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Great Britain At The 2002 Winter Olympics
The United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. Medallists Alain Baxter came third in the Men's slalom but was subsequently disqualified for use of a stimulant. Baxter's claim that a mix up in the ingredients of the same branded cold medication between the UK and the US was the cause of the ingestion of the stimulant was accepted, and as a result he received the minimum ban of 3 months. Alpine skiing ;Men Men's combined ;Women Women's combined Biathlon ;Men ;Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay : 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. : 3 One minute added per missed target. Bobsleigh ;Men ;Women Curling Men's tournament Group stage Top four teams advanced to semi-finals. Contestants * ''Hammy McMillan was replaced by Warwick Smith (curler), Warwick Smith as skip after Draw 4.'' Women's tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both the summer and winter Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games, the European Youth Olympic Festivals, and at the European Games. BOA members and sporting bodies The British Olympic Association – of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries, the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories which do not have their own NOC – competes at all summer, winter and youth Olympics as Great Britain ("Team GB"). Members The association comprises members from the following – * ** ** ** ** Note – Northern Irish athletes can choose whether to compete for Great Britain or for the Republic of Ireland, as they are entitled to citizenship of either nation under the Good Friday Agreement. Crown Dependencies: * * * British Overse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Sklenar
Jason Sklenar (born 27 March 1970) is a British biathlete. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... References External links * 1970 births Living people British male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Great Britain Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Cheltenham {{UK-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Minichiello
Nicola Minichiello (born Nicola Gautier on 21 March 1978) is a retired British bobsledder who competed between 2001 and 2011. She won two medals in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships, winning a silver in 2005 and making history with a gold in 2009 partnering Gillian Cooke, to become the first British female bobsleigh driver to win a World Championships. Competing in three Winter Olympics, Minichiello earned her best finish of ninth in the two-woman event at Turin in 2006. This was also the best ever Olympic result by a GB women’s bobsleigh team. Before taking up bobsleigh, Minichiello had competed (under her maiden name of Gautier) for Sheffield Athletic Club in shot put, javelin and heptathlon. Her lifetime best for the heptathlon was 5784 points, which she achieved in Austria in 2001. While competing in athletics, she met and married Toni Minichiello, coach of World and Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis. Nicola was involved in coaching Ennis during E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Done
Cheryl Done (born 25 September 1970) is a British bobsledder. She competed in the two woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Biography Done was born in Bucklow, Cheshire in 1970, before moving to Timperley, and later to Bath. In 1985, at the under-15 level, Done set a new British record in the pentathlon. Done worked for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as an instructor in physical education, and started competing in bobsleigh in 1995. In one of her earliest races for the British team, in St. Moritz, Done crashed and suffered a concussion. In the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Done and team-mate Nicola Minichiello finished in twelfth place. In 2009, Done was involved in training teenagers who had hopes of competing at a future Winter Olympics. Following the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Attwood
Paul Attwood (born 13 December 1969) is a British bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics (1998 and 2002), he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Nagano in 1998, with a time of 2 minutes, 40.06 seconds. Attwood was a Royal Marines officer who began competing in bobsleigh whilst serving in the mid nineties. Paul Attwood Studied for a Degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Plymouth from 1988 to 1991. 1998 Olympics Attwood was initially called into the Great Britain 1st team for the four-man bobsleigh when their top pilot, Mark Tout tested positive for anabolic steroids, and was expelled from the team. In turn, Attwood was brought in behind Sean Olsson. The new team went on to steadily improve on previous performances, coming away with a fourth place in the 1997 World Championships, whilst winning medals along the way on the world circuit. At the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McCalla
Dave McCalla (born 23 May 1973) is a British bobsledder. He competed in the four man event at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... References External links * 1973 births Living people British male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Great Britain Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Coventry {{UK-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Harries
Philip Harries (born 7 April 1966) is a British athlete who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 400m hurdles and at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation ... in bobsleigh. Athletics Harries was UK junior and senior champion in the 400 hurdles event in 1985 and 1988. He also competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada for Wales in the 400m hurdles event and was the Welsh record holder in that event from 1988 to 1999. As a 400m hurdler he represented Great Britain in Seoul, South Korea at the summer games in 1988 finishing fifth in his heat. Bobsleigh Fourteen years later he competed at the 2002 winter games in Salt Lake City, USA in the 4 man bobsleigh event, finishing in 13th place in the GB2 sled. Harries also spent 3 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Ward (bobsleigh)
Dean Ward (born 30 June 1963 in Portsmouth, England) is a British bobsledder who competed from 1991 to 2002. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event (tied with France) at Nagano in 1998. Ward made his first appearance in the media when he was filmed by the BBC 1 for their 1982 documentary, ''The Paras'', which charted the progress of young recruits attempting to become members of the Parachute Regiment on the eve of the Falklands War The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de .... References BBC profile on Ward at 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City 1963 births Sportspeople from Portsmouth Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics British mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Goedluck
Philip Adrian Troy Goedluck (born 10 September 1967) is a male retired British bobsledder and athlete. Bobsleigh career He competed in the four man event at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Athletics career He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... References External links * 1967 births Living people British male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Great Britain Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Athletes from London English male sprinters Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Rider
Scott Rider (born 22 September 1977) is a British bobsledder, shot putter and Highland games competitor. Biography Rider joined the British bobsleigh team in 2000, and he competed in the four man event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he and his team-mates finished 11th. In shot putting, Rider represented England at three Commonwealth Games, in 2006, 2010 and 2014, finishing in the top ten in all three tournaments. He was also British outdoor champion in the shot put in 2014 and British indoor champion in 2003 and 2013. He is a member of Birchfield Harriers athletics club. At the Highland games, Rider won the World Highland Games Championships in 2016. He was also World Caber Champion in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018. He holds a BA in Sports Sciences and Art from Brunel University London Brunel University London is a Public university, public Research universities, research university located in the Uxbridge area of London, England. It was founded in 1966 and named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Scarisbrick
Neil Scarisbrick (born 6 June 1970) is a British bobsledder. He competed in the two man and the four man events at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... References External links * 1970 births Living people British male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Great Britain Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Devizes {{UK-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Bryce
Colin Bryce (born 4 August 1974, in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former Great Britain Olympic bobsledder, Strongman, now working as a television presenter and producer. He currently works as a sports commentator for the BBC, ESPN, Fox Sports, Eurosport, Channel Five, Channel 4 and CBBC. Early life and education Although born in Newcastle, Bryce grew up in Craigie, Perthshire, as well as spending six years living in the US where he made the Pennsylvania state finals as wrestler. He is a graduate of the University of Glasgow in Physiology and Sport Science. Brian Shaw revealed that Colin had been in a music video "Space Cowboy" when he was younger and often references it in his videos when around Colin. Career Colin competed in World's Strongest Man in 1997 and 1999 (reaching the Finals in the latter).https://strongmanarchives.com/viewAthlete.php?id=970 At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he participated in the two-man bobsleigh event only two years after taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |