Skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Skeleton at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Skeleton gold medalist Jimmy Shea Jr. at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Venue	Utah Olympic Park
Dates	February 20
Competitors	39 from 19 nations

Men's Skeleton at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Medalists
Jimmy Shea   United States   Martin Rettl   Austria   Gregor Stähli   Switzerland

Women's Skeleton at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Medalists
Tristan Gale   United States   Lea Ann Parsley   United States   Alex Coomber   Great Britain

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. This was the first time Olympic competitions in skeleton were held during an Olympics outside of St. Moritz. Both men and women competed, with medals awarded after five runs down the course. Both events were contested on February 20.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's	Jim Shea Jr. United States (USA) 1:41.96	Martin Rettl Austria (AUT) 1:42.01	Gregor Stähli Switzerland (SUI) 1:42.15
Women's	Tristan Gale United States (USA) 1:45.11	Lea Ann Parsley United States (USA) 1:45.21	Alex Coomber Great Britain (GBR) 1:45.37

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	2	1	0	3
2	Austria (AUT)	0	1	0	1
3	Great Britain (GBR)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1

References

• 2002 men's skeleton results
• 2002 women's skeleton results

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