2002 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Boycotts
He also said that some designated polling stations did not actually exist, while some polling stations that were not designated had suddenly appeared; he also alleged that secret ballot envelopes were being opened and checked by electoral officials. Furthermore, according to Bacalé, some individuals in charge of polling stations had been deprived of that responsibility due to their insistence on having a free and fair election, and he said that the CPDS would not recognize the results. Despite Bacalé's withdrawal, his name remained on the ballot.


2002 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Boycotts
Aside from Bacalé, the other three withdrawn candidates were Secundino Oyono of the Social Democratic and Popular Convergence (CSDP), Jeremiah Ondo of the Popular Union (UP), and Buenaventura Mosuy of the Party of the Social Democratic Coalition. Severo Moto, an opposition leader in exile, said that there was no chance of a free and fair election.


2002 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Conduct
President Obiang's Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) said that voting occurred "in a normal and peaceful atmosphere", while Minister of the Interior Clemente Engonga denounced the withdrawal of the opposition candidates as "unlawful ... irresponsible and anti-democratic" and said that it was "proof of [their] bad faith and diabolical spirit". The opposition candidates demanded a new election "in the best conditions of freedom, legality and transparency".


2002 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Conduct
One electoral observer, Ahmed Rajab, told the BBC that he had not seen "any irregularities as such", although he emphasized that he did not know what had occurred prior to the election and said that there might have been "an element of fear" involved in the support for Obiang. He said that the government was embarrassed by the loss of credibility caused by the opposition withdrawal, which left Obiang as the winner of what was effectively a one-candidate election.


2002 Equatorial Guinean presidential election, Results
Obiang received 97.1% of the votes, according to official results. Turnout was estimated at 98%.


2002 Esiliiga
The 2002 Esiliiga is the 12th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.


2002 Esiliiga, Promotion playoff
FC Kuressaare beat FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve 2–1 on aggregate. Kuressaare promoted to Meistriliiga, Lootus relegated to Esiliiga.


2002 Esiliiga, Relegation playoff
FC M.C. Tallinn beat JK Tammeka Tartu 6–2 on aggregate. M.C. promoted to Esiliiga, Tammeka relegated to Second Division.


2002 Espirito Santo Trophy
The 2002 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 16–19 October at Saujana Golf and Country Club, on its Palm Course and Bunga Raya Course, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2002 Espirito Santo Trophy
It was the 20th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.


2002 Espirito Santo Trophy
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were 39 team entries, each with two or three players.


2002 Espirito Santo Trophy
Each team played two rounds at the Palm Course and two rounds at the Bunga Raya Course in different orders, but the 21 leading teams played the fourth round at the Palm Course. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.


2002 Espirito Santo Trophy
The Australia team won the Trophy for their second title, their first since 1978. Silver medalist team Thailand had the same total score as Australia, but Australia was declared the winner, since their third player, Vicky Uwland, had a lower score than Thailand's third player, Titiya Plucksataporn, in the final round, 78 against 81. Team Spain took the bronze on third place one stroke back. Defending champion France finished tied 15th.


2002 Espirito Santo Trophy
The individual title went to Aree Song Wongluekiet, Thailand, whose score of 4-under-par, 288, was one stroke ahead of Tania Elóseguie, Spain, and Lindsey Wright, Australia.


2002 Espirito Santo Trophy, Teams
39 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players, except the teams from Bolivia, Greece and Russia which had only two players. One player representing Croatia withdraw from the fourth round and one player representing Iran withdraw from the third and fourth round.


2002 Espirito Santo Trophy, Results
*Australia was awarded the tiebreak, since their third player, Vicky Uwland, had a lower score than Thailand's third player, Titiya Plucksataporn, in the final round, 78 against 81.Sources:


2002 Espirito Santo Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


2002 Estonian Figure Skating Championships
The 2002 Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistrivõistlused) were held in Tallinn from December 7 to 9, 2001. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating.


2002 Estonian Figure Skating Championships, Junior results
The 2002 Estonian Junior Figure Skating Championships took place in Tallinn from February 8 through 10, 2002.


2002 Estoril Open
The 2002 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Estoril Court Central in Oeiras in Portugal that was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier IV of the 2002 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from April 8 through April 14, 2002.


2002 Estoril Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
Karsten Braasch /  Andrei Olhovskiy defeated  Simon Aspelin /  Andrew Kratzmann 6–3, 6–3


2002 Estoril Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Elena Bovina /  Zsófia Gubacsi defeated  Barbara Rittner /  María Vento-Kabchi 6–3, 6–1


2002 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Radek Štěpánek and Michal Tabara were the defending champions but only Štěpánek competed that year with Leoš Friedl.


2002 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Friedl and Štěpánek lost in the first round to Martin Damm and Cyril Suk.


2002 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Karsten Braasch and Andrei Olhovskiy won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Simon Aspelin and Andrew Kratzmann.


2002 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion but lost in the second round to David Nalbandian.


2002 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
Nalbandian won in the final 6–4, 7–6(7–5) against Jarkko Nieminen.


2002 Estoril Open – Women's Doubles
Květa Hrdličková and Barbara Rittner were the defending champions, but Hrdličková did not compete this year. Rittner teamed up with María Vento-Kabchi and lost in the final to Elena Bovina and Zsófia Gubacsi 6–3, 6–1.


2002 Estoril Open – Women's Singles
Ángeles Montolio was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to Anca Barna.


2002 Estoril Open – Women's Singles
Magüi Serna won the title by defeating Barna 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2002 Euler
2002 Euler is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers (11 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 29 August 1973, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, and assigned the prov. designation 1973 QQ1. It was named after Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler.


2002 Euler, Orbit and characterization
Euler is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.3–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,373 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic.


2002 Euler, Naming
This minor planet was named after Swiss mathematician, physicist and astronomer Leonhard Euler (1707–1783). His contributions to astronomy included two theories for the motion of the Moon. Euler spent much of his time in St. Petersburg and was associated with the Russian Academy of Sciences. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 October 1977 (M.P.C. 4238).


