1964 Winter Olympics

IX Olympic Winter Games
The emblem represents the coat of arms of Innsbruck, which shows the bridge on the Inn River that connects the old town and the Hötting district.
Host city	Innsbruck, Austria
Nations participating	36
Athletes participating	1091 (892 men, 199 women)
Events	34 in 6 sports
Opening ceremony	January 29
Closing ceremony	February 9
Officially opened by	Adolf Schärf
Athlete's Oath	Paul Aste
Olympic Torch	Joseph Rieder
Stadium	Bergisel

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Adolf Schärf (born 20 April 1890 in Mikulov; died 28 February 1965 in The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. Paul Aste (born December 5, 1916) was an Austrian Bobsledder and Luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. The Bergisel is a Hill (746 m that lies to the south of Innsbruck, Austria, in the area of Wilten, where the Sill river ( Wipptal The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. 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. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in

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 (see: Prior tragedies, below). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Ross Milne (1944 - 25 January 1964 was an Australian Olympic downhill skier who died when he struck a tree during a practice run shortly before the 1964 Winter See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands A luge is a small one- or two-person Sled on which one sleds supine (face up and feet-first Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging

1 Host City Selection
2 Games highlights
3 Medal winners
- 3.1 Demonstration sport
4 Venues
5 Participating nations
6 Medal count
7 Prior tragedies
8 References
9 See also

Host City Selection

Innsbruck had two other candidate cities to go against for the 1964 Winter Olympics. Here are the resulting vote count that occurred at the 55th IOC Session in Munich, West Germany, on May 26, 1959, compliments of the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page. This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC meetings Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

1964 Winter Olympics Bidding Results
City	NOC Name	Round 1
Innsbruck	Austria	49
Calgary, Alberta	Canada	9
Lahti	Finland	-

Games highlights

Normally snowy Innsbruck was threatened by a lack of snow. Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Lahti ( Swedish: Lahtis) is a city and Municipality in Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Austrian army carved out 20,000 ice bricks from a mountain top and transported them to the bobsled and luge runs. They also carried 40,000 cubic meters of snow to the Alpine skiing courses. The army packed down the slopes by hand and foot. ^[2]
Lidia Skoblikova achieved a "clean sweep" in the women's speed skating events, an achievement not matched by a man until Eric Heiden in the 1980 Lake Placid Games. Lidia Pavlovna Skoblikova (Ли́дия Па́вловна Ско́бликова (born 8 March 1939) is the most successful Olympic speed skater Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 14 1958 in Madison Wisconsin) is an American former long track speed skater who won all the men's speed skating The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February
Italian bobsleigh pilot Eugenio Monti distinguished himself by helping Britain's Tony Nash and Robin Dixon to win the gold medals when he loaned them an axle bolt to replace one that was broken. Eugenio Monti ( January 23, 1928 &ndash December 1, 2003) was an Italian Bobsledder He is one of the most successful Major (Thomas Robin Valerian Dixon 3rd Baron Glentoran CBE (born April 21, 1935) is a former British bobsledder and The Italians took bronze, but Monti was honored as the first recipient of the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship. The Pierre de Coubertin medal (also known as the De Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal) is a special Medal given to the
Egon Zimmermann of Austria took the gold medal in the men's downhill alpine skiing event. Egon Zimmermann (born 8 February 1939 in Lech am Arlberg or Innsbruck Austria) is a former alpine skier from Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
In the 4 man bobsled, the Canadian team won the gold medal with a total winning time of 4:14. 46.
Norway's Knut Johannesen won the men's 5,000m speed skating event in an Olympic record time of 7:38. Knut ("Kuppern" Johannesen (born 6 November 1933) is a former speed skater from Norway. 40.
Klavdiya Boyarskikh of the USSR earned three gold medals in cross-country skiing and, on the men’s side, Finnish Eero Mäntyranta won two and earned the nickname "Mr. Klavdiya Sergeyevna Boyarskikh (Кла́вдия Серге́евна Боя́рских born November 11, 1939 in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Eero Antero Mäntyranta (born November 20 1937 in Turtola (cur Seefeld" after the venue because of his domination.
In alpine skiing, French sisters Christine and Marielle Goitschel finished first and second in both the slalom and the giant slalom. Christine Béranger-Goitschel (born 9 June 1944 in Sallanches) is a former French alpine skier. Marielle Goitschel (born 28 September 1945 in Sainte-Maxime) is a former French alpine skier.
Ski jumping gained a second event, and the sport of luge made its Olympic debut. A luge is a small one- or two-person Sled on which one sleds supine (face up and feet-first
Politically, the Games were notable because East and West Germany entered a combined team.
The USSR won the games with a total of 11 medals.

