2002 Winter Paralympics
The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from 7 to 16 March 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the American continent. These were the first Paralympic Winter Games for Andorra, Chile, China, Croatia, Greece, and Hungary. Ragnhild Myklebust of Norway won five gold medals in skiing and biathlon, becoming the most successful Winter Paralympic athlete of all time with 22 medals, 17 of them gold.
| Host city | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Motto | Mind, Body, Spirit |
| Nations | 36 |
| Athletes | 416 |
| Events | 92 in 4 sports |
| Opening | 7 March |
| Closing | 16 March |
| Opened by | President George W. Bush |
| Cauldron | Muffy Davis Chris Waddell |
| Stadium | Rice-Eccles Stadium |
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