia (SLO) 0 0 1 1
Total 80 76 78 234

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Reference

  • International Olympic Committee – Salt Lake City 2002 Medal Table



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Summer Games medal counts: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
Winter Games medal counts: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006

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