2002 Commonwealth Games, Legacy host city and nation
The venue and financial policy of the 2002 Commonwealth Games has influenced future sporting events, including the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.


2002 Commonwealth Games, Legacy host city and nation
In comparison to other sporting events, the 2002 games were marked by financial discipline. The cost of the 2010 Commonwealth Games were estimated at $4.1 billion, the London 2012 Summer Olympics are estimated to cost £9 billion, while the 2014 Commonwealth Games could cost as much as £500 million.


2002 Commonwealth Games, Legacy host city and nation
Sporting legacy included the City of Manchester Stadium which was turned over to Manchester City Football Club, to replace the ageing Maine Road. It is possible that this provided an incentive which led to the eventual 2008 take over by the Abu Dhabi United group led by Sheikh Mansour. Consequently, they have seen a considerable upturn in their success, with a series of transfers which has increased the profile of Manchester further, as Manchester City have become title challengers. Indeed, journalists have stated Mansour would not had bought the city had the club not had the 50,000 stadium.


2002 Commonwealth Games, Legacy host city and nation
The Manchester Velodrome was built in 1994 in preparation for an Olympic bid, but subsequently hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Since opening in 1994, it has been cited as a catalyst for Britain's successes in track cycling since 2002. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the Great British cycling claimed 8 of the 18 gold medals on offer, including 14 of the 54 medals available altogether. This unprecedented achievement was partly attributed the availability of a velodrome.


2002 Commonwealth Games, Legacy host city and nation
Local communities benefited from facilities built for the game such as the Manchester Aquatics Centre, the Northern Regional Tennis Centre and the National Squash Centre. There were comprehensive upgrades of Belle Vue and Moss Side leisure centres serve their local communities.


2002 Commonwealth Games, Legacy host city and nation
Olympic president Jacques Rogge said the Games had gone a long way to restoring Britain's credibility in terms of hosting big sporting events. It has since been said that the success of the games was a major factor in reassuring the UK's sporting authorities and the government that the country could successfully stage major successful international sporting events and that, without them, London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics would not have come about.


2002 Commonwealth Games, Legacy host city and nation
Public houses and restaurants in Manchester reported a threefold increase in takings during the Games, and local tourism board Marketing Manchester estimate some 300,000 more visitors will come to the city each year as a result of its increased profile. It is estimated that by 2008 £600m has been invested in the region as a result of the Games and that about 20,000 jobs had been created.


2002 Commonwealth Games, Marketing, Logo
The 2002 Commonwealth Games' logo is an image of three figures standing on a podium with their arms uplifted in the jubilation of winning or in celebration, which represents the three core themes of the Games: sport, culture and friendship and the types of medalist in the games: gold, silver and bronze. The figures are captured in three colours which are red, blue and green. The red represents performance, passion and success; the blue symbolises intelligence, confidence and reliability, while the green represents loyalty, balance and generosity.


2002 Commonwealth Games, Marketing, Logo
The yellow background behind the figures represents the competitive, powerful and cheerful elements of the Games, while the black games' name letters representing solidarity and strength. The figures in the logo joining hands to resemble the letter 'M', which is the initial for the host city, Manchester and also a crown of the queen to represent the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II's reign as the monarch of The United Kingdom. The logo overall represents a celebration of sharing and friendship and the pride of participating in the Games, cheerful atmosphere, sportsmanship and confidence of Manchester as the games host city.


2002 Commonwealth Games, Marketing, Mascot
The official mascot of the 2002 Commonwealth Games is a cat named Kit. The adoption of the cat as the games' mascot is to represent the young, vibrant, friendly, dynamic personality of Manchester as the games' host city.


2002 Commonwealth Games, Marketing, Sponsors
Numerous companies ranging from international to local, sponsored the 2002 Games. International sponsors included Microsoft and Xerox and also companies with local links to Manchester including Guardian Media Group, PZ Cussons and United Utilities.


2002 Commonwealth Games results
The 2002 Commonwealth Games results and medallists for events from aquatics to wrestling can be found in this article.


2002 Commonwealth Games results, Weightlifting, Men
2002 marks the last edition of Commonwealth Games to award gold medals in each category of snatch, clean & jerk and combined total.


2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The 2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the 17th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Coolum, Queensland, between 2 and 5 March 2002, and hosted by Prime Minister John Howard.


2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Planned to have been hosted in Brisbane on 6 October 2001, the CHOGM was postponed only nine days before it was due to be held, on account of the 11 September terrorist attacks on the United States. When the meeting was finally held, three issues loomed large on the agenda: security, the future of the Commonwealth, and (most prominently) Zimbabwe's upcoming presidential election.


2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The meeting was attended by representatives of 51 countries out of the Commonwealth's 54 members (suspended member Pakistan was not invited, whilst Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada sent no representatives). Of those, 35 were represented by their head of state or head of government.


2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Security
Originally slated to be hosted in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory the plan was changed so it would be held in Brisbane on 6 October 2001, making it two years since the previous meeting. However, on 28 September, in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks, it was postponed, to allow for improved security. Instead of the October summit, the Heads of Government issued a statement on terrorism and established the Commonwealth Committee on Terrorism, which met on 29 January 2002, reported in March, and recommended annual reviews of the Commonwealth's counter-terrorism strategy.


2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Security
The postponement dealt a big blow to the Commonwealth, both in piling up costs on an already over-stretched budget and undermining the celebration and promotion of Commonwealth culture and values to Australia that the Heads of Government had hoped the CHOGM would be. The postponement ultimately raised questions of how credible and practical the CHOGM, and thus the present Commonwealth, could be. However, the civil society celebration went on as planned, except without the Heads of Government and media presence, and were deemed to be a great success, despite the surreal circumstances.


2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Security
The CHOGM itself was highly security-conscious, due to the concerns raised by the attacks. The hotel compound was ringed by an electric fence, whilst the media representatives were transported by coach between venues. Security, originally budgeted at A$11.4m, was ramped up to include 4,000 Queensland Police, 2,000 Australian Defence Force, and over 100 Federal Police personnel. This, combined with the presence of only 30 accredited NGO representatives, gave the entire CHOGM the feel of a 'retreat without a retreat', rather than accessible conference.


2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Zimbabwe
At the CHOGM, the Commonwealth made final arrangements for its election observer mission to Zimbabwe, which would consist of 42 observers and 19 staff from 26 countries. With the earlier withdrawal of the European Union's observers, the Commonwealth's delegation was to be the only fully international group judging the election's fairness. The CHOGM gave the 'troika' of Chairperson-in-Office John Howard, Thabo Mbeki, and Olusegun Obasanjo a mandate to assess whether the report of the observers met the Harare Declaration, and (if it didn't) the punishment under the Millbrook Programme. The observers' initial report was received by the troika on 14 March, and explicitly stated that 'conditions in Zimbabwe did not adequately allow for free expression of will by the electors'. In response, the troika, announced on 19 March 2002 that Zimbabwe was to be suspended from the Commonwealth immediately.


2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Zimbabwe
Two other countries that had been suspended were deemed to have shown progress. Fiji's suspension had been lifted by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) on 20 December 2001, allowing Fiji to take part in the CHOGM. Nevertheless, it would stay on the CMAG's agenda until Laisenia Qarase's government had been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court.


2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Zimbabwe
Even though Pakistan's suspension was not lifted in time for the CHOGM, the CMAG meeting on 30 January accepted Pervez Musharraf's plans for the elections in October, and recommended that the Commonwealth should send observers, with a view to lifting the suspension if the election was free of fraud or intimidation.


2002 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
The 2002 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the tenth edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Dynamo Kyiv for the fourth time overall (first since 1998). After three seasons played with two divisions, the tournament was reverted to the previous format (used from 1996 till 1998).


2002 Comorian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the Comoros in 2002. In accordance with the new constitution approved in a referendum the previous year, the island of Grande Comore was to provide the candidates for this election as part of a rotation agreement between the three islands. A first round was held on Grande Comore on 17 March, after which the top three candidates, Azali Assoumani, Mahamoud Mradabi and Saïd Ali Kemal went through to a second, national round of voting on 14 April. However, both Mradabi and Kemal boycotted the second round, leaving Assoumani as the only candidate.


2002 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 2002 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina from May 21–26. East Carolina defeated Houston in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–9 at the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.


