India at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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Other related appearances
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.

## Background

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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]

## Competitors

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Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Luge | 1  | 0  | 1
Total  | 1  | 0  | 1

## Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Shiva Keshavan was the only Indian participant in the Games.

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]

Athlete  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Shiva Keshavan | 45.881  | 27  | 45.977  | 31  | 46.700  | 40  | 46.425  | 36  | 3:04.983  | 33

## Notes

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1. ^ a b The first medals for alpinism were awarded at closing ceremony of the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, to the members of the unsuccessful 1922 British Mount Everest expedition led by Charles Granville Bruce.[1][2] The medals were awarded to 21 people: the thirteen British expedition members, seven Indian Sherpas who died during the ascent and one Nepalese soldier.[3][4][5] As the medal was awarded to a team of players of various nationalities, the International Olympic Committee recognizes it as a medal awarded to the mixed team rather than any individual nation.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Kluge, Volker; Lippert, Thomas (2013). "The Olympic Alpinism Prize and a promise redeemed" (PDF). International Society of Olympic Historians. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ^ "Charles Granville Bruce". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
3. ^ a b "India". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
4. ^ Douglas, Ed (19 May 2012). "'My modest father never mentioned his Everest expedition Olympic gold'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
5. ^ "Alpinism at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
6. ^ "Chamonix 1924 Olympic Medal Table". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
7. ^ "India – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
8. ^ a b "India at Winter Olympics - Jeremy Bujakowski to Arif Khan". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
9. ^ "India at the Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
10. ^ "India at the 2002 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
11. ^ "Flagbearers for 2002 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
12. ^ "Legend of the luge". ESPN. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
13. ^ "In from the cold: India has been officially excluded from the Sochi Winter Olympic Games but four of its athletes will still compete". The Independent. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
14. ^ "After a humbling pandemic, India's Luge star Shiva Keshavan focused on winter sports development". Olympics.com. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
15. ^ "1998: Shiva Keshavan becomes youngest person overall, first Indian to qualify for Olympics in luge". Sportstar. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
16. ^ "Shiva Keshavan, profile". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
17. ^ "The Lonely Mission of India's Sole Luger". New York Times. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
18. ^ "Luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
19. ^ "Luge Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

## External links

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