2002 Euler, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Euler measures between 14.49 and 19.773 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.0416 and 0.0839. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link adopts Petr Pravec's revised WISE-data, that is, an albedo of 0.0375 and a diameter of 19.78 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.7.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The 2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the fourth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in February 2002, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Portugal won the championship, claiming their second successive title and third overall, with hosts Spain finishing second. France beat Italy in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarter finals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Matches, Fifth to eighth place deciding matches
The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarter finals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semi finals took place on the same day of the semi finals of the main tournament and the play offs took place on the day of the final.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the fifth edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) between June 1 and September 7, 2002 in nine different nations across Europe.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League
This season BSWW introduced Divisions to the EBSL for the first time; the nations of the league were split into two groups based on similar levels of ability. These groups were known as the Southern and Northern groups, named so after the roughly similar geographical locations in Europe the nations in the respective divisions could be found. The Southern group consisted of the best 4 nations of the EBSL and was considered as the top division. Whilst the Northern group consisted of the other teams of lesser ability and was considered the lower division of the two. The difference in abilities of the two divisions was reflected in there being less Superfinal qualification spots available for the Northern group.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League
Each team competed in their respective division/group to try and earn a place in the season-finale event, the Superfinal, in which the league title was then contested directly.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League
Spain entered the competition as three-time defending champions. However it was Portugal, who having finished runners-up in the league for the last two years, finally found success and claimed their maiden European title by beating the Spanish in the final.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League
The league also doubled as the qualification process for the 2003 Beach Soccer World Championship. The nations finishing in first, second and third place qualified.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams
This season 10 nations took part in the Euro Beach Soccer League whom were and were distributed as follows. Despite the names of the groups following the rough geographical locations of the teams in Europe, Turkey was a notably clear exception in the "Northern" group.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams, Superfinal berths
Following on from the maiden Superfinal last season, the season-ending event was expanded from four teams to six teams. The table summarises in what positions nations needed to finish in their respective divisions/groups in order to qualify to the Superfinal and what round of the Superfinal they would enter finishing in said positions.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams, Superfinal berths
The amount of qualification spots available in the Superfinal from each division reflected the abilities of the nations in the respective groups.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Southern Group (Top Division)
The Southern Group consisted of four rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the four countries participating as shown. All four teams took part in each. In each stage, the teams played each other once. The nation who earned the most points at the end of the stage was crowned stage winners.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Southern Group (Top Division)
At the end of the four stages all results were tallied up in a final league table.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Southern Group (Top Division), Stage 1
The first stage took place in Marsielle, France. Spain finished as victors in the opening round.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Southern Group (Top Division), Stage 2
The second stage took place in Carcavelos, Portugal. The hosts claimed their first stage of the season.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Southern Group (Top Division), Stage 3
The third stage took place in Rome, Italy. Portugal followed up their first stage win with a second crown here.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Southern Group (Top Division), Stage 4
The fourth stage took place in El Arenal, Mallorca, Spain. The final stage was claimed by France.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Southern Group (Top Division), Final Southern Group table
All four teams of the Southern Group automatically qualified to the Superfinal. Finishing first and second earned those teams byes straight into the semi-finals of the Superfinal, whilst the lower positioned teams in third and fourth were entered into the quarter-finals


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Southern Group (Top Division), Final Southern Group table
Portugal were crowned winners of the group and earned the bye into the Superfinal semi-finals along with runners-up Spain.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Northern Group (Lower Division)
The Northern consisted of six rounds of fixtures known as stages, which commenced before the matches of the Southern Group. Of the nations competing, Austria hosted two stages, England, Switzerland and Turkey one, whilst Norway and Germany did not host any stage (despite Düsseldorf originally scheduled to host a round of fixtures). The remaining stage was held in a neutral country, France. Four of the six teams took part in each stage, with each team taking part in a total of four stages. In every round of fixtures the teams played each other once. The nation who earned the most points at the end of the stage was crowned stage winners.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Northern Group (Lower Division)
At the end of the six stages all results were tallied up in a final league table.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Northern Group (Lower Division), Stage 1
The first stage took place in Brighton, England. The Swiss won the first stage crown.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Northern Group (Lower Division), Stage 2
The second stage took place in Alanya, Turkey. Switzerland won their second consecutive stage.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Northern Group (Lower Division), Stage 3
The third stage took place in Basel, Switzerland. Turkey were crowned stage champions based on their head-to-head record with Germany.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Northern Group (Lower Division), Stage 4
The fourth stage took place in Linz, Austria. The hosts finished with their first stage win of the season.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Northern Group (Lower Division), Stage 5
The fifth stage took place in Kitzbühel, Austria. Turkey won the stage based on their head-to-head record with Norway, whilst Austria finished ahead of Germany also based on head-to-head records.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Northern Group (Lower Division), Stage 6
The sixth and final stage took place in Palavas-les-Flots, France. Austria claimed the final stage of the Northern Group.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Northern Group (Lower Division), Final Northern Group table
The top two teams of the Northern Group qualified to the Superfinal, entering at the quarter-final stage. The remaining nations exited this season's EBSL.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Northern Group (Lower Division), Final Northern Group table
Austria were narrowly crowned winners, with runners-up Turkey ousting Switzerland by a similarly slim margin to also successfully qualify for the season-ending event.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Qualified teams
This is a summary of the teams who qualified for the Superfinal.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Results
This season the Superfinal was played as a straight knockout tournament. Four of the six teams contesting the title started in the quarter-finals, whilst the top two nations from the Southern Group received a bye and started in the semi-finals. The teams played one match per round until the final when the winner of the 2002 Euro Beach Soccer League was crowned. The losers of the quarter and semi-finals played in consolation matches to determine their final league placements.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Results
In the quarter-finals the Southern and Northern group qualifiers were kept apart; one tie involved the two qualifiers from the Northern Group playing against each other, whilst the other tie had the two qualifiers from the Southern Group playing one another. Finishing in the top two of the top tier, Portugal had a bye straight into the semis. However, as winners of the Southern Group, Portugal were also rewarded with getting to play the weaker of the two quarter-final winners, the winner of the all-Northern tie, in the semi-finals. Whilst Spain, as runners-up of the Southern Group, did not earn this luxury and had to play the harder-on-paper winner of the all-Southern quarter-final.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Superfinal final standings
Portugal beat Spain in the final to win their first Euro Beach Soccer League title at their fifth attempt, and end Spain's run of three successive EPBSL titles.


2002 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Superfinal final standings
Finishing in the top three positions also earned those nations qualification straight into the upcoming World Cup.


2002 Euro Formula 3000 Championship
The 2002 Euro Formula 3000 Championship was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. 14 different teams, 35 different drivers competed. All teams raced with Lola T99/50 chassis with Zytek engines.


2002 Euro Formula 3000 Championship, Race calendar
Race 1 originally scheduled over 47 laps but stopped early due to rain.


2002 Euro Formula 3000 Championship, Race calendar
The race in Cagliari was originally scheduled for 10 October.


2002 Euro Formula 3000 Championship, Results
Race 1 originally scheduled over 47 laps but stopped early due to rain.


2002 Euro Formula 3000 Championship, Results
The race in Cagliari was originally scheduled for 10 October.


2002 Eurocard German Open
The 2002 Eurocard German Open was a women's tennis event that was played from 6 May to 12 May 2002. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. It was played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in the German capital of Berlin. The tournaments offered a total prize fund of US$1,224,000 across all rounds. Fifth-seeded Justine Henin won the singles title and earned $182,000 first-prize money..


2002 Eurocard German Open, Finals, Doubles
Elena Dementieva /  Janette Husárová defeated  Daniela Hantuchová /  Arantxa Sánchez, 0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2


2002 Euroleague Final Four
The 2002 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2001–02 Euroleague season. The event was hosted form 3 till 5 May 2002, and all games were played at the PalaMalaguti, in Bologna.


2002 European 10 m Events Championships
2002 European 10 m Events Championships were held in Thessaloniki, Greece.


2002 European 10,000m Challenge
The 2002 European 10,000m Cup, was the 6th edition of the European 10,000m Cup (the original name in 2002 was European 10,000m Challenge) and took place on 6 April in Camaiore, Italy.


2002 European 10,000m Challenge, Team
In italic the participants whose result did not go into the team's total time, but awarded with medals.


2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Perm, Russia from July 12 to July 21. The 34th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.


2002 European Aquatics Championships
The 2002 LEN European Championships were held in Berlin, Germany from Monday 29 July to Sunday 4 August 2002 at the Berlin Eurosportpark in the German capital. The 26th edition of the event was organised by the LEN. A total number of 786 swimmers competed, from 38 countries. The event included disciplines of swimming (long course), open water swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming (women). A 10 km open water event, for both men and women was introduced in the open water swimming competition, this was held in Potsdam.


2002 European Athletics Championships
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.


2002 European Athletics Championships, Men's results, Track
1 Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was part of the British team (with Christian Malcolm, Darren Campbell and Marlon Devonish) that won the 4 × 100 m relay in 38.19, but he was disqualified with the British team in August 2003 after he admitted to using THG between 2000 and 2002.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 7.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6 and August 7.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Medalists
Note: Dwain Chambers had originally won the gold but he was later disqualified for steroid use.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 2
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q)  advance to the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 9–10.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: -0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: +2.0 m/s, Heat 4: -0.1 m/s, Heat 5: 0.0 m/s


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6–8.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
These are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany, held on August 6, 2002. Spain's Paquillo Fernández set a new championships record, clocking a total time of 1:18:37, eight seconds faster than the winning time set by Russia's Mikhail Shchennikov in 1994.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 8–9.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: +0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.2 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s, Heat 4: +0.8 m/s, Heat 5: +0.1 m/s


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Quarterfinals
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Quarterfinals
Wind:Heat 1: -1.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.8 m/s, Heat 3: -0.3 m/s


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 7–10.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 10–11.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Medalists
Note: Great Britain team originally won the gold but was later disqualified for Dwain Chambers' steroid use.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 10–11.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6–8.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 7–9.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
These are the official results of the Men's 50 km walk event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany, held on August 8, 2002. Poland's Robert Korzeniowski set a new world record, clocking a total time of 3:36:39, defeating Valeriy Spitsyn's 3:37:26 from May 21, 2000 set in Moscow, Russia.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 11.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 9–11.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon competition at the 2002 European Athletics Championships was held on 7 August and 8 August 2002 in Munich, Germany.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The final of the Men's discus throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany was held on August 11, 2002. There were a total number of 28 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged two days earlier, on August 9, with the mark set in 63.00 metres (3 + 9 athletes).


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
The final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany was held on August 7, 2002. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged a day earlier, on August 6, with the mark set in 79.00 metres.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6–8.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.28 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes. The final was held on Friday August 9, 2002, and the qualifying round on Wednesday August 7, 2002 with the mark set at 82.00 metres.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 9–11.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 7.95 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
The men's marathon at the 2002 European Athletics Championships was held on August 11.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 8–10.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 5.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
These are the official results of the Men's shot put event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes. The final and the qualification round were both held on Tuesday August 6, 2002, with the qualifying mark set at 20.20 metres.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
The Men's triple jump event at the 2002 European Athletics Championships was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6 and August 8.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 16.80 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6 and August 7.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 8–9.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: -0.3 m/s, Heat 4: +0.3 m/s, Heat 5: +1.1 m/s


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 9–11.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk
These are the official results of the Women's 20 km walk event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany, held on August 7, 2002. The women's 20 km walk event replaced the 10 km walk, which was run since the 1986 edition of the European Championships.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 8–9.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: -1.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.6 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: -0.8 m/s


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 10–11.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 10–11.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6–8.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 7–8.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 10.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6–8.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
The final of the Women's discus throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany was held on August 7, 2002. There were a total number of 18 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged a day earlier, on August 6, with the mark set at 62.00 metres.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
The final of the Women's hammer throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany was held on August 9, 2002. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged two days earlier, on August 7, with the mark set at 66.00 metres.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
On 8 March 2013, the IAAF announced that following retesting of samples taken at the championships, it had been found that Olga Kuzenkova of Russia had taken a banned substance. It was not announced whether this would mean an alteration in the medal result.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon
The women's heptathlon at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 9–10.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 9–11.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.92 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
These are the official results of the Women's javelin throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes. The final was held on Thursday August 8, 2002, and the qualifying round on Tuesday August 6, 2002 with the mark set at 61.00 metres.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6–7.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
On 8 March 2013, the IAAF announced that following retesting of samples taken at the championships, it had been found that Tatyana Kotova of Russia had taken a banned substance. It was not announced whether this would mean an alteration in the medal result.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 6.60 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's marathon
The Women's Marathon at the 2002 European Championships, which were held in Munich, Germany, took place on August 10, 2002.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault
The official results of the Women's pole vault at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. The final was held on 9 August 2002. The qualifying round was staged two days earlier, on August 7, with the mark set at 4.45 metres.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
These are the official results of the Women's shot put event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. There were a total number of fifteen participating athletes. There was no the qualification round. The final was held on Saturday August 10, 2002.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 8–10.


2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 14.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 27th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 1 March to Sunday, 3 March 2002 in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. This was the last edition to be held in an even year to avoid it occurring in the same year as the outdoor European Athletics Championships.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 7 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The men's 3000 metres event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2–3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 4 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The men's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Medalists
Note: Evgeny Pechonkin of Russia had originally won the bronze but was later disqualified for doping.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 4 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon
The Men's heptathlon event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2–3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2–3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 2.26 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 7.95 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 2.26 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put, Medalists
Note: Mikuláš Konopka of Slovakia had originally won the bronze but was later disqualified for doping.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 20.20 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2–3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 16.80 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2–3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 3 2002.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
The first 3 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The women's 60 metres event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2–3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 4 of each semifinals qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
The women's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Medalists
Note: Glory Alozie of Spain originally won gold with 7.84, but was later disqualified as she was not yet eligible to compete for Spain after having switched allegiance from Nigeria.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The Women's 800 metres event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2–3 March.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event  at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 1.94 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon
The Women's pentathlon event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–3.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 4.35 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.


2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualifying perf. 14.00 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.


2002 European Badminton Championships
The 18th European Badminton Championships were held in Malmö, Sweden, between 13  and 20 April 2002, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and Svenska Badmintonförbundet.


2002 European Badminton Championships, Venue
This tournament was held at the Baltiska hallen, in Malmö.


2002 European Beach Volleyball Championships
The 2002 European Beach Volleyball Championships were held from August 29 to September 1, 2002 in Basel, Switzerland. It was the tenth official edition of the men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the ninth time.