2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Top-seeded Cincinnati defeated Marquette in the championship game, 77–63, to clinch their third Conference USA men's tournament championship.


2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The Bearcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Marquette and Charlotte, both of whom earned at-large bids.


2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
Conference USA added two new teams, East Carolina and TCU, bringing total membership to fourteen. ECU was placed in the American Division, and TCU into the National Division.


2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
Even with the league expansion, there were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams at the bottom of the conference standings, therefore, did not qualify for the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records.


2002 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2002 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was the eighth edition of the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Conference USA champion and guaranteed representative into the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by Saint Louis University and the games were played at Hermann Stadium.


2002 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 2002 Connecticut Huskies football team the University of Connecticut in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. It was the program's first season as a full-time member at the NCAA Division I-A level. It was also the team's last season at its on-campus football stadium, Memorial Stadium. Head coach Randy Edsall was in his fourth year leading the team.


2002 Connecticut Huskies football team
Despite winning only two of their first eight games, the Huskies finished with a record of 6–6, the first time in its short FBS history that it did not compile a sub-.500 record. Although not selected for a bowl game, Connecticut was Bowl eligible for the first time. The turning point in the season came after a hard-fought loss at Vanderbilt. Led by Caulley and sophomore quarterback Dan Orlovsky, the Huskies tore through the remainder of the schedule by defeating the opponents by a combined 199–55. The winning streak began with the final two games played at Memorial Stadium. They closed the stadium with their two highest point totals in the stadium's history (61 against Florida Atlantic, and 63 against Kent State.) They finished the season with their first ever victory over a bowl-bound opponent by defeating Iowa State, 37–20, in Ames, Iowa.


2002 Connecticut Huskies football team
The Huskies offense was led by consensus Freshman All-American, Terry Caulley, who led all freshman in rushing with 1,247 yards. Despite sitting out two games with injuries, Caulley's rushing total was only 15 yards short of the team's single season record.


2002 Connecticut State Senate election
The 2002 Connecticut State Senate elections took place as a part of the biennial 2002 United States elections. All 36 seats were up for re-election. Senators serve two year terms and are up for re-election every election cycle. The primary elections which took place on September 10, 2002, determined which candidates appeared on the ballot for the November 5th general election.


2002 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 2002 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor John G. Rowland won reelection to a third consecutive term, defeating Democrat Bill Curry. Rowland became the first Connecticut Governor to win a third term in office, but did not finish his term, resigning in 2004 due to allegations of corruption.


2002 Continental Cup of Curling
The Keg 2002 Continental Cup of Curling was held at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan November 7–10. It was the very first edition of the event. North America defeated their European counterparts 207-193. Despite the fact that all the teams were from Europe, North America's opposition was known as Team World. Later events would name the team "Team Europe" until 2008, when "Team World" was re-adopted after the inclusion of Chinese teams.


2002 Continental Cup of Curling, Singles
(Each game worth two points, eight bonus points awarded to top aggregate score)


2002 Continental Tire Bowl
The 2002 Continental Tire Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Virginia Cavaliers (UVA) and the West Virginia Mountaineers at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on December 28, 2002. The first edition of the Continental Tire Bowl, the game was the final contest of the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 48–22 victory for Virginia. West Virginia represented the Big East Conference in the game; Virginia represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Team selection
In its inaugural season the Continental Tire Bowl had contracts with the Big East and Atlantic Coast Conferences that allowed them to select one team from each conference to participate in their annual game. From the Big East the bowl selected No. 15 West Virginia, the second-highest ranked team in the conference following conference champion and No. 1 Miami; Virginia was selected out of the ACC. The two teams had played each other twenty-two times historically, although not since 1985; the Cavaliers held a 12–10–1 advantage in the all-time series.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Team selection
Virginia opened their 2002 season with two losses against ranked teams, losing at home to No. 21 Colorado State 35–29 and on the road at No. 16 Florida State 40–19. The Cavaliers bounced back from this early setback, winning their next six games. The first, against No. 22 South Carolina, saw the breakout of future National Football League (NFL) starting quarterback Matt Schaub, who threw three touchdown passes in a 34–21 win. Wins against Akron, Wake Forest, Duke, Clemson, and North Carolina followed, until the winning streak was broken by consecutive losses to Georgia Tech and No. 10 Penn State. Virginia then won consecutive games against ranked teams, beating No. 17 North Carolina State 14–9 and No. 18 Maryland 48–13, before closing out the regular season with a 21–9 loss to rival No. 19 Virginia Tech. Virginia finished the regular season with a record of 8–5, 6–2 within the ACC.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Team selection
West Virginia's first game of the 2002 season was against Division I–AA Chattanooga; the Mountaineers won handily 56–7. Their next game was at Wisconsin; West Virginia lost, 34–17. Following two wins against Cincinnati and East Carolina, the Mountaineers lost their second game of the season, against No. 18 Maryland 48–17. West Virginia opened Big East conference play against Rutgers, whom they shut out 40–0. Following a win over Syracuse, the Mountaineers lost their only Big East contest of the year, against No. 1 Miami 40–23. West Virginia would close out their season with four straight wins, over Temple, Boston College, Virginia Tech, and Pittsburgh, finishing the regular season with a record of 9–3, 6–1 within the Big East.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary
The game kicked off on December 28, 2002, at 12:00 PM, before a sellout crowd of 73,535 at Ericsson Stadium.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
The Virginia Cavaliers received the ball to start the game, fielding the kickoff at the 1-yard line and returning it to the 15. After a short drive where the Cavaliers brought the ball to the West Virginia 45-yard-line, they were forced to punt. The Mountaineers received the ball at their own 18-yard line and proceed to drive down the field. West Virginia got as far as the Virginia 5-yard-line before being stopped; after a five-yard penalty, Mountaineer kicker Todd James connected on a 27-yard field goal, giving West Virginia a 3–0 lead with 6:11 left in the first quarter.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
Virginia got the ball back at their own 42-yard line after a 35-yard kickoff return by running back Wali Lundy. Driving to the West Virginia 14-yard line, on 2nd-and-10 Virginia executed a trick play where wide receiver Marques Hagans threw a pass to running back Wali Lundy. The play was good for a touchdown; after the successful extra-point, the Cavaliers held a 7–3 lead with 4:06 left in the first quarter.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
West Virginia began their next drive from their own 22-yard-line after a ten-yard penalty on the kickoff. On 3rd-and-5 from their own 27-yard-line, Mountaineer quarterback Rasheed Marshall completed a 43-yard pass to wide receiver Phil Braxton, moving his team into Virginia territory. After earning two more first downs, on 1st-and-goal from the Cavalier six-yard-line, West Virginia scored on a touchdown run by running back Avon Cobourne. Virginia would only have time to make one play after getting the ball back until the quarter expired, making the score at the end of the first quarter 10–7 in West Virginia's favor.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
The Cavaliers faced a 2nd-and-3 on their own 37-yard-line as the second quarter began. Behind the rushing of Wali Lundy, and the passing and rushing of quarterback Matt Schaub, Virginia moved down the field, earning four first downs. On 1st-and-goal from the seven-yard-line, Lundy ran right from two yards; on second down Schaub ran for four more, placing the ball on the one-yard-line. A third-down rush by Lundy failed to make progress. Rather than kick the field goal, the Cavaliers elected to go for it on fourth down. Matt Schaub ran the ball up the middle, scoring the touchdown. After the extra-point, Virginia held a 14–10 lead with 10:12 left in the half.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
After a touchback on the kickoff, the Mountaineers began their next drive on their own 20-yard-line. They went three-and-out, and punted the ball back to Virginia. Marques Hagans caught the punt on his own 31-yard-line and ran it back 69 yards for the touchdown. After the extra-point, the Cavaliers now held a 21–10 lead with 7:53 left in the half.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
West Virginia got the ball back and drove to midfield. On 3rd-and-15 from the Virginia 47-yard-line, the Mountaineers attempted a wide receiver passing play, similar to the one Virginia used earlier to score a touchdown. This play was far less successful, however; Phil Braxton's pass was intercepted by Cavalier linebacker Darryl Blackstock. Virginia proceeded to drive down the field, helped by a key Mountaineer mistake: a West Virginia penalty on 4th-and-2 gave the Cavaliers 1st-and-goal from the 4-yard-line. Wali Lundy would run the ball in on the next play, giving Virginia after the extra-point a 28–10 advantage.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
With only seconds left in the half, West Virginia upon getting the ball back attempted a Hail Mary pass that was caught by wide receiver Miquelle Henderson; unfortunately, he was four yards short of the goal line, and West Virginia did not have enough time to run a play before the half expired. At halftime, Virginia held a 28–10 lead.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
West Virginia got the ball to start the third quarter, but were unable to advance beyond their own 36-yard-line, and punted. Virginia began their drive at their own 25-yard-line, and achieved two first downs off Matt Schaub passes, moving to midfield. On 3rd-and-9 from the West Virginia 48-yard-line, Schaub passed the ball to Wali Lundy, who carried the ball all the way down the field for a touchdown. After another successful extra-point, Virginia now led the Mountaineers 35–10 with 9:10 remaining in the quarter.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
West Virginia's misfortunes continued on their next drive, when, on the first play from scrimmage, Rasheed Marshall's pass was intercepted by cornerback Almondo Curry. The Cavaliers had a 1st-and-goal from the Mountaineer 9-yard-line, but this time were unable to drive the ball into the end zone. Instead, Connor Hughes kicked a 27-yard field goal, expanding the Virginia lead to 38–10 with 6:48 left in the quarter.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
The Mountaineer finally responded on their next series. Starting from their own 20-yard-line, West Virginia drove down the field off of Rasheed Marshall passes and Avon Cobourne runs. Marshall would finally run in the touchdown himself from one yard out on 2nd-and-goal. The extra-point attempt was blocked, however. Virginia would complete two passes on their next drive before the quarter ended. The score was 38–16 in favor of Virginia.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Virginia started the final quarter with the ball at midfield. The Cavaliers continued their drive but were stopped at the West Virginia 15-yard-line. Connor Hughes kicked the 30-yard field goal, giving Virginia a 41–16 lead with 12:12 left in the game.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
The Mountaineers, although well out of the game by now, drove down the field on their next possession. Starting from their own 19-yard-line, West Virginia earned six first downs and finally scored the touchdown on a 1-yard rush by Avon Cobourne. The Mountaineers went for the two-point conversion, but Rasheed Marshall was tackled before he could reach the end zone. The score was now 41–22, in Virginia's favor, with 7:17 left in the game.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
West Virginia attempted an onside kick on the kickoff to regain possession, but the ball was recovered by Virginia safety Shernard Newby. Starting from the West Virginia 48-yard-line, the Cavaliers kept the ball on the ground in order to run out the clock. On 3rd-and-4 from the West Virginia 31-yard-line, however, Wali Lundy broke free and ran all the way to the end zone for the final score of the game. The Mountaineers got the ball back but after one first down were unable to convert on fourth down, giving the ball back to Virginia. The Cavaliers took two knees to end the game. Virginia won the game, 48–22.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Final statistics
For his performance in the 2002 Continental Tire Bowl—4 touchdowns and 203 total yards receiving and rushing—Virginia running back Wali Lundy was named the most valuable player of the game. He led the Cavaliers in both rushing—22 carries, 127 yards—and receiving—five catches, 76 yards—while scoring four touchdowns. Two other Virginia players scored multiple touchdowns in the game: quarterback Matt Schaub passed for a touchdown and ran for a touchdown, while wide receiver and backup quarterback Marques Hagans passed for a touchdown and ran back a punt for a touchdown.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Final statistics
Schaub led the Cavalier passing attack completing 16 out of 22 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown, while Hagans was 1-for-1 with his 14-yard touchdown pass being his only passing attempt on the game. In the running game, second after Lundy's performance was Matt Schaub's effort—seven carries, 39 yards, and a touchdown. Running back Michael Johnson ran three times for 23 yards; running back Brandon Isaiah had three carries for 13 yards. Safety Marquis Weeks, playing offense, ran three times for a net loss of three yards. Receiving-wise, after Lundy, wide receiver Ryan Sawyer caught four passes for 41 yards; tight end Heath Miller caught three passes for 54 yards. Brandon Isaiah caught three passes for ten yards; Billy McMullen and Michael McGrew each caught one pass, for eight and seven yards respectively.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Final statistics
For West Virginia, quarterback Rasheed Marshall completed 12 out of 18 passes for 215 yards and one interception. Wide receiver Phil Braxton attempted one pass that was intercepted; Danny Embick threw one incomplete pass. In the running game, Avon Cobourne led the Mountaineers with 25 carries for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Rasheed Marshall supplemented the rushing attack with 12 carries for 48 yards and a touchdown.


