Bids for the 2002 Winter Olympics

Bids for the
2002 Winter Olympics

Overview
XIX Olympic Winter Games
Salt Lake City Sion, Switzerland · Östersund · Quebec City
Details
Committee	IOC
Election venue	Budapest 104th IOC Session
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision	June 16, 1995
Decision
Winner	Salt Lake City (54 votes)
Runner-up	Sion, Switzerland (14 votes)

Four cities made the shortlist with their bids to host the 2002 Winter Olympics (formally known as XIX Olympic Winter Games), which were awarded to Salt Lake City, on June 16, 1995. The other cities shortlisted by the IOC Selection Committee chaired by Thomas Bach were Sion, Östersund and Quebec City.^[1] The host city selection procedure to for the 2002 Winter Olympics will go down in history as one of the most controversial, in light of the scandal regarding the interactions between the Salt Lake City bid team and International Olympic Committee (IOC) members; ten IOC members resigned as a result, as did Salt Lake City bid leaders Tom Welch and Dave Johnson. Nevertheless, Salt Lake City overwhelmingly won the right to host the Games, needing only one round to gain the absolute majority of the votes.

Final selection

2002 Host City Election — ballot results
City	Country (NOC)	Round 1
Salt Lake City	United States	54
Sion	Switzerland	14
Östersund	Sweden	14
Quebec City	Canada	7

Cities not shortlisted

• Graz
• Jaca
• Poprad
• Sochi (would later host the 2014 Winter Olympics).
• Tarvisio

Candidature files

• Jaca 2002
• Sion 2002 Volume 1
• Sion 2002 Volume 2
• Sion 2002 Volume 3
• Östersund 2002 Volume 1
• Östersund 2002 Volume 2
• Östersund 2002 Volume 3
• Quebec City 2002 Volume 1
• Quebec City 2002 Volume 2
• Quebec City 2002 Volume 3

See also

• 2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal

References

1. "Four candidates for 2002 International Olympic Commiette" (PDF).