- Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Infobox Olympics Great Britain
games=2002 Winter
competitors=
sports=
flagbearer=Michael Dixon (opening)Rhona Martin (closing)
gold=1
silver=0
bronze=1
total=2
rank=18The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the
2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City,United States .Medallists
Gold
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Rhona Martin ,Deborah Knox ,Fiona MacDonald ,Janice Rankin , andMargaret Morton — women's curlingBronze
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Alex Coomber — women's skeleton. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Baxter Alain Baxter] came third in the Men's slalom but was subsequently disqualified for use of a stimulant. Baxter's claim that a mix up in the ingredients of the same branded cold medication between the UK and the US was the cause of the ingestion of the stimulant was accepted, and as a result he received the minimum ban of 3 months.References
* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
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