2002 Continental Tire Bowl, Final statistics
Running back Quincy Wilson had ten carries for 38 yards; the remaining rushing attempts were made by Aaron Neal (one carry, 22 yards), Phil Braxton (two carries, 12 yards), and Danny Embick (two carries, seven yards). West Virginia's receiving attack was led by Phil Braxton, who caught four passes for 108 yards. Miquelle Henderson caught two passes for 75 yards; Derrick Smith caught two passes for nine yards. The remaining four receptions were split between Darnell Glover (14 yards), A.J. Nastasi (five yards), Tory Johnson (five yards), and Quincy Wilson (−1 yard).


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 5, 2002.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections
Elections were held for Assessor, Clerk,  Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 3 seats of the Cook County Board of Review, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information
2002 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate and House) and those for state elections.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information, Voter turnout, Primary election
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 36.69%. The city of Chicago saw 39.87% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 33.40% turnout.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information, Voter turnout, General election
The general election saw 52.12% turnout, with 1,423,403 ballots cast. Chicago saw 53.16% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 51.09% turnout.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Assessor
In the 2002 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent Assessor James Houlihan, a Democrat first appointed in 1997 who was reelected in 1998, was again reelected.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk
In the 2002 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent third-term Clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Sheriff
In the 2002 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent third-term Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan, a Democrat, was reelected.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Treasurer
In the 2002 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent first-term Treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
In the 2002 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent second-term President John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
Stroger was only the forth person ever to win three elections for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners
The 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners
As these were the first elections held following the 2000 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 1st district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robin Lee Meyer.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 2nd district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Bobbie L. Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 2nd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 3rd district
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 3rd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 5th district, General election
Republican primary winner Daniel "Dan" Wooten withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Moran, a Democrat, unsuccessfully sought reelection. Joan Patricia Murphy defeated him for the Democratic nomination, and won the general election unopposed.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district
Incumbent Moran had been a perennial candidate who, in the 1998 general election, had won an upset victory over incumbent then-Republican Barclay "Bud" Fleming.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district
Barclay "Bud" Fleming, who had been ousted in 1998, also unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for this election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 7th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 7th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Juan Moreno.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 8th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 8th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 9th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 10th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 11th district
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 12th district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Ted Lechowicz, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Forrest Claypool, who went on to win the general election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 12th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 13th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Larry Suffredin, who went on to win the general election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 13th district, Primaries
In what was regarded to be an upset, Sutker unseated incumbent Suffredin.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 13th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robert D. Shearer, Jr.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 16th district
Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tony Peraica, who went on to win the general election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 16th district, Primaries
Melrose Park Village President Ronald M. Serpico won the Democratic primary, defeating lawyer William Edward Gomolinski, Patrick "Chico" Hernandez and Stephen J. Mazur.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 17th district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Herb Schumann, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, who went on to win the general election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 17th district, General election
Democratic primary winner Candice Marie Morrison withdrew before the election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review
In the 2002 Cook County Board of Review election, all three seats, two Democratic-held and one Republican-held, were up for election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review
Beginning with the 2002 elections, the Cook County Board of Review has had its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review
As this was the first elections held following the 2000 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 1st district
Incumbent first-term member Maureen Murphy, a Republican, was reelected, being unopposed in both the Republican primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 1st district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary. The Democratic Party ultimately nominated Brendan F. Houlihan.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 2nd district
Incumbent first-term member Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election. Berrios had not only served since the Board of Review was constituted in 1998, but had also served on its predecessor organization, the Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals, for ten years. This election was to a four-year term.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 2nd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 3rd district
Incumbent first-term member Robert Shaw, a Democrat, was reelected. This election was to a two-year term.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 3rd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board
In the 2006 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at-large race. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates and the top-three finishers would win.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board
Two Democratic incumbents Kathy Meany and Cynthia Santos, won reelection. They were joined in being elected by fellow Democrat Frank Avila. One Democratic incumbent, Martin Sandoval, had withdrawn ahead of the Democratic primary.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections
Partisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections
Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.


