| Ski jumping at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for ski jumping | |
| Venue | Park City |
| Dates | February 10–13, 2002 |
| Competitors | 73 from 22 nations |
| Ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Normal hill | men |
| Large hill | men |
| Team | men |
Ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics, consisted of three events held from 10 February to 13 February, taking place at Park City. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Switzerland topped the medal table, with two gold medals from Simon Amman. The bronze medal won by Slovenia in the team event was the country's first in the sport.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal hill individual | Simon Ammann  Switzerland | 269.0 | Sven Hannawald  Germany | 267.5 | Adam Małysz  Poland | 263.0 |
| Large hill individual | Simon Ammann Switzerland | 281.4 | Adam Małysz Poland | 269.7 | Matti Hautamäki  Finland | 256.0 |
| Large hill team | Germany Sven Hannawald Stephan Hocke Michael Uhrmann Martin Schmitt | 974.1 | Finland Matti Hautamäki Veli-Matti Lindström Risto Jussilainen Janne Ahonen | 974.0 | Slovenia Damjan Fras Primož Peterka Robert Kranjec Peter Žonta | 946.3 |
Twenty-two nations participated in ski jumping at the Salt Lake Games. Estonia and Kyrgyzstan made their Olympic ski jumping debuts. [1]
Austria (5)
Belarus (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Estonia (3) Finland (5)
France (4)
Great Britain (1)
Georgia (1) Germany (5)
Italy (1)
Japan (5)
Kazakhstan (4)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
South Korea (4)
Norway (4) Poland (5)
Russia (5) Slovenia (4) Switzerland (4)
Ukraine (1)
United States (5)
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