Chinese Taipei at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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| Chinese Taipei at the 2002 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TPE |
| NOC | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Competitors | 6 men in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lin Chui-Bin (luge) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Republic of China was represented at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States by the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee.
Due to the political status of Taiwan, the Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei. The International Olympic Committee mandates that the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee flag is used, and not the flag of the Republic of China.
In total, six athletes – all men – represented Chinese Taipei in two different sports including bobsleigh and luge.
In total, six athletes represented Chinese Taipei at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States across two different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Luge | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Bobsleigh
In total, four athletes representing Chinese Taipei participated in the bobsleigh events – Chen Chin-San, Chen Chien-Li, Lin Ruei-Ming and Chen Chien-Sheng in the four-man bob.[1]
The four-man bobsleigh took place on 22 and 23 February 2002. The first two runs took place on 22 February and the last two runs on 23 February. In their first run, Chinese Taipei completed the course in 48.86 seconds. On their second run, the team recorded a time of 49.19 seconds. Their third run was their slowest of the four at 50.03 seconds and their final run was 49.68 seconds. Their total time of three minutes 17.76 seconds saw them finish in 29th place overall.[2]
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| TPE-1 | Chen Chin-San Chen Chien-Li Lin Ruei-Ming Chen Chien-Sheng |
Four-man | 48.86 | 30 | 49.19 | 31 | 50.03 | 28 | 49.68 | 28 | 3:17.76 | 29 |