2002 European Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2002 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Bratislava, Slovakia between 12 and 14 July 2002 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 4th edition of the senior championships. It was also the 1st edition of the Under 23 European Championships, which in the following years were held together with the Junior European Championships. The team events were held as an open event for both senior and U23 athletes. Countries were allowed to enter two teams in each team event. The races took place at the Čunovo Water Sports Centre on an offshoot of the Danube river.


2002 European Cross Country Championships
The 9th European Cross Country Championships were held at Medulin in Croatia on 8 December 2002. Serhiy Lebid took his third title in the men's competition and Helena Javornik won the women's race.


2002 European Cup (athletics)
The 2002 European Cup was the 23rd edition of the European Cup of athletics.


2002 European Curling Championships
The 2002 European Curling Championships were held in Grindelwald, Switzerland December 5–14.


2002 European Fencing Championships
The 2002 European Fencing Championships were held in Moscow. The event took place from 3 to 8 June 2002.


2002 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2002 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2001–02 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held at the Malley Ice Rink in Lausanne, Switzerland from January 14 to 20, 2002.


2002 European Figure Skating Championships
The first compulsory dance was the Ravensburger Waltz and the second was the Blues.


2002 European Figure Skating Championships, Qualifying
The competition was open to skaters from European ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2001. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2002 Four Continents Championships. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria. Based on the results of the 2001 European Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline.


2002 European Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.


2002 European Grand Prix
The 2002 European Grand Prix (formally the XLVI Allianz Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 June 2002 at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was won by Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello, his first win since his victory at the 2000 German Grand Prix. His team mate Michael Schumacher finished second in another dominating performance by the team. McLaren-Mercedes driver Kimi Räikkönen finished third. This was the first race at the modified Nürburgring circuit, as the first chicane was replaced by the Mercedes Arena corners.


2002 European Grand Prix
The victory was Barrichello's second of his career and the first of the 2002 season; the result moved him up to fourth in the Drivers' Championship but was tied with David Coulthard on points. Michael Schumacher extended his lead to be forty-six points ahead of Ralf Schumacher with Montoya a further three points behind. Schumacher tied the all-time held by Alain Prost with his 106th podium finish. Ferrari's one-two finish allowed them to draw further ahead of Williams in the Constructors' Championship and McLaren maintained third position. Renault extended their points advantage over Sauber in the battle for fourth place, with eight races remaining in the season.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
The Grand Prix was contested by eleven teams with two drivers each. The teams, also known as constructors, were Ferrari, McLaren, Williams, Sauber, Jordan, BAR, Renault, Jaguar, Arrows, Minardi and Toyota.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Going into the race, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher led the Drivers' Championship with 70 points, ahead of Williams teammates Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya who were tied for second place on 27 points. David Coulthard was a close fourth on 26 points, and Rubens Barrichello was fifth on 16 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari were leading with 86 points, ahead of Williams in second on 54 points. McLaren were third with 33 points, while Renault (twelve) and Sauber (eight) battled for fourth place. Ferrari and Michael Schumacher had dominated the championship, with Ralf Schumacher winning the Malaysian Grand Prix and Coulthard won the Monaco Grand Prix. Barrichello and Montoya had finished in second, and Kimi Räikkönen finished in third.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Michael Schumacher had won the previous two European Grands Prix held at the Nürburgring and wanted to concentrate on the potential challenge from the Williams and McLaren teams at the race rather than worry about a possible disqualification from the Austrian Grand Prix where he was given victory after Barrichello was ordered by Ferrari to allow Schumacher past.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
After retiring from the Canadian Grand Prix with an engine failure which cost him a chance to challenge for victory, Montoya said he had recovered from his disappointment and he was hoping to build on his podium finish from the previous year's European Grand Prix. He also said that Williams had addressed his engine problems. Räikkönen was looking forward to racing at the Nürburgring where it was the home race of McLaren's engine supplier Mercedes-Benz and was hoping to secure a good finish for the German fans.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
After the previous race held at the Nürburgring (the 2001 European Grand Prix) the layout of the circuit was changed, its first major change since it was reopened in 1984. The chicane which previously formed the first corner was replaced by a sharp right-hand hairpin and included a tight left and right-hand corner and the changes were designed to make overtaking opportunities more common. The asphalt was widened by 25 meters to facilitate any overtaking manoeuvres.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
The changes increased the length of the circuit by 645 yards (590 metres) and the number of laps of the Grand Prix were reduced from 67 to 60. Jaguar team principal and former World Champion Niki Lauda felt the new layout would secure a better view for spectators watching in the grandstands. The new section received mixed reviews from the drivers and critics. Ralf Schumacher said it was "a nice part of the circuit"  though he found it difficult to find the ideal braking point and felt overtaking would still be difficult.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Jordan driver Takuma Sato noted although the surface was bumpy upon entry he felt being unsighted in the first corner would be "a good feeling". Retired driver and columnist for Bild Hans-Joachim Stuck described it as "sexiest the new corner on the Formula One circuit" and that it was made for aggressive drivers. Coulthard was more vocal in his criticism saying the bumpiness of the section was "ridiculous" and preferred the challenge of the former first corner chicane, while Montoya felt the section was "too slow".