Medal winners

Demonstration sport

Ice stock sport

Venues

Bergisel - ski jumping
Igls bobsleigh and luge track
Olympia Eisstadion - figure skating and ice hockey
Seefeld - cross country skiing and biathlon

Participating nations

36 nations sent athletes to compete in Innsbruck. The 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing results in Innsbruck, Austria. The 1964 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Men's event 20 km The Bobsleigh 1964 Winter Olympics results in Innsbruck, Austria. At the 1964 Winter Olympics, three Figure skating events were contested At the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, one Ice Hockey event was held men's Ice Hockey The 1964 Winter Olympic Games Luge results Men's singles Doubles Women's singles Medal table At the 1964 Winter Olympics, ten Nordic skiing events were contested &ndash seven Cross-country skiing events two Ski The 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing results Women's 5 km debuted at this Olympics At the 1964 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested Men's event K90 Individual (70m Ski jumping January 31, 1964 K120 Individual (80m Ski jumping February 9, 1964 At the 1964 Winter Olympics, eight Speed skating events were contested Ice stock sport (also known as Bavarian Curling) is a Winter sport, somewhat similar to Curling. The Bergisel is a Hill (746 m that lies to the south of Innsbruck, Austria, in the area of Wilten, where the Sill river ( Wipptal The Igls bobsleigh luge and skeleton track is a venue for Bobsleigh, Luge and skeleton located in Igls, Austria (southeast of Seefeld is a village in the Tirol province of Austria and is located 17 km northwest of Innsbruck. India, Mongolia, and North Korea participated in the Winter Games for the first time. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Athletes from West Germany (FRG) and East Germany (GDR) competed together as the United Team of Germany from 1956 to 1964. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The Unified Team of Germany (Équipe unifiée d'Allemagne Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft competed in the 1956 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games

Medal count

Main article: 1964 Winter Olympics medal count

These 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 (host nation)	4	5	3	12
3	Norway	3	6	6	15
4	Finland	3	4	3	10
5	France	3	4	0	7
6	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

Prior tragedies

Two tragedies prior to the 1964 Winter Olympics affected the outcome and mood of the Games:

Australian alpine skier Ross Milne and a British luge slider died during training shortly before the Games started. Argentina competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Australia competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Austria was the host nation of the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Belgium competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, returning to the Winter Games after missing the 1960 Bulgaria competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Canada competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Chile competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Czechoslovakia competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Denmark competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Finland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. France competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic GDR and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany FRG competed together as the United Team of Germany The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria Greece competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Hungary competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Iceland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. India competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Iran competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Italy competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Japan competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. North Korea competed as North Korea at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Lebanon competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Liechtenstein competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Mongolia competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Norway competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Poland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Romania competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Spain competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Sweden competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Switzerland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Turkey competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The United States competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Soviet Union (USSR competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Soviet Union (USSR competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Austria was the host nation of the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Norway competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Finland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. France competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic GDR and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany FRG competed together as the United Team of Germany Sweden competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The United States competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Canada competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Ross Milne (1944 - 25 January 1964 was an Australian Olympic downhill skier who died when he struck a tree during a practice run shortly before the 1964 Winter See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The organising committee said that Ross caught an edge and subsequently crashed into a tree. The IOC suggested that inexperience may have played a role in Ross's death, whereas Australian manager John Wagner suggested that overcrowding played a role, saying that he tried to slow down "on a spot which was not prepared for stopping or swinging" to avoid a crowd of contestants. His brother Malcolm Milne competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics. Malcolm Milne (born 5 November 1948 in Myrtleford Victoria) is a former Australian Olympic skier The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated from

On February 15, 1961, the entire US Figure Skating team and several family members, coaches, and officials were killed when Sabena Flight 548 crashed in Brussels, Belgium en route to the World Championships in Prague. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging Sabena Flight 548, registration OO-SJB was a Boeing 707 aircraft en route from New York International Airport (later renamed John F Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. This tragedy sent the US skating program into a period of rebuilding. The loss of the U. S. team was considered so catastrophic for the sport that the 1961 World Championships were cancelled, and impacted later Winter Olympics.

References

^ "Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1964" (history), kiat. net, webpage: KIAT-Innsbruck.
^ www.Olymmpic.org

"Australia and the Olympic Games" by Harry Gordon. ISBN 0-7022-2627-0

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