2002 Cook County, Illinois elections, Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.


2002 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 2002 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty ninth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Tupapa Maraerenga won the championship, their fifth recorded championship and second in a row, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively. Avatiu were runners-up, losing 1–3 to Tupapa in the final round.


2002 Copa AT&T
The 2002 Copa AT&T was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from February 18 through February 24, 2002. Unseeded Nicolás Massú won the singles title.


2002 Copa AT&T, Finals, Doubles
Gastón Etlis /  Martín Rodríguez defeated  Simon Aspelin /  Andrew Kratzmann 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]


2002 Copa AT&T – Doubles
Lucas Arnold and Tomás Carbonell were the defending champions but only Arnold competed that year with Luis Lobo.


2002 Copa AT&T – Doubles
Arnold and Lobo lost in the first round to Gastón Etlis and Martín Rodríguez.


2002 Copa AT&T – Doubles
Etlis and Rodríguez won in the final 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] against Simon Aspelin and Andrew Kratzmann.


2002 Copa AT&T – Singles
Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Agustín Calleri.


2002 Copa AT&T – Singles
Nicolás Massú won in the final 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 against Calleri.


2002 Copa América de Ciclismo
The second edition of the Copa América de Ciclismo was held on Sunday, 6 January 2002 in São Paulo, Brazil. The Copa América opened the Brazilian season and took place on the Formula One-track in the city of São Paulo-Interlagos, a circuit of 4.3 km (2.7 mi).


2002 Copa Bolivia
The 2002 Copa Bolivia was the last Copa Bolivia. Only teams from 2nd division played in the qualifying round. The tournament was replaced in the following year with the Copa Aerosur.


2002 Copa Colsanitas
The 2002 Copa Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia that was part of Tier III of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and ran from 19 February through 25 February 2002. Unseeded wild-card Fabiola Zuluaga won the singles title and earned $27,000.


2002 Copa Colsanitas, Finals, Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez defeated  Tina Križan /  Katarina Srebotnik 6–2, 6–1


2002 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles
Tathiana Garbin and Janette Husárová were the defending champions but none competed this year, as both players decided to play in Dubai at the same week.


2002 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Tina Križan and Katarina Srebotnik 6–2, 6–1 in the final.


2002 Copa Colsanitas – Singles
Paola Suárez was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to eventual tournament winner Fabiola Zuluaga.


2002 Copa Colsanitas – Singles
Fabiola Zuluaga won the title by defeating Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


2002 Copa Colsanitas – Singles, Seeds
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2002 Copa Libertadores
The 2002 Copa Libertadores de América was the 43rd edition of CONMEBOL's premier club football tournament. It was won by the Paraguayan club Olimpia; their third title.


2002 Copa Libertadores, First round
The first round of the Copa Libertadores drew 32 teams into eight groups of four; two of these teams came from the preliminary round. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top two in each group advanced to the second round.


2002 Copa Libertadores, First round
Real Potosí, Talleres, Tuluá, 12 de Octubre and Monarcas Morelia made their debuts in this tournament.


2002 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 2002 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up between Paraguayan side Olimpia and São Caetano of Brazil, to determine the 2002 Copa Libertadores champion.


2002 Copa Libertadores Finals
After a 2–2 tie aggregate, the series was decided by penalty shootout, with Olimpia defeating São Caetano by 4–2.


2002 Copa Perú
The 2002 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2002), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.


2002 Copa Perú
The tournament had five stages. The first four stages were played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which was played as a knockout stage. The final stage featured two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.


2002 Copa Perú
This year twenty six teams qualified for the Etapa Regional (Regional Stage): these are the twenty six champions from each department (including two from Lima (the capital) - Perú was politically divided in twenty four Departments and one Constitutional Province.


2002 Copa Perú
All these teams were divided into eight groups by geographical proximity; then each winner qualified for the Etapa Nacional (National Stage). Those eight teams played, again by geographical proximity, home and away matches, in a knock-out tournament. The winner of the final was promoted to the First Division.


2002 Copa Perú, Departmental Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2002 Copa Perú, Regional Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2002 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region I
Region I included qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes region.


2002 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region II
Region II included qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca and La Libertad region.


2002 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region III
Region III included qualified teams from Loreto, San Martín and Ucayali region.


2002 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region IV
Region IV includes qualified teams from Callao, Ica and Lima region.


2002 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region V
Region V included qualified teams from Huánuco, Junín and Pasco region.


2002 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VI
Region VI includes qualified teams from Apurímac, Ayacucho and Huancavelica region.


2002 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VII
Region VII included qualified teams from Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.


2002 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VIII
Region VIII included qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.


2002 Copa Perú, National Stage
The National Stage started in November. The winner of the National Stage was promoted to the First Division.


2002 Copa Sudamericana
The 2002 Copa Sudamericana was the inaugural Copa Sudamericana, a club association football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It took place between August 28 and December 11. After the failure in creating a Pan-American Cup to be played among teams from the entire American continent, CONMEBOL decided to create another tournament bearing the continent's name. Nine association's clubs entered the first competition, with one not sending a representative; Brazilian clubs did not participate due to the late organization of the tournament and schedule conflicts.


2002 Copa Sudamericana
The first match of the competition took place between Venezuelan sides Nacional Táchira and Monagas in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. During the match, Carlos Bravo became the first player to score a goal in the competition. Pierre Webó, a player from Cameroon playing for Nacional, became the first non-South American topscorer of any South American tournament. San Lorenzo, invited for being the winners of the 2001 Copa Mercosur, won the competition after thrashing Atlético Nacional 4–0 on aggregate and became the first winners of the Copa Sudamericana.


2002 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages
Teams from the Quarterfinals onwards will be seeded depending on which First Round tie they win (i.e. the winner of Match D1 will have the 1 seed).


2002 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Quarterfinals
Eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals from the first round. The first leg of the quarterfinals took place the week of October 1, with the second leg taking place the week of October 30. In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg.


2002 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Semifinals
The first leg of the semifinals took place the week of November 5, with the second leg taking place the week of November 13.


2002 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Finals
In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner will be the team who scored the most goals. If they are tied on goals, the game will move onto a penalty shootout if necessary.


2002 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The 2002 Copa Sudamericana Finals was a two-legged football match played to determine the champion of the 2002 Copa Sudamericana, the inaugural edition of this tournament. The tie was contested between Argentine side San Lorenzo de Almagro and Colombian side Atlético Nacional,


2002 Copa Sudamericana Finals
San Lorenzo run out 4–0 winners on aggregate, achieving the first international title in their history.


2002 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
The 2002 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol was the 20th edition of the main Spanish women's football cup. Levante won its third title.


2002 Copa del Rey Final
The 2002 Copa del Rey Final was the 100th final since its establishment. The match took place on 6 March 2002 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid. The match was contested by Real Madrid and Deportivo de La Coruña, and it was refereed by Manuel Mejuto González. Deportivo lifted the trophy for the second time in their history with a 1–2 victory over Real Madrid.


2002 Copa del Rey Final, In popular culture
This match is commonly known in Spain as El Centenariazo. Real Madrid were expected to win the final comfortably as they were at the time one of the most competitive teams in Europe and the final was being played at their home ground, the Santiago Bernabéu. Everything was prepared so that after the victory Madrid could celebrate their 100 anniversary lifting this new trophy, and Real Madrid had even been founded on exactly the same day 100 years ago.


2002 Copa del Rey Juvenil
The 2002 Copa del Rey Juvenil was the 52nd staging of the tournament. The competition began on May 22, 2002 and ended on June 29, 2002 with the final.


2002 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The Copa del Rey 2001-02 was the 66th edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was held in Vitoria-Gasteiz at the Fernando Buesa Arena between 14 and 17 March 2002. The winning team was TAU Cerámica.


2002 Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil 2002 was the 14th staging of the Copa do Brasil.


2002 Copa do Brasil
The competition started on February 13, 2002 and concluded on May 15, 2002 with the second leg of the final, held at the Boca do Jacaré in Taguatinga in the Federal District, in which Corinthians lifted the trophy for the second time after a 1-1 draw with Brasiliense.


2002 Copa dos Campeões
The 2002 Copa dos Campeões was the third (and last) edition of the football competition held in Brazil. As in previous editions, it was carried out in a neutral field in three states in the Northeast Region (Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará - place of the decision) and in Pará (North Region).


2002 Copa dos Campeões
In the finals, Paysandu defeated Cruzeiro 3–0 on penalties after tied 5–5 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the group stage of the 2003 Copa Libertadores.


2002 Copenhagen Open
The 2002 Copenhagen Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the K.B. Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 11 February until 17 February 2002. Lars Burgsmüller won the singles title.


2002 Copenhagen Open, Finals, Doubles
Julian Knowle /  Michael Kohlmann defeated  Jiří Novák /  Radek Štěpánek 7–6(10–8), 7–5


2002 Copenhagen Open – Doubles
Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


2002 Copenhagen Open – Doubles
Julian Knowle and Michael Kohlmann won in the final against Jiří Novák and Radek Štěpánek.


2002 Copenhagen Open – Singles
Tim Henman was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


2002 Copenhagen Open – Singles
Lars Burgsmüller won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Olivier Rochus.


2002 Copenhagen Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


2002 Coppa Italia Final
The 2002 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 2001–02 Coppa Italia, the 55th season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played over two legs on 24 April and 10 May 2002 between Juventus and Parma. This was the third Coppa Italia final between these two clubs, after the 1992 and 1995 finals, and the fifth of six major finals between the two sides. The final was won by Parma, who claimed their third Coppa Italia title with an away goals victory after the aggregate score was level at 2–2.


2002 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2002 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 93rd staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the 2002 opening round fixtures took place on 9 December 2001. The championship began on 27 April 2002 and ended on 13 October 2002.


2002 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 13 October 2002, Delanys won the championship after a 1-13 to 0-14 defeat of Carrigtwohill in a final replay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It remains their only championship title in the grade.


2002 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Delanys' John Egan was the championship's top scorer with 0-38.


2002 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The 2002 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 28 September 2002 and ended on 17 November 2002.


2002 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
On 17 November 2002, Ballinhassig won the championship following a 2–12 to 3–07 defeat of Fr. O'Neill's in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their third championship title in the grade.


2002 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 2002 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 114th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 9 December 2001. The championship began on 7 April 2002 and ended on 6 October 2002.


2002 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 6 October 2002, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-15 to 1-07 defeat of Bishopstown in the final. This was their 13th championship title overall and their second title in succession.


2002 Cork Senior Football Championship
Colin Corkery from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 2-33.


2002 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 2002 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2002 opening round fixtures took place on 9 December 2001. The championship ended on 15 September 2002.


2002 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 15 September 2002, Blackrock won the championship following a 1-14 to 0-12 defeat of Newtownshandrum in the final. This was their 32nd championship title overall and their second in successive championship seasons. It remains their last championship title.


2002 Cornell Big Red football team
The 2002 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Tim Pendergast and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play, finishing fifth.


2002 Costa Rican general election
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 3 February 2002. For the first time in the country's history, no candidate in the presidential election passed the 40% threshold. This meant a second round of voting had to be held on 7 April which saw Abel Pacheco of the Social Christian Unity Party defeat the National Liberation Party's Rolando Araya Monge.


2002 Costa Rican general election
Many analysts consider this election the beginning of the end of Costa Rica's decades-long two party system. For the first time in many years alternative political forces become really relevant in the Parliament and the plenary had three large party groups; PUSC (19), PLN (17) and PAC (14).


2002 Costa Rican general election
While PUSC won the presidential election and the majority in Congress, PLN became the primal opposition force in Parliament. Centre-left PAC with a progressive proposal seem to had gravely affected traditional third forces at the left of the spectrum like Democratic Force that fail to win any seat on that election even when for some years was Costa Rica's main third party. Right-wing Libertarian Movement also increases its representation from one to six deputies while conservative Costa Rican Renewal Party won one seat as usual.


2002 Costa Rican general election
It was the first time in Costa Rica an evangelical Christian party, the Christian National Alliance, nominated a catholic, biologist and professor Marvin Calvo Montoya, as its presidential candidate. It was also the last presidential election of the Christian National Alliance.


2002 Costa Rican general election
Despite the close contest, voter turnout was only 68.8% on 3 February the lowest since the 1958 elections. For the second round of the presidential elections it fell to 60.2%, the lowest since 1949.


2002 Costa Rican general election, Background
Before the election, the country's Supreme Electoral Tribinal attempted to make several reforms to the electoral system. These included allowing independents to run in local elections, using electronic voting machines, allowing Costa Ricans living abroad to vote, and allowing voters to choose the top two places on parliamentary lists. However, the changes were rejected by the Legislative Assembly, which noted that independent candidature was incompatible with the constitution, and that electronic voting could not be guaranteed to be secure or transparent.


2002 Costa Rican general election, Results, Municipal Councils
The elections of municipal councilors of Costa Rica in 2002 were an electoral process held in parallel with the presidential and legislative elections. In them the 495 tenure aldermen and the 495 alternates that conform the 81 Municipal Councils were chosen.


2002 Costa Rican general election, Results, Municipal Councils
The Central Canton of San José, the most populous, named 13 aldermen. Desamparados and Alajuela named 11. Others less populated (Puntarenas, Limón, Pococí, Heredia, Cartago, La Unión, San Carlos, Goicoechea, Pérez Zeledón, etc.) named 9. Others even smaller (Tibás, Grecia, Vázquez de Coronado, Montes de Oca, Siquirres, Escazú, Turrialba, etc.) appointed 7 council members. Finally, the smallest (Turrubares, San Mateo, Santa Ana, Mora, Montes de Oro, Talamanca, etc.) named 5.


2002 Costa Rican municipal elections
Municipal and local elections were held for the first time in Costa Rica on 1 December 2002. This was the first time citizens of the 81 cantons were able to directly choose their mayors as previously the municipal executive was appointed by the city council. A syndic and 4 District Councilors were also elected for each canton’s district as 8 intendants for especial districts with administrative autonomy.


2002 Costa Rican municipal elections
Then ruling Social Christian Unity Party had its best results in history on a local election gaining most of the mayors and councilors; 48 mayors and 785 syndics and councilors. National Liberation Party, then main opposition force, earn the second largest number of both with 27 mayors and 676. Costa Rica was still pretty much under a two-party system at the time even when in the recent general election the new force Citizens Action Party surprised with high voting for president and parliament, in this first municipal running achieve only one mayor in Montes de Oca (the party’s hometown).


2002 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 2002 Cotton Bowl Classic matched the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oklahoma Sooners.


2002 Cotton Bowl Classic, Background
This was the Sooners first Cotton Bowl Classic appearance ever. The Sooners finished 2nd in the Big 12 South after two crucial losses to Nebraska and Oklahoma State This was the first appearance for the Razorbacks since 2000. Despite finishing 5th in the SEC West, they were invited to this game.


2002 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Arkansas QBs were sacked nine times by Oklahoma, a school record and tying a Cotton Bowl Classic record. Arkansas could manage only 50 yards of total offense, and one Brennan O'Donohoe field goal late in the game. Oklahoma QB Nate Hybl ran in from one yard out for the only touchdown of the game. Sooner Rocky Calmus, the Butkus Award winner and Nagurski, Bednarik, and Lombardi finalist had nine tackles and a fumble recovery in the effort. Razorback coach Houston Nutt said, "[The Oklahoma defense is] the best I've seen in 15 years.


2002 Country Music Association Awards
The 2002 Country Music Association Awards, 36th Ceremony, was held on November 6, 2002 at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and hosted by CMA Award Winner, Vince Gill. Alan Jackson lead the night with 10 nominations, including Album of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year.


2002 County Championship
The 2002 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2003, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 are relegated.


2002 County Championship, Standings
Teams receive 12 points for a win, 6 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 130 overs of each team's first innings.


2002 Coupe de France Final
The 2002 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 11 May 2002, that saw FC Lorient defeat SC Bastia 1–0 thanks to a goal by Jean-Claude Darcheville. The final is also famous for a post-game prank by Rémi Gaillard.


2002 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The Coupe de la Ligue Final 2002 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 20 April 2002, that saw FC Girondins de Bordeaux defeat FC Lorient 3–0 thanks to goals by Pauleta (2) and Camel Meriem.


2002 Coventry City Council election
The 2002 Coventry City Council election to the Coventry City Council was held on 3 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.


2002 Coventry City Council election, Council Composition
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:


2002 Cowansville municipal election
The 2002 Cowansville municipal election was held on November 3, 2002, to elect a mayor and councillors in Cowansville, Quebec. Incumbent mayor Arthur Fauteux was re-elected without opposition.


2002 Cowansville municipal election, Results
Source: "Election 2002 Eastern Townships," Sherbrooke Record, 4 Sherbrooke 2002, p. 4 .


2002 Craven District Council election
The 2002 Craven District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 4. The council stayed under no overall control.


2002 Craven District Council election, Background
Before the election the Conservatives had exactly half of the seats on the council with 17 councillors, compared to 12 Independents and 5 Liberal Democrats. Due to boundary changes, which reduced the number of seats on the council from 34 to 30, the whole council was elected for the first time since 1974, instead of the usual one-third of the council being elected at each election.


2002 Craven District Council election, Background
A total of 61 candidates stood for the 30 seats contested, comprising 23 Conservatives, 18 independents, 13 Liberal Democrats and 1 candidate from the Labour party. 3 Conservative and 3 independent candidates were elected unopposed.


2002 Craven District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives won the most seats to have 13 councillors but without a majority. The Liberal Democrats made gains to have 9 seats, while independents took 8 seats.


2002 Crawley Borough Council election
The 2002 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2002 Crawley Borough Council election, Background
Before the election Labour controlled the council with 24 seats, compared to 5 for the Conservatives and 2 Liberal Democrats, with a further seat being vacant. 10 wards were contested, with 2 seats being elected in Pound Hill North.


2002 Crawley Borough Council election, Background
Issues at the election included the growth of Crawley, parking, litter, street lights and a possible second runway at Gatwick Airport, with issues to do with the national Labour government also being raised.


2002 Crawley Borough Council election, Election result
Labour remained in control of the council with 23 councillors after holding 7 of the 11 seats contested, despite losing 1 seat to the Conservatives. The Conservative gain came in Furnace Green, where Brenda Blackwell defeated the former Labour mayor Ray Calcott by 1,269 votes to 895. This took to the Conservatives to 7 seats, as they also held the 2 seats contested in Pound Hill North, while the Liberal Democrats remained on 2 seats after holding Northgate.


2002 Crawley Borough Council election, Election result
The election had a trial of all postal voting in the 4 wards of Bewbush, Broadfield, Ifield and Southgate in an attempt to increase turnout. Overall turnout across Crawley was 30.09%, a rise from 23.2% at the 2000 election, and in the wards that trialed all postal voting, turnout increased by an average of 15.7%.


2002 Crimean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Crimea on 31 March 2002. The Communist Party of Ukraine emerged as the largest faction in the Supreme Council, with 15 of the 100 seats, although 46 seats were won by independents.


2002 Crimean parliamentary election, Background
Following the 1998 elections, a majoritarian system was introduced that did not ensure the proper representation of the minorities, especially that of the Crimean Tatars, in the Supreme Council.


2002 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 2002 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 54th edition of the cycle race and was held from 9 June to 16 June 2002. The race started in Lyon and finished in Geneva. The race has no overall winner. Although Lance Armstrong originally won the event, he was stripped of the title due to violating anti-doping regulations. In 2012, the United States Anti- Doping Agency disqualified him from his results after 1 August 1998. The verdict was confirmed by the Union Cycliste Internationale.


2002 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Teams
Fourteen teams, containing a total of 110 riders, participated in the race:


2002 Croatia Open
The 2002 Croatia Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the ITC Stella Maris in Umag in Croatia and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from July 15 through July 21, 2002.


2002 Croatia Open, Winners, Men's Doubles
František Čermák /  Julian Knowle defeated  Albert Portas /  Fernando Vicente 6–4, 6–4


2002 Croatia Open – Doubles
Sergio Roitman and Andrés Schneiter were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Todd Perry and Paul Rosner.


2002 Croatia Open – Doubles
František Čermák and Julian Knowle won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Albert Portas and Fernando Vicente.


2002 Croatia Open – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2002 Croatia Open – Singles
Carlos Moyá was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against David Ferrer.


2002 Croatia Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


2002 Croatian Bol Ladies Open
The 2002 Croatian Bol Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bol, Croatia and was part of the Tier III category of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 29 April until 5 May 2002. Unseeded Åsa Svensson won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


2002 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, Finals, Doubles
Tathiana Garbin /  Angelique Widjaja defeated  Elena Bovina /  Henrieta Nagyová 7–5, 3–6, 6–4


2002 Croatian Bol Ladies Open – Doubles
María José Martínez Sánchez and Anabel Medina Garrigues were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


2002 Croatian Bol Ladies Open – Doubles
Tathiana Garbin and Angelique Widjaja won the title by defeating Elena Bovina and Henrieta Nagyová 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 in the final.


2002 Croatian Bol Ladies Open – Singles
Ángeles Montolio was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to María Sánchez Lorenzo.


2002 Croatian Bol Ladies Open – Singles
Åsa Svensson won the title by defeating Iva Majoli 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 in the final.


2002 Croatian Bol Ladies Open – Singles, Seeds
The first two seeds received a bye to the second round.


2002 Croatian Figure Skating Championships
The 2002 Croatian Figure Skating Championships (Croatian: Prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2002) took place between 21 and 23 December. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 36th in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2002 Premiership.


2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
In the off-season the Sharks signed former Melbourne Storm premiership-winning coach Chris Anderson, who also brought along with him the halfback involved in that premiership, Brett Kimmorley.


2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
After a poor start to the season by the Sharks' standards, the Sharks set about with a record-equalling 11-game winning streak which did not crossover with the Bulldogs' famous 17-match run. The highlight of Cronulla's season was a huge 64–14 win over an injury-hit Newcastle Knights at home in round 22, exacting revenge after a 52–6 loss at Newcastle in round six (one of Cronulla's worst ever defeats). Eventually the Sharks finished 5th at the end of the premiership season and were drawn an away final against the Sydney Roosters at Aussie Stadium.


2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
Despite scoring five tries apiece, it was the goalkicking that proved the difference as the Roosters emerged victors 30-20 (Brett Kimmorley missed all five of his conversion attempts). The Sharks advanced further due to favourable results, which ultimately saw them pitted against rivals St. George Illawarra in the second round of the finals. The Sharks were seeking revenge after the Dragons denied them a place in the 1999 decider (which would have had them pitted against Anderson and Kimmorley's Melbourne Storm) and indeed the Sharks won 40–24. For the second year in succession, and the third in four years, the Sharks reached the penultimate weekend of the season, only to lose against the minor premiers New Zealand, ending another season in agony.


2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Ladder
1 The Bulldogs were deducted 37 premiership points due to gross salary cap breaches.


2002 Croydon London Borough Council election
Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 4 May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. The Labour Party managed to keep control of the council which it had done since 1994 when it took power away from the Conservative Party. This year Labour held Croydon with a smaller majority, only clinging onto power through a tiny number of votes in its marginal wards - one councillor won by just eight votes.


2002 Croydon London Borough Council election
37 Labour councillors, 32 Conservative councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor were elected, maintaining Labour control of the Council. Subsequently, one Conservative councillor defected to Labour, defected back to the Conservatives, became an independent and then a Liberal Democrat.


2002 Crystal Skate of Romania
The 2002 Crystal Skate of Romania was the 4th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Romania. It was held between November 21 and 23, 2002 in Miercurea Ciuc. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2002 Cunningham by-election
The 2002 Cunningham by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Cunningham in New South Wales on 19 October 2002. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's Stephen Martin on 16 August 2002. The writ for the by-election was issued on 16 September 2002.


2002 Cunningham by-election
The by-election was notable as it was won by Michael Organ, the candidate for the Australian Greens, making Cunningham the first seat in the Australian House of Representatives to be won by a minor party since Jack Lang won Reid for his Lang Labor party in 1946, and the first seat in the House won by the Greens.