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Background
Some teams made modifications to their cars in preparation for the event. Ferrari brought new electronic bi-directional telemetry and steering wheels and Michael Schumacher evaluated a new engine cover which was not used in the Sunday race. Renault introduced a new aerodynamic package and a traction control system and McLaren brought a new revision of their aerodynamic package. BAR débuted a revised Honda V10 engine specification for the race and Jordan made minor alterations to their front wings.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Four practice sessions were held before the Sunday race, two each on Friday and Saturday. The Friday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted an hour; the third and fourth sessions, on Saturday morning, lasted 45 minutes each. The Saturday morning practice and afternoon qualifying sessions began 45 minutes earlier from their usual start times of 09:00 CEST (UTC+2), 10:15 and 14:00 to accommodate the final two quarter-final matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan on the same day. Conditions for the Friday practice sessions were warm and overcast.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Barrichello set the fastest time of the first practice session with a lap time of 1 minute and 33.665 seconds, one-tenth of a second faster than his Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher. Nick Heidfeld (with a time of 1:34.924) was third fastest, ahead of Allan McNish and Felipe Massa. Coulthard, Frentzen, Giancarlo Fisichella, Mika Salo and Montoya rounded out the top ten fastest drivers of the session.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Enrique Bernoldi lost the rear-end of his Arrows at the Ford Kurve in the 36th minute of the session and his car's right side made light contact with a tyre wall; this required a yellow-flag to be shown as marshals were needed to remove Bernoldi's car from the track. In the second practice session, Coulthard was the fastest driver with a time of 1:31.886 despite going off into a gravel trap at Dunlop Kurve; Räikkönen finished with the third quickest time. The Ferrari drivers second and fourth; Michael Schumacher ahead of Barrichello. They were followed by the two Williamses of Montoya (who complained of understeer) and Ralf Schumacher. Jarno Trulli and Jenson Button were seventh and eighth for Renault with Salo and Panis completing the top ten.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
It remained warm and overcast for the Saturday morning practice sessions. Michael Schumacher set the fastest time of the third session of 1:30.658 which was recorded at the end of the session though he lost control of the rear-end of his Ferrari after clipping a kerb at the Veedol-S chicane early in the session. His teammate Barrichello was second fastest. Ralf Schmacher was third fastest, ahead of his Williams teammate Montoya. Heidfeld secured the fifth fastest time ahead of Räikkönen. Massa, Button, Coulthard and Trulli followed in the top ten.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
In the final practice session, Michael Schumacher was unable to improve his time but remained fastest; Barrichello finished with the third quickest lap. Heidfeld was running quicker and was fourth, ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Salo. Coulthard, Montoya, Trulli and Button completed the top ten ahead of qualifying. de la Rosa had a hydraulic leak and fire in his car which prevented him from setting a lap time.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
I am very pleased with today's pole, especially because it came as a bit of a surprise. After this morning's practice sessions we were not expecting anything higher than the second row, actually. We changed the car quite a lot from this morning but in my first run I made a mistake, the second went better and on my third run I got the pole. I still don't know where the speed came from and I must admit that luck also played a part in my result. Tomorrow is going to be a hard race where I think the tyres will be a key factor.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Saturday's afternoon qualifying session lasted for an hour. Each driver was limited to twelve laps, with the starting order decided by the drivers' fastest laps. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, which necessitated each driver set a time within 107% of the quickest lap to qualify for the race. The session was held on a dry track with cloudy weather conditions; the track temperature ranged between 23–26 °C (73–79 °F). Montoya clinched his third consecutive pole position and the seventh of his career with a time of 1:29.906 which was set thirteen minutes before the session ended.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
He was happy to take the pole position despite having set a target to be on the second row. Montoya was joined on the front row of the grid by teammate Ralf Schumacher who was 0.009 seconds off Montoya's pace and did not change his car's set-up. Michael Schumacher qualified in third and his race car was stuck in gear on his first out lap and switched to the spare Ferrari car for the remainder of the session as his mechanics were unable to rectify the gearbox issue.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
He made two minor mistakes at the final two corners of the circuit on his final run after pushing hard which prevented him from improving his lap time. Barrichello progressively changed his car's balance over the one-hour qualifying period and secured fourth. Coulthard changed his set-up to run faster in the circuit's middle section which compromised performance in the first sector but took fifth. Räikkönen dropped one of his wheels on the turn thirteen kerbs which restricted him to sixth. The two Renault drivers filled the fourth row of the grid with Trulli ahead of Button.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Trulli was happy with his starting position although Button had understeer from his second qualifying run and made a minor change to his rear anti roll-bar in an attempt to go quicker but was delayed by slower cars. Heidfeld felt vibrations after flat-spotting his front-right tyre on his first run which restricted him to ninth. Salo rounded out the top ten qualifiers and reported his car handled best on his first run but it deteriorated afterwards.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Massa improved the balance on his Sauber but had excessive oversteer through turns two and four and managed eleventh. Panis took twelfth. He was ahead of McNish in the slower of the two Toyotas and his car developed intermittent issues with his electronics. Sato in the faster Jordan followed in 14th place and was disappointed with his performance as he struggled with an excessive amount of oversteer throughout qualifying. He was followed in the time sheets by Frentzen who was suffering from understeer which caused him to lose time in the circuit's first sector.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
de la Rosa drove the spare Jaguar monocoque for two laps and did two further laps in his repaired race car; he said his race car felt better balance but was delayed on his final run which restricted him to 16th. Irvine said he picked up understeer in the one-hour session and had difficulty of accelerating out of corners; these issues meant he could only take 17th. He was in front of Fisichella in the slower Jordan. Villeneuve managed 19th and was unable to find a suitable car set-up and his car had become slower. The two Minardi drivers qualified in the 20th and 22nd positions with Mark Webber quicker than Alex Yoong; they were separated by Bernoldi who had balance problems.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
The drivers took to the track at 09:30 local time for a 30-minute warm-up session, in overcast weather conditions. Barrichello maintained his form by setting the fastest lap in the closing moments of the session, with a lap of 1:32.671, three-tenths of a second faster than teammate Michael Schumacher who traded the fastest time with Barrichello during the session. Coulthard was third fastest and Räikkönen rounded out the top four; both drivers were more than one second off Barrichello's pace.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
The race started at 14:00 local time. The conditions on the grid were overcast before the race; the track temperature ranged between 28–31 °C (82–88 °F) and rain was forecast. When the race started, Montoya and Ralf Schumacher drew alongside each other heading into the first corner, with Ralf Schumacher passing Montoya for the lead by taking the outside line. Coulthard, who started fifth, made a quick getaway but slid wide allowing Barrichello and Michael Schumacher to reclaim their starting positions.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Both Jordan drivers collided with Fisichella spinning into Sato at the first corner; the pair dropped to the rear-end of the field and both made pit stops for repairs at the end of the first lap. Michael Schumacher got ahead of Montoya for third on the same lap but Montoya momentarily reclaimed the position, while Barrichello overtook Ralf Schumacher for the lead on the straight heading into turn eight. Michael Schumacher eventually moved ahead of Montoya by the end of lap one. At the end of the first lap, Barrichello led Ralf Schumacher by one second, with Michael Schumacher a further two seconds behind in third. Montoya in fourth was followed by Coulthard, Räikkönen, Button, Trulli, Massa and Heidfeld.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Barrichello started to pull away from Ralf Schumacher who was being caught by Michael Schumacher. Elsewhere in the field, Bernoldi moved ahead of Irvine for 14th position and Villeneuve overtook Yoong and de la Rosa to move into 18th. Michael Schumacher moved into second place after he passed Ralf Schumacher at the RTL Kurve on the third lap and began to close the gap to Barrichello. Panis moved ahead of Salo for twelfth and Villeneuve overtook Webber for 17th. Villeneuve ran wide during the course of lap four but retained his 17th position.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Trulli ran deep into turn one and fell down from eighth to twelfth place on the following lap, while Barrichello and Michael Schumacher continued to pull away from Ralf Schumacher. Trulli regained eleventh position after passing Panis on lap six while Salo in 13th spun and lost six positions. Webber made mistake and ran wide on lap seven and dropped behind de la Rosa and Salo to 19th position, while Yoong took a drive-through penalty because he jumped the start.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
By lap eight, Michael Schumacher was catching teammate Barrichello and was 1.4 seconds behind the Brazilian driver, and was right behind him by the tenth lap. Trulli had moved back up into ninth on the same lap after overtaking McNish and Heidfeld, while Bernoldi was passed by Frentzen for 13th place.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Fisichella's Jordan lost parts of its bodywork as he drove down the main straight on lap eleven having bounced heavily on the kerbs and grass lining the circuit earlier in the race. de la Rosa passed Irvine for 16th on the same lap. Bernoldi lost 14th position after he was overtaken by Villeneuve on the 13th lap, while Frentzen ran off the circuit and was passed by Villeneuve and Bernoldi; the latter also drove off the circuit on the following lap. Räikkonen ran wide at the Yokohama-S and struggled to drive his car from the outside of the track allowing Button to take advantage to move into sixth on lap 17.


