The Four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City was held on 22 and 23 February, at the Utah Olympic Park Track near Park City.[1][2]
| Four-man bobsleigh at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 USA-2 team, consisting of Brian Shimer, Mike Kohn, Doug Sharp and Dan Steele, after finishing the third run of the four-man competition | ||||||||||
| Venue | Park City, United States | |||||||||
| Dates | February 22–23 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 135 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:07.51 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editWhile the IOC does not consider bobsled times eligible for Olympic records, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes.
Prior to this competition, the existing track records for the Utah Olympic Park Track were as follows.
| Type[1] | Date | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 28 November 1998 |  GermanyAndre Lange Christoph Heyder Enrico Kühn Lars Behrendt |
4.74 |
| Run | 25 February 2001 | Germany Andre Lange Lars Behrendt Rene Hoppe Carsten Embach |
46.57 |
The following track records were established during this event.
| Type[1] | Date | Run | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 22 February | 1 |  Switzerland (SUI-1) Martin Annen Silvio Schäufelberger Beat Hefti Cédric Grand |
4.73 |
| 22 February | 2 | Switzerland (SUI-1) Martin Annen Silvio Schäufelberger Beat Hefti Cédric Grand |
4.72 |
Results
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 1" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Four". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2018.