Short Track at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held between 13 and 23 February 2002 at the Salt Lake Ice Center.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  South Korea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Canada |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  United States |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Italy |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metre | Marc Gagnon
|
Jonathan Guilmette
|
Rusty Smith
|
| 1000 metre | Steven Bradbury
|
Apolo Anton Ohno
|
Mathieu Turcotte
|
| 1500 metre | Apolo Anton Ohno
|
Li Jiajun
|
Marc Gagnon
|
| Relay | Canada Eric Bedard Marc Gagnon Jonathan Guilmette Francois-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte |
Italy Michele Antonioli Maurizio Carnino Fabio Carta Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari |
China An Yulong Feng Kai Guo Wei Li Jiajun Li Ye |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metre | Yang Yang (A)
|
Evgenia Radanova
|
Wang Chunlu
|
| 1000 metre | Yang Yang (A)
|
Ko Gu-hyun
|
Yang Yang (S)
|
| 1500 metre | Ko Gu-hyun
|
Choi Eun-kyung
|
Evgenia Radanova
|
| Relay | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Joo Min-jin Park Hye-won |
China Sun Dandan Wang Chunlu Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) |
Canada Isabelle Charest Marie-Eve Drolet Amelie Goulet-Nadon Alanna Kraus Tania Vicent |
Statistics[]
- There were 111 total athletes from 26 countries.
- Szandra Lajtos was the youngest participant with 15 years and 209 days.
- Isabelle Charest was the oldest participant with 31 years and 44 days.
- 3 athletes were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- China won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Canada won 6 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Bulgaria won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.
- South Korea won its only medals of this edition of the Olympic Games.