1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9 1964. The games included 1091 athletes from 36 nations, and the Olympic Torch was carried by Joseph Rieder, [1] a former alpine skier who had participated in the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| Host city | Innsbruck, Austria | ||
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| Nations | 36 | ||
| Athletes | 1,091 (892 men, 199 women) | ||
| Events | 34 in 6 sports (10 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | 29 January | ||
| Closing | 9 February | ||
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| Cauldron | |||
| Stadium | Bergisel | ||
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The games were affected by the deaths of Australian alpine skier Ross Milne and a British luge slider, during training, and by the deaths, 3 years earlier, of the entire US figure skating team and family members.
Participating nations
change36 nations sent athletes to compete in Innsbruck. India, Mongolia, and North Korea participated in the Winter Games for the first time. Athletes from West Germany (FRG) and East Germany (GDR) competed together as the United Team of Germany from 1956 to 1964.
Medal count
changeThese are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 |  Austria |
4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Norway |
3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 |  Finland |
3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 |  France |
3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 |  United Team of Germany |
3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 |  Sweden |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 |  United States |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Canada |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
References
change- ↑ "Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1964" (history), kiat.net, webpage: KIAT-Innsbruck Archived 2006-11-09 at the Wayback Machine.
| Preceded by Squaw Valley |
Winter Olympics Innsbruck IX Olympic Winter Games (1964) |
Succeeded by Grenoble |
