The
2002 Winter Olympics, officially the
XIX Olympic Winter Games (French: Les
XIXes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as
Salt Lake 2002, were a winter
multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around
Salt Lake City,
Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 78 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout 165 sporting sessions. The 2002 Winter Olympics and the
2002 Paralympic Games were both organized by the
Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC). Utah became the fifth state in the United States to host the Olympic Games, and the 2002 Winter Olympics are the most recent games to be held in the United States.