2002 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
The Ferrari and Williams teams were employing different strategies – the Ferrari team were planning a two-stop strategy whereas the Williams team were only planning for one stop. Michael Schumacher made a pit stop on lap 24 and exited in front of Ralf Schumacher.


2002 European Judo Championships
The 2002 European Judo Championships were the 13th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Maribor, Slovenia from 16 May to 19 May 2002.


2002 European Junior Swimming Championships
The 2002 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 11–14 July 2002 in Linz, Austria.


2002 European Karate Championships
The 2002 European Karate Championships, the 37th edition, was held in Tallinn, Estonia from 2 to 4 May 2002.


2002 European Korfball Championship
The 2002 European Korfball Championship was held Catalonia from March 31 to April 7, with 10 national teams in competition. The matches were played in Terrassa, Badalona, Sant Boi de Llobregat and Mataró.


2002 European Korfball Championship, First round
Three best teams of each pool went to second round qualifying matches with The Netherlands and Belgium, that entered then in competition.


2002 European Korfball Championship, Second round
Pools C and D played for the title and pool E played for 7th to 10th places.


2002 European Marathon Cup
The 2002 European Marathon Cup was the 7th edition of the European Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Munich, Germany, inside of the 2002 European Championships.


2002 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 25th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Patras, Greece from 18 to 21 April 2002. This event was for male gymnasts in senior and junior levels.


2002 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2002 Men's European Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place from 25 January to 3 February 2002 in Sweden.


2002 European Men's Handball Championship, Qualification
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.


2002 European Men's Handball Championship, Main round
Points gained in the preliminary round against teams that also qualified, were carried over.


2002 European Promotion Cup for Cadets
The 2002 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C was held in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 2 to 6 July 2002. Six teams participated in the competition.


2002 European Promotion Cup for Cadettes
The 2002 European Promotion Cup for Cadettes was the second edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for cadettes, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division C. It was played in Ta' Qali, Malta, from 2 to 6 July 2002. Luxembourg women's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.


2002 European Promotion Cup for Men
The 2002 European Promotion Cup for Men was the 8th edition of this tournament. It was hosted in Ta'Qali, Malta and San Marino achieved its first title ever after beating Wales in the final game.


2002 European Promotion Cup for Women
The 2002 European Promotion Cup for Women was the seventh edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Women, today known as FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries. The tournament took place in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, from 18 to 22 June 2002. Albania women's national basketball team won the tournament for the first time.


2002 European Promotion Cup for Women, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–7th place classification.


2002 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 18th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Granada, Spain, from 9 to 10 November 2002. Medals were contested in two disciplines : team competition and senior individual all-around.


2002 European Road Championships
The 2002 European Road Championships were held in Bergamo, Italy, between August 2 and August 4, 2002. Regulated by the European Cycling Union. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men and women under-23.


2002 European Seniors Tour
The 2002 European Seniors Tour was the 11th season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour.


2002 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results
The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.


2002 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results
For the tour schedule on the European Senior Tour's website, including links to full results, click .


2002 European Seniors Tour, Leading money winners
There is a complete list on the official site .


2002 European Sevens Championship
The 2002 European Sevens Championship was a rugby sevens competition, with the final held in Heidelberg, Germany. It was the first edition of the European Sevens championship. The event was organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER).


2002 European Sevens Championship
Portugal won the first edition by defeating Georgia 24-14 in the final.


2002 European Sevens Championship, Qualification
FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER) organised five preliminary rugby sevens competitions in Lunel, France (17-18 May 2002), Amsterdam, Netherlands (25 May 2002), Madrid, Spain (15-16 June), Budapest, Romania (29-30 June 2002), and Sopot, Poland (20 July 2002). These competitions were intended to be applied as qualification tournaments in advance of the final in Heidelberg, Germany (17-18 August 2002). The twelve teams selected to have qualified based on points of participation and points by results in ranking order consisted of France, Portugal, Netherlands, Denmark, Georgia, Poland, Czech Republic, Croatia, Lithuania, Malta, Ukraine, and Germany. Sweden was added as a reserve team in the event of a cancellation. However Luxembourg was added to the tournament line-up to fill the vacancy created when Croatia pulled out and Sweden did not enter.


2002 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The sixth edition of the European Short Course Swimming Championships (25 m) was held in the SachsenArena in Riesa, Germany, from December 12 till December 15, 2002.


2002 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2002 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 11 and 13 January 2002 in Grenoble, France.


2002 European Shotgun Championships
The 2002 European Shooting Championships was the 48th edition (included of the European Shooting Championships), of the global shotgun competition, European Shotgun Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation.


2002 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, Final
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2002 European Tour
The 2002 European Tour was the 31st season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.


2002 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won by Retief Goosen, defending the title he won in 2001.


2002 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 2002 European Tour schedule which was made up of 44 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events" including the Ryder Cup which had been postponed from 2001.


2002 European Tour, Schedule
There were three new tournaments to the European Tour in 2002, the BMW Asian Open in Taiwan, the Omega Hong Kong Open and the ANZ Championship in Australia. The schedule also saw the return of the Open de Canarias, but this was ultimately combined with the Open de España, and the loss of the Greg Norman Holden International, the Moroccan Open, the São Paulo Brazil Open and the Argentine Open.


2002 European Tour, Order of Merit
In 2002, the European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mostly either British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The top 10 golfers in 2002 were:


2002 European Touring Car Championship
The 2002 FIA European Touring Car Championship was the 29th season of European touring car racing and the second season of the European Touring Car Championship.


2002 European Touring Car Championship
The season began at Magny-Cours on 20 April, and finished at Estoril on 20 October after twenty races over ten meetings.


2002 European Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Drivers' Championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2002 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2002 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey. It was the 81st edition of the event.


2002 European Winter Throwing Challenge
The 2002 European Winter Throwing Challenge was held on 9 and 10 March at Stadion Veruda in Pula, Croatia. It was the second edition of the athletics competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association. A total of 175 athletes from 26 countries entered the competition, an increase on the inaugural edition the previous year.


2002 European Winter Throwing Challenge
The competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. Athletes were seeded into "A" and "B" groups in several events due to the number of entries. Rutger Smith of the Netherlands defied his seeding in both the shot put and discus, managing to reach the overall podium in the events despite being in the weaker "B" group.


2002 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 24th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 18 April to 21 April 2002 in Patras.


2002 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Senior Results, Team competition
The team competition also served as qualification for the individual all-around and event finals. The top 8 teams are listed below.


2002 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.


2002 European Women's Handball Championship, Qualification
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.


2002 European Women's Handball Championship, Final ranking and statistics, Final ranking
Lene Rantala, Ditte Andersen, Mette Vestergaard Larsen, Camilla Thomsen, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Heidi Johansen, Rikke Hørlykke Bruun Jørgensen, Winnie Mølgaard, Karin Mortensen, Trine Jensen, Katrine Fruelund, Louise Bager Nørgaard, Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard,  Josephine Touray. Head Coach: Jan Pytlick.


2002 European Women's Handball Championship squads
The following squads and players competed in the European Women's Handball Championship in 2002 in Denmark.


2002 European Wrestling Championships
The 2002 European Wrestling Championships were held in the men's Freestyle in Baku and Greco-Romane style, and the women's freestyle in Seinäjoki.


2002 European floods
In August 2002 a flood caused by over a week of continuous heavy rains ravaged Europe, killing dozens, dispossessing thousands, and causing damage worth billions of euros in the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine and Russia. The flood was of a magnitude expected to occur roughly once a century. Unprecedented flood heights were recorded and at least 110 people died. In December 2002, total economic damage estimates exceeded 15 billion Euro, of which 15% was insured.


2002 European floods, Development of the floods
Flooding resulted from the passage of two Genoa low pressure systems (named Hanne and Ilse by the Free University of Berlin) which brought warm moist air from the Mediterranean northwards. The effects of El Niño are believed to have possibly contributed although others disagree. The floods gradually moved eastwards along the Danube, although the damage in the large cities on its shores was not as severe as in the areas affected by the floods later.


2002 European floods, Development of the floods
When the rainfall moved northeast to the Bohemian Forest and to the source areas of the Elbe and Vltava rivers, the results were catastrophic water levels first in the Austrian areas of Mühlviertel and Waldviertel and later in the Czech Republic, Thuringia and Saxony. Several villages in Northern Bohemia, Thuringia and Saxony were more or less destroyed by rivers changing their courses or massively overflowing their banks.


2002 European floods, Areas affected
The floods that hit Europe during August 2002 were part of a larger system that was also affecting Asia. Several rivers in the region, including the Vltava, Elbe and Danube reached record highs.


2002 European floods, Areas affected, Czech Republic
Prague received significant damage from what were deemed to be the worst floods ever to hit the capital. The flow of Vltava culminated at 5300 m³/s, 20% more than during the flood of 1845. Among the regions of the capital city most severely affected were: Karlín, Kampa, Holešovice and Libeň, where there was significant risk of building collapse. Most of Prague's art work was saved due to advance warning  of high water levels, however there was significant damage to the Prague Metro subway system, much of which was completely flooded, as well as to the historic Prague pneumatic post, which was forced to cease operation.


2002 European floods, Areas affected, Czech Republic
The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic and the Prague Municipal Library were inundated. Despite the chaos and lack of preparation, Czech librarians and archivists were able to send a significant percentage of their flooded collections to be frozen, thus staving off immediate destruction of these historic collections by water or mold.


2002 European floods, Areas affected, Czech Republic
The Terezín Memorial and Prague's Jewish Quarter also received significant damage, a part of the estimated $30 million in damage to Czech cultural sites including: the Prague Municipal Library, Malá Strana, the National Theatre and Terezín.


2002 European floods, Areas affected, Czech Republic
The evacuations before the worst of the flooding have been cited as one of the reasons for relatively little loss of life in the capital. An estimated 40,000 people were evacuated from Prague. One of the most visible victims of the summer's flood was Gaston, a sea lion from the Prague Zoo who swam to Germany following the flooding of his aquarium. For some time, it was believed he would survive, however he died following capture in Dresden.


2002 European floods, Areas affected, Czech Republic
In total, 17 people lost their lives in the Czech Republic due to the floods, and damage from the flood was estimated at between 70 and 73 billion Czech koruna. The damage to the Prague Metro has been estimated at approximately 7 billion Kč.


2002 European floods, Areas affected, Germany
Germany was the hardest hit, with over two-thirds of the flood's total losses. The 10 years of renovation work that had been carried out since reunification in 1990 in the town of Grimma, in the former East Germany, were said to have been destroyed in one night.


2002 European floods, Areas affected, Germany
Dresden received significant damage when the Elbe River reached an all-time high of 9.4 meters (30.8 feet). More than 30,000 people were evacuated from various neighborhoods throughout the city and some of the city's cultural landmarks were considered to be at risk.


2002 European floods, Areas affected, Germany
Dresden's Zwinger Palace, home to a significant number of Europe's artistic treasures including Raphael's Sistine Madonna was at risk from the flooding Elbe, however all of the art works could be saved. The Semper Opera House also suffered damage.


2002 European floods, Areas affected, Russia
The Black Sea Coast region was among the most severely hit regions of Russia with significant loss of life due to a tornado that hit the tourist region and destroyed homes. This was after earlier summer floods in southern Russia. All told, damage in the region was calculated at more than $400 million.


2002 European floods, Regions spared
Although all of Europe was affected to some degree or another from the record rains that fell, some cities were spared the severe flooding that hit Dresden and Prague.


2002 European floods, Regions spared
Although the Danube reached record highs, both Bratislava and Vienna were spared significant flooding. Bratislava's sparing was due to the city's flood protection measures, which withstood the water, while it was generally believed that Vienna was spared significant damage due to the city's engineering, and plans were undertaken to see if such work could be applied to the other cities as well.


2002 European floods, After effects
Once the water levels returned to normal and residents returned to their homes, they faced not only the damage left by the flood waters but also threats of disease due to decaying waste and food. The danger increased due to flooding of sewage treatment plants and the risk of damage to chemical plants.


2002 European floods, After effects
European leaders gathered in Berlin to discuss the effects of the floods and to create a better understanding of how to prevent such disasters in the future. This meeting garnered some criticism, as Russia, which had suffered significant damage, was not invited to what was billed as a meeting of EU members and future members. The EU leaders did promise aid to the central European countries that suffered the most under the floods with money coming from the EU's structural budget and this outreach to non-members was seen as symbolic in an effort to portray a truly united Europe.


2002 Exeter City Council election
The 2002 Exeter City Council election took place on 2 May 2002, to elect members of Exeter City Council in England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council, which it hald held since 1995.


2002 Exide Batteries 2 Hour Showroom Showdown
The 2002 Exide Batteries 2 Hour Showroom Showdown was an endurance race for Australian GT Production Cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday 16 November 2002 as a support event on program for the 2002 Bathurst 24 Hour. Since 1997 the Bathurst Showroom Showdown had been the lead support race for the Bathurst 1000 but moved to the 24 Hour was promoted and run by the same PROCAR organisation.


2002 Exide Batteries 2 Hour Showroom Showdown
Entry list was smaller as some teams chose to race in the 24 Hour race so the Mirage Cup was added to the eligibility.


2002 Exide Batteries 2 Hour Showroom Showdown
The race was won by Gary Young and Michael Brock driving a Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VI won the race by 15 seconds ahead of the similar Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evolution VII driven by Graham Alexander and John Woodberry with the Mazda RX-7 Turbo of Bob Pearson and Mark Brame finishing third.