2002 Cunningham by-election, Background
Cunningham had been held by Labor since its creation 52 years previously, but a recent local government election for Lord Mayor of Wollongong had seen the Labor candidate lose to an independent, Alex Darling, causing concern in the ALP about their ability to hold the seat given the expectation of a significant protest vote against them. The ALP candidate preselected to replace Martin was Sharon Bird.


2002 Cunningham by-election, Background
The Liberal Party of Australia received 28 percent of the primary vote at the previous election, they chose not to run a candidate in the by-election. Independent candidate David Moulds held Liberal Party membership.


2002 Cunningham by-election, Aftermath
Although Labor received the highest primary vote, the Australian Greens candidate, Michael Organ, won the by-election on a 52.2 percent two-candidate preferred (2CP) vote. Asymmetrical preference flows in the absence of an official Liberal candidate contributed to Labor losing the seat, with their 2CP being reduced by 12.9 percent. Labor, Liberal and Green all contested Cunningham in the 2004 federal election, Labor won the seat back with a two-party preferred (2PP) vote of over 60 percent. Another example is the 2008 Mayo by-election. However, other factors attributed by some to the loss include Martin's premature departure, a messy preselection process for Bird, and discontent from the NSW Labor branch towards federal leader Simon Crean.


2002 Cup of Russia
The 2002 Cup of Russia was the fifth event of six in the 2002–03 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena in Moscow on November 22–24. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2002–03 Grand Prix Final.


2002 Cupa României Final
The 2002 Cupa României Final was the 64th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Național in Bucharest on 5 June 2002 and was contested between Divizia A sides Rapid București and Dinamo București. The cup was won by Rapid.


2002 Currie Cup
The 2002 Currie Cup was the 2002 season of the South African domestic rugby union competition, the Absa Currie Cup premier division, played from 19 July 2002 - 26 October 2002. The finals were played at Ellis Park Stadium where the Blue Bulls beat the Golden Lions 31-7 to win the Cup. This would be the first win for the Blue Bulls in a streak of 3 consecutive Currie Cup wins from 2002-2004. South African pay TV channel SuperSport obtained exclusive rights to broadcast the 2002 Currie Cup. The public broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation could only begin broadcasting the matches 2 hours after SuperSport began their broadcast.


2002 Currie Cup, Qualification
The final log of the 2002 Currie Cup qualification series:


2002 Currie Cup, Qualification
The top four teams in each section qualified to the 2002 Currie Cup Top 8. The bottom three teams in each section qualified to the 2002 Bankfin Cup.


2002 Curtis Cup
The 32nd Curtis Cup Match was played on August 3 and 4, 2002 at Fox Chapel Golf Club near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The United States won 11 to 7. Carol Semple Thompson made her 12th and final appearance, having first played in 1974.


2002 Curtis Cup, Format
The contest was a two-day competition, with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day, a total of 18 points.


2002 Curtis Cup, Format
Each of the 18 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 91⁄2 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.


2002 Curtis Cup, Teams
Eight players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.


2002 Czech Figure Skating Championships
The 2002 Czech Figure Skating Championships were held in Karviná between December 7 and 9, 2001. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2002 Czech Lion Awards
2002 Czech Lion Awards ceremony was held on 2 March 2003.


2002 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2002 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 August 2002 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic. This event would be the last podium for Japanese MotoGP rider, Daijiro Kato; who finished in second place, before his death on 6 April 2003 at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix.


2002 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round ten has concluded.


2002 Czech Senate election
Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 25 and 26 October 2002, with a second round on 1 and 2 November. Voter turnout was just 24.1% in the first round and 31.7% in the second.


2002 Czech Senate election
The results saw the Civic Democratic Party emerge as the most successful party, winning nine seats. Independent candidates were also successful, winning eight seats. The parties of the former Four-Coalition were heavily defeated.


2002 Czech Senate election, Electoral system
One third of the 81-member Senate is elected every two years, giving Senators six year terms. The seats are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system.


2002 Czech Senate election, Background
Czech Social Democratic Party held 11 Seats in the elected part of Senate. Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party held second highest number of seats - 6. Both parties were part of governing coalition. Opposition Civic Democratic Party held only 5 Seats. Election was considered important due to 2003 Presidential election. Czech Social Democratic Party was considered front-runner of the election while the Civic Democratic Party was expected to be second strongest party.


2002 Czech Social Democratic Party presidential primaries
Presidential primaries for the Czech Social Democratic Party were held between 22 October and 25 November 2002 in order to choose the party's candidate for the 2003 presidential election. Miloš Zeman received the highest number of votes. Other candidates were Jaroslav Bureš, Otakar Motejl and Otakar Potůček. Jakub S. Trojan was originally a 5th candidate.


2002 Czech Social Democratic Party presidential primaries, Background
Leader of ČSSD Vladimír Špidla said after 2002 legislative election that party will have its own candidate. It led to speculations that such candidate could be Miloš Zeman who retired from politics at the time. Some prominent members of the party expressed their support for Zeman. Zeman's candidature wasn't supported universally. Some politicians such as Lubomír Zaorálek didn't like the possibility and wanted Otakar Motejl as party's candidate. Zeman's supporters included Zdeněk Škromach. Špidla's co-worker Součková mentioned that there is 3rd secret candidate. Debate about possible candidates led to speculations that party could hold a primary election to decide.


2002 Czech Social Democratic Party presidential primaries, Background
On 9 September 2002, Minister of Justice Jaroslav Bureš announced his candidature. He was offered the candidature by Stanislav Gross. Bureš was the first candidate to officially run. ČSSD announced decision to hold a primary on 26 September. Zeman announced his candidature on 30 September 2002. On 1 October 2002 the candidates were Miloš Zeman, Jaroslav Bureš, Otakar Motejl and Rudolf Zahradník. Martin Potůček joined the primaries on 20 October. Zeman Bureš and Motejl were considered the main candidates. Zahradník later withdrawn from primaries.


2002 Czech Social Democratic Party presidential primaries, Background
Primaries started on 22 October 2002. Otakar Motejl was considered the front-runner. He was leading according to the poll by STEM. Voting ended on 25 November. It was reported at the time that Zeman was leading the poll.


2002 Czech Social Democratic Party presidential primaries, Result and aftermath
Miloš Zeman received the highest number of votes and won the primaries. However, the results of the vote were not binding and some politicians wanted to nominate Otakar Motejl who came third. Zeman agreed that he will not participate in the first round of voting in the presidential election, with the party selecting Jaroslav Bureš instead. It was planned that Zeman would become the party's candidate in the second round of voting, taking over from Bureš. However, Bureš was surprisingly eliminated in the first round.


2002 Czech Social Democratic Party presidential primaries, Controversy
Primaries were criticised for weak preparations. It was reported on 23 October that voters were able to participate repeatedly and there were falsified votes. Another point of controversy was turnout. ČSSD expected that masses of people would participate but the turnout was much lower.


2002 Czech legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 70 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9%.


2002 Czech municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in the Czech Republic on 1 and 2 November 1998. The Civic Democratic Party received the most votes, although the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party won more seats.


2002 D.C. United season
The 2002 D.C. United season was the clubs' eighth year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major League Soccer.


2002 D.C. United season
Under second-year head coach, Ray Hudson, United failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season, a dry spell that would not be achieved again until the 2011 United season.


2002 D.C. United season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Standings
Source: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored. (SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference championOnly applicable when the season is not finished:(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.


2002 D1 Grand Prix series, 2002 D1 Grand Prix Point Series
Round 1 - February 22/23 - Bihoku Highland Circuit, Okayama Prefecture, Japan - Katsuhiro Ueo (AE86)Round 2 - April 19/20 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Nobuteru Taniguchi (S15)Round 3 - May 5/6 - Sports Land SUGO, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Masatoshi Asamoto (FD3S)Round 4 - July 7 - Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S)Round 5 - August 13/14 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Kouichi Yamashita (S15)Round 6 - September 28/29 - Sekia Hills, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan - Ken Maeda (AE86)Round 7 - November 11 - Nikkō Circuit, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S)


2002 DFB-Ligapokal
The 2002 DFB-Ligapokal was the sixth edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. Hertha BSC won the competition for the second consecutive year, beating Schalke 04 4–1 in the final, an exact repeat of the previous year's competition, although Huub Stevens, the Hertha coach, had been in charge at Schalke the year prior.


2002 DFB-Ligapokal, Participating clubs
A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2002 DFB-Ligapokal Final
The 2002 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2002 DFB-Ligapokal, the 6th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.


