Spain at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Spain at the 2002 Winter Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in Salt Lake City, Utah
Competitors	7 (4 men, 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Íker Fernández (snowboarding)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Spain was represented at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States by the Spanish Olympic Committee.

In total, seven athletes including four men and three women represented Spain across three different sports including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding.

During the games, Spain's Johann Mühlegg won three gold medals. He was later stripped of all three medals following a failed doping test.

Competitors

In total, seven athletes represented Spain at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States across three different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	0	3	3
Cross-country skiing	3	0	0
Snowboarding	1	0	1
Total	4	3	7

Medalists

See also: List of stripped Olympic medals

Although Johann Mühlegg won three gold medals in cross-country skiing, he was later stripped of all three medals. He was forced to give up his men's 50 km classical gold during the games after testing positive for the banned substance darbepoetin. In December 2003, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stripped Mühlegg of his golds in the 30 km freestyle and the 2 x 10 km pursuit. ^[2]

A pink background donates a medal which was later stripped from the competitor.

Spanish medalist at the 2002 Winter Olympics ^[2]

Athlete	Country	Medal	Event
Johann Mühlegg	Spain		Cross-Country Skiing, men's 50 km classical
			Cross-Country Skiing, men's 30 km freestyle
			Cross-Country Skiing, men's 2 x 10 km pursuit

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Three Spanish athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Ana Galindo Santolaria, María José Rienda and Carolina Ruiz Castillo. ^[1]

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Rank
Carolina Ruiz Castillo	Super-G			1:15.17	15
Carolina Ruiz Castillo	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Ana Galindo Santolaria		1:18.84	1:17.39	2:36.23	24
María José Rienda		1:16.73	1:15.80	2:32.53	6
Carolina Ruiz Castillo	Slalom	57.72	58.50	1:56.22	26
María José Rienda		56.18	55.93	1:52.11	15

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Three Spanish athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Juan Jesús Gutiérrez, Johann Mühlegg and Haritz Zunzunequi. All three competed in the men's 50 km classical, 30 km freestyle and 2 x 10 km pursuit. ^[1]

Men

Pursuit

Athlete	10 km C		10 km F pursuit1
	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Johann Mühlegg	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Haritz Zunzunequi	29:01.3	56 Q	27:41.0	54
Juan Jesús Gutiérrez	28:06.7	43 Q	25:47.5	37

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
30 km F	Johann Mühlegg	DSQ	–
	Haritz Zunzunequi	1'17:06.5	41
	Juan Jesús Gutiérrez	1'14:05.1	17
50 km C	Johann Mühlegg	DSQ	–
	Haritz Zunzunequi	DNF	–
	Juan Jesús Gutiérrez	2'15:14.4	20

¹Starting delay based on 10 km C. results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics

One Spanish athlete participated in the snowboarding events – Íker Fernández in the men's halfpipe. ^[1]

Men's halfpipe

Athlete	Qualifying round 1		Qualifying round 2		Final
	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Íker Fernández	31.0	17	31.1	17	did not advance

References

1. "Spain at the 2002 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
2. "Danilova, Muehlegg stripped of Olympic golds". USA Today. 18 December 2003. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2025.

Links

• Official Olympic Reports Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Olympic Winter Games 2002, full results by sports-reference.com