2002 FA Community Shield
The 2002 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield in partnership with McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th FA Community Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup. It was the first edition since the competition's rename from the FA Charity Shield. The match was contested by Arsenal, who won a league and FA Cup double the previous season, and Liverpool, who finished runners-up in the league. It was held at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, on 11 August 2002. Arsenal won the match by one goal to nil, watched by a crowd of 67,337.


2002 FA Community Shield
This was Arsenal's 16th Shield appearance and Liverpool's 20th. Arsenal was without several of their first choice players in midfield, who were absent through injury; this prompted a shuffle in the team which saw striker Sylvain Wiltord positioned on the left wing. For Liverpool, defender Markus Babbel was named as a substitute after a lengthy period out of the side through illness. New signing El Hadji Diouf started in a creative role, behind strikers Michael Owen and Emile Heskey to begin with.


2002 FA Community Shield
The only goal of the match came in the second half; Arsenal substitute Gilberto Silva on his debut collected a pass from Dennis Bergkamp and struck the ball through goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek's legs. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger praised the match-winner in his post-match interview, while opposing manager Gérard Houllier felt the result showed that his team needed more game time and attention to passing, in order to improve. The result meant Arsenal was the first team to win the Shield outright 11 times, while it marked Liverpool's first defeat at the Millennium Stadium.


2002 FA Community Shield, Background
Founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, the FA Charity Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, although in 1913, it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI. In 1921, it was played by the league champions of the top division and FA Cup winners for the first time. Wembley Stadium acted as the host of the Shield from 1974. Cardiff's Millennium Stadium was hosting the Shield for the second time; it took over as the venue for the event while Wembley Stadium underwent a six-year renovation between 2001 and 2006.


2002 FA Community Shield, Background
In February 2002, the trophy was renamed the FA Community Shield. The then-FA marketing director Paul Barber noted this was in order to reward the work of those contributing to the game, who go unnoticed: "The most important thing is that the many good causes that have benefited from the shield in the past will continue to benefit from the Community Shield in the future." The FA also intended to prevent any interference made by the Charity Commission into where money raised by the game should go. In April 2002, McDonald's was announced as the main sponsor of the Community Shield, in a four-year, £28 million contract. The deal included the company making an "invest[ment] in 8,000 new community-based coaches for young players".


2002 FA Community Shield, Background
Arsenal qualified for the 2002 FA Community Shield as the holders of the FA Cup, beating Chelsea 2–0 in the 2002 FA Cup Final. The team later won the 2001–02 FA Premier League and completed the domestic double. The other Community Shield place went to league runners-up Liverpool, who secured second place on the final day of the season. The game marked Arsenal's 16th Charity Shield appearance and first since 1999, where they beat Manchester United by two goals to one. By contrast this was Liverpool's 20th, who incidentally played United and won by exactly the same scoreline to become holders of the trophy. The last meeting between the two teams was in the FA Cup; a goal by Dennis Bergkamp ensured Arsenal progressed into the fifth round of the competition.


2002 FA Community Shield, Pre-match
In spite of the game's traditional friendly feel, Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier highlighted in pre-match press conference the importance of winning the Shield: "It is very important to me. This match is more than a friendly. It represents the start of the season. The Community Shield is like a final. There is a trophy at stake and we are the holders." Arsène Wenger wanted to use the match as "the final preparation game for the championship" and commented that Liverpool, amongst four other teams (Manchester United, Newcastle United, Chelsea and Leeds United) would challenge Arsenal in the league.


2002 FA Community Shield, Match
Arsenal was without injured trio Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg and Giovanni van Bronckhorst and lined up in their traditional 4–4–2 formation; striker Sylvain Wiltord was accommodated to the left wing, with Bergkamp playing off main striker Thierry Henry. After a lengthy illness, Liverpool defender Markus Babbel returned to the squad and was named as a substitute. Houllier deployed a 4–3–1–2 formation with Steven Gerrard, John Arne Riise and Dietmar Hamann as a midfield three and new signing, El Hadji Diouf positioned in a free role to begin with and as the game went on, moved to the right wing to stretch Arsenal's defence.


2002 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
Arsenal won the toss and kicked off. Within the first three minutes they fashioned their first opening: Wiltord found space outside the Liverpool box, yet failed to give the ball to Henry, as the through ball was cleared. Gerrard was booked for a tackle on Vieira in the sixth minute, which left the Frenchman seeking medical attention and moments after, he caught Henry late with a similar lunge; Gerrard was given the benefit of the doubt by the referee.


2002 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
Bergkamp volleyed the ball "from close range" which was blocked by defender Abel Xavier and two of his efforts were saved in quick succession by Jerzy Dudek after the 20-minute mark. Liverpool managed their first shot on target before the half-hour: a shot from Emile Heskey which hit goalkeeper David Seaman's chest. After a quiet period towards the end of the first half, Ray Parlour went close to giving Arsenal the lead, through a long-range shot that missed the post by fractions. A move from Arsenal soon after concluded with Wiltord firing the ball straight at Dudek, having been under pressure by Djimi Traoré.


2002 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
Midfielder Gilberto Silva made his debut in the second half, coming on in place of fellow Brazilian Edu. In the 47th minute, Henry went close to scoring his first goal at the Millennium Stadium; he collected a pass from Bergkamp and used his pace to get past the Liverpool defence. His shot caught Dudek and rebounded off the post. Henry created further chances in the 51st and 54th minutes, forcing more saves from the Liverpool goalkeeper.


2002 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
Owen was unable to reach the ball from a corner and Liverpool continued to pressure Arsenal, with Gerrard regaining control of the midfield and making a substitution which saw Danny Murphy come on for Hamann. In spite of this, it was Arsenal who scored the opening goal, in the 68th minute. A move by Liverpool, which had broken down, allowed Gilberto to pass the ball out to Ashley Cole, who in turn fed Bergkamp. His cut-back met the Brazilian's left foot "with a shot that squeezed through Dudek's legs."


2002 FA Community Shield, Match, Summary
Diouf went down in the penalty box four minutes after, which provoked a reaction by Vieira, who believed he had dived. Both managers made numerous changes in the final 15 minutes, which included Milan Baroš replacing Heskey and midfielder Kolo Touré on for Bergkamp. The final notable chance went to Liverpool a minute before additional time: Sol Campbell was caught out of position in Arsenal's half, but Diouf's shot went over the goal bar.


2002 FA Community Shield, Post-match
The result marked the first time that Liverpool had lost at the Millennium Stadium. Wenger used his post-match news interview to praise goalscorer Gilberto Silva and asserted that the Brazilian would be a "very strong player" for the team, in the incoming future. He noted that Dudek had "kept [Liverpool] in the game for a long time" and was critical of Gerrard, who he felt was fortunate not to have been sent off for a "reckless and dangerous" challenge on Vieira.


2002 FA Community Shield, Post-match
Wenger believed Arsenal's experience put the team in good stead for the upcoming season: "There are two attitudes to being champions. One is to get respect, another is to get kicked more and to face more aggression as people want to beat you more. We are quite used to that though as we have had some big fights in the past four or five years."