2002 DFB-Ligapokal Final
The match was played on 1 August 2002 at the Ruhrstadion in Bochum. Hertha BSC won the match 4–1 against Schalke 04, an exact repeat of the previous final, for their 2nd title.


2002 DFB-Ligapokal Final, Route to the final
The DFB-Ligapokal is a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams enter the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary penalties are used to determine the winner.


2002 DFB-Pokal Final
The 2002 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2001–02 DFB-Pokal, the 59th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 11 May 2002 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Schalke 04 won the match 4–2 against Bayer Leverkusen to claim their 4th cup title.


2002 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


2002 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2002 DFS Classic
The 2002 DFS Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier III of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from 10 June until 16 June 2002. First-seeded Jelena Dokić won the singles title.


2002 DFS Classic, Finals, Doubles
Shinobu Asagoe /  Els Callens defeated  Kimberly Po-Messerli /  Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–3


2002 DFS Classic – Doubles
Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva were the defending champions and top seeds but withdrew before the start of the tournament.


2002 DFS Classic – Doubles
Shinobu Asagoe and Els Callens won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Kimberly Po-Messerli and Nathalie Tauziat.


2002 DFS Classic – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2002 DFS Classic – Singles
Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2002 DFS Classic – Singles
Jelena Dokić won the title, defeating Anastasia Myskina in the final 6–2, 6–3.


2002 DFS Classic – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


2002 DPR Korea Football League
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2002 DPR Korea Football League
Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 2002 season.


2002 DPR Korea Football League, Overview
April 25 won the championship, Rimyŏngsu finished second, and Amrokkang finished third. P'yŏngyang City, Wŏlmido, and the North Hwanghae Provincial College of Physical Education also took part in the competition.


2002 DPR Korea Football League, Overview
The 2002 edition of the Mangyongdae Cup was won by April 25.


2002 Dagbon chieftaincy crisis
The 2002 Dagbon chieftaincy crisis, also known as the Yendi conflict, was a clash between two feuding factions that occurred at the Gbewaa Palace, Ghana from March 25–27, 2002, and resulted in the killing of Yaa Naa Yakubu II and 40 of his elders.


2002 Dagbon chieftaincy crisis, Committee of Eminent Chiefs
The Committee of Eminent Chiefs is a three-member committee of Ghanaian traditional rulers formed by the Government of Ghana to intervene the Dagbon chieftaincy crisis.


2002 Dallas Burn season
The 2002 Dallas Burn season was the seventh season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.


2002 Dallas Cowboys season
The 2002 Dallas Cowboys season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Football League. It was Emmitt Smith's 13th and final season with the team, officially marking the end of the famed "triplets" tenure in Dallas after wide receiver Michael Irvin was forced to retire prematurely after the 1999 season and quarterback Troy Aikman retired prior to the start of the 2001 season. All three players would eventually be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It was also the last of three consecutive 5-11 finishes for the Cowboys, beginning in 2000. Texas Stadium also saw new RealGrass Turf surface by week 5 replacing the AstroTurf.


2002 Dallas Cowboys season, Offseason
Despite an off-season filled with promise, the season would again prove to be a disaster. Former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator and head coach Bruce Coslet was brought in to run the offense for Dallas. Even though he was dismissed by Cincinnati, his history of high-powered offenses while running the Bill Walsh–style West Coast offense provided hope for the Cowboys. A promising draft which included former Oklahoma Sooners All-American selection safety Roy Williams in the first round and the free agent addition of Pro Bowl defensive tackle La'Roi Glover provided even more hope for weary Cowboy fans. The team was also covered throughout training camp and featured on the HBO series Hard Knocks with a strong emphasis on the anticipation of running back Emmitt Smith's road to the NFL's all-time rushing record.


2002 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season
The air would immediately be let out of the Cowboys' balloon in the opening regular season contest which saw the team suffer a defeat to first year expansion team and new cross state rival, the Houston Texans. Though quarterback Quincy Carter again opened the season as the starter, he would eventually be benched in favor of newly signed Chad Hutchinson who, until that year, had been a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals after leaving Stanford as a two sport star. Many believed that owner Jerry Jones pressured head coach Dave Campo into starting Hutchinson much too early, due in part to the large signing bonus Jones paid to acquire the quarterback. Regardless, neither quarterback proved effective and the team once again spiraled towards a losing season.


2002 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season
It is believed 2002 was the first time an NFL franchise had five African American starters on their offensive line, when the Cowboys lined up rookie center Andre Gurode, tackles Flozell Adams and Solomon Page, guards Larry Allen and Kelvin Garmon.


2002 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season
The Cowboys kept making NFL history on October 27 at home against the Seattle Seahawks. Despite a close loss, Emmitt Smith would break the all-time career yardage rushing record previously held by Walter Payton. The game was stopped momentarily in recognition of the moment, allowing an emotional Smith to briefly celebrate with teammates both current and past who attended the game, as well as members of Payton's family. Smith would also later score his 125th rushing touchdown of his career on the same drive.


2002 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season
The milestone moment would provide the lone bright spot of the year for the team and Smith, who would fail to reach the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the season for the first time in his career since his rookie season of 1990. Overshadowed by the NFL rushing landmark, safety Darren Woodson quietly also became the Dallas Cowboys all-time leading tackler.


2002 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season
During a late season loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, reports began to surface that owner Jerry Jones had secretly met with former New York Giants, New England Patriots and New York Jets head coach Bill Parcells in relation to the head coaching position with the Dallas Cowboys on board Jones' private jet. Though this would prove to be a critical move to the Cowboys future success, it was nonetheless embarrassing for current head coach Dave Campo who had received no word that any potential moves were pending, and Jerry Jones was roundly criticized for the incident. On field ineptitude and off field controversy would once again lead to a 5–11 season, the team's third consecutive such finish. Dave Campo would be predictably dismissed after the season.


2002 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season
Notable additions to the team include wide receiver Antonio Bryant, and center Andre Gurode.


2002 Dallas Cowboys season, Publications
The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170- 3Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2


2002 Dallas mayoral special election
The Dallas mayoral election of 2002 took place on January 19 and February 16, 2002, to elect the mayor of Dallas, Texas. It was triggered after Ron Kirk declared his intent to resign as mayor so he could focus on running in the 2002 United States Senate election in Texas.


2002 Dallas mayoral special election
The race was officially nonpartisan. Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers. Laura Miller won the election.


2002 Damallsvenskan
The 2002 Damallsvenskan was the 15th season of the Damallsvenskan. Matches were played between 20 April and 26 October 2002. This was the first season only two teams had been relegated since the 1994 Damallsvenskan. Umeå scored over 100 goals, with 104 in total. This was the first time this had been done in the league. They achieved it again in the 2004 Damallsvenskan, but only finished second.


2002 Damallsvenskan
Umeå IK won the league by three points from Malmö FF. Kopparbergs/Landvetter IF finished third. Before the season, IF Trion, Alviks IK and BK Kenty were promoted. The last two teams were relegated at the end of the season. This was also the last season before Djurgårdens IF and Älvsjö merged.


2002 Danderyd municipal election
Results of the general election to the Municipal Council of Danderyd, Sweden, held on Sunday 15 September 2002.


2002 Danish Figure Skating Championships
The 2002 Danish Figure Skating Championships (Danish: Danmarks Mesterskaberne 2002) was held from January 25 to 27, 2002. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles. Not all disciplines were held on all levels due to a lack of participants.


2002 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The 2002 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.


2002 Dartmouth Big Green football team
In its 11th season under head coach John Lyons, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored 295 to 247. Kevin Noone was the team captain.


2002 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The Big Green's 1–6 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 200 to 151 by Ivy opponents.


2002 Dartmouth Big Green football team
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.


2002 Daventry District Council election
Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 35%.


2002 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
The 2002 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel in Switzerland and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 21 October through 27 October 2002. Sixth-seeded David Nalbandian won the singles title.


2002 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Finals, Doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Mark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor 7–6(7–1), 7–5


2002 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Ferreira with Pavel Vízner and Leach with Brian MacPhie.


2002 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Ferreira and Vízner lost in the first round to Yves Allegro and Marco Chiudinelli.


2002 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Leach and MacPhie lost in the semifinals to Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan.