India at the 2002 Winter Olympics

India at the 2002 Winter Olympics
IOC code	IND
NOC	Indian Olympic Association
Website	www.olympic.ind.in
in Salt Lake City
Competitors	1 (1 man) in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Shiva Keshavan
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1964 1968 1972–1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
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Independent Olympic Participants (2014)

India competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, from 8 to 24 February 2002. The country's participation in Salt Lake City marked its sixth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in 1964.^[a]

The India team consisted of one male luger, Shiva Keshavan, who was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. He did not win a medal, and as of these Games, India had not earned a Winter Olympic medal.

The Indian Olympic Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1927.^[7] However, by this time, they had already competed in three Summer Olympic Games, in 1900, 1920, and 1924. The nation made its first Winter Olympics appearance at the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria.^[a][3] This edition of the Games marked the nation's sixth appearance at the Winter Olympics.^[8][9]

The Indian delegation consisted of a lone athlete, Shiva Keshavan.^[8][10] Keshavan was the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.^[11][12]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Luge	1	0	1
Total	1	0	1

Shiva Keshavan was the only Indian to qualify for the event. He had represented India since 1997 and was the youngest ever men's luge competitor at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, where he finished 28th.^[13][14][15] This was his second consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympic Games since he made his debut at the previous Olympics.^[16] He competed with a rented sled and money raised on his own as the Indian Olympic Association did not sponsor his participation.^[17]

The event was held from 10 to 11 February 2002 at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City.^[18] In his first run, Keshavan clocked a time of 45.881, finishing 1.335 behind the leader Armin Zöggeler. In the second run, he clocked 45.881 to be ranked 31st amongst the 50 participants. In the third run, he completed the circuit with the time of 46.700 to be ranked 40th. He performed better than the previous run in the final attempt, finishing 36th with a time of 46.425. Keshavan was classified in the 33rd position with a total time of 3:04.983 and finished more than seven seconds behind the gold medalist Zöggeler.^[19]

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