Back Солт-Леик-Сити 2002 Abkhazian Olimpiese Winterspele 2002 Afrikaans Chuegos Olimpicos d'hibierno de 2002 AN الألعاب الأولمبية الشتوية 2002 Arabic اوليمبياد شتا 2002 ARZ Xuegos Olímpicos de Salt Lake City 2002 AST 2002 Qış Olimpiya Oyunları Azerbaijani Olimpiade Masan Dingin 2002 BAN Зімовыя Алімпійскія гульні 2002 Byelorussian Зімовыя Алімпійскія гульні 2002 году BE-X-OLD
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| Host city | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | ||
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| Motto | Light The Fire Within | ||
| Nations | 78 | ||
| Athletes | 2,399 (1,513 men, 886 women) | ||
| Events | 78 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | February 8 | ||
| Closing | February 24 | ||
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| Cauldron | Members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, led by team captain Mike Eruzione | ||
| Stadium | Rice–Eccles Stadium | ||
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The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States from February 8 2002 to February 24 2002. There were about 2,400 athletes from 77 nations. They were in 78 events. Utah was the fifth state in the United States to host the Olympic Games.
78 National Olympic Committees sent athletes to the Salt Lake City games. Cameroon, Hong Kong (China), Nepal, Tajikistan, and Thailand were in their first Winter Olympic games.