The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a multi-sport event held in Innsbruck, Austria, from 29 January through 9 February 1964. A total of 1,095 athletes representing 36 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the Games in 34 events across 10 disciplines.
The Olympic program was adjusted from that of the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics with the return of bobsleigh and addition of a new sport, luge. Additionally, a demonstration sport, ice stock sport, was incorporated into the 1964 Olympic program. This was the second and most recent occasion on which this sport (a German variant of curling), had been played as a demonstration sport at the Winter Olympics; the first appearance was at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Both men and women participated in the 1964 Games, with twelve women's events incorporated into the program.
The Soviet Union won the most medals; its athletes collected a total of 25, 11 of which were gold. Norway placed second, with 15 medals, and host nation Austria placed third, with 12 medals. Of the 36 competing NOCs, 14 won at least one medal, with 11 of these winning at least one gold. The 1964 Games were marred by the deaths of two competitors during training – the British luge competitor Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski and the Australian alpine skier Ross Milne.
The Scandinavian nations Sweden, Norway and Finland, as well as the Soviet Union, repeated their dominance of the 1960 cross-country skiing medal tally in 1964 – together, they won all of the medals attainable for this sport. Similarly, Germany had great success at the luge competition, with the United Team of Germany winning five of the available nine medals. Two participants representing Great Britain placed first in the two-man bobsleigh event, earning that nation its first Winter Olympics gold medal in 12 years. Lidiya Skoblikova, a Russian speed skater representing the Soviet Union, earned the most medals at the 1964 Games, winning gold in all four of the women's events in her sport. This achievement made Skoblikova the first Winter Olympian to win four individual gold medals in one edition of the Games.
Alpine skiing
Men's downhillKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Downhill ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Men's slalomKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Slalom ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Men's giant slalomKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Women's downhillKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's Downhill ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Women's slalomKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's Slalom ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Women's giant slalomKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.None awarded
Biathlon
Men's 20 kmKubatko, Justin. "Biathlon at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 20 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
Bobsleigh
Men's two-manKubatko, Justin. "Great Britain Bobsleigh at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Anthony NashRobin DixonKubatko, Justin. "Italy Bobsleigh at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Sergio ZardiniRomano BonaguraEugenio MontiSergio SiorpaesMen's four-manKubatko, Justin. "Canada Bobsleigh at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Vic EmeryPeter KirbyDouglas AnakinJohn EmeryKubatko, Justin. "Austria Bobsleigh at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Erwin ThalerAdolf KoxederJosef NairzReinhold DurnthalerEugenio MontiSergio SiorpaesBenito RigoniGildo Siorpaes
Cross-country skiing
Men's 15 kmKubatko, Justin. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Men's 30 kmKubatko, Justin. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 30 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.Men's 50 kmKubatko, Justin. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Men's 4 x 10 km relayKubatko, Justin. "Sweden Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.Karl-Åke AsphSixten JernbergJanne StefanssonAssar RönnlundKubatko, Justin. "Finland Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.Väinö HuhtalaArto TiainenKalevi LaurilaEero MäntyrantaKubatko, Justin. "Soviet Union Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.Ivan UtrobinGennady VaganovIgor VoronchikhinPavel KolchinWomen's 5 kmKubatko, Justin. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 5 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.Women's 10 kmKubatko, Justin. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Women's 3 x 5 km relayAlevtina KolchinaYevdokiya MekshiloKlavdiya BoyarskikhBarbro MartinssonBritt StrandbergToini GustafssonSenja PusulaToini PöystiMirja Lehtonen
Figure skating
Men's singlesKubatko, Justin. "Figure Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Singles ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Ladies' singlesKubatko, Justin. "Figure Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's Singles ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. PairsKubatko, Justin. "Soviet Union Figure Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Ludmila BelousovaOleg Protopopov Marika KiliusHans-Jürgen BäumlerDebbi WilkesGuy Revell Vivian JosephRonald Joseph
Ice hockey
Men's teamKubatko, Justin. "Soviet Union Ice Hockey at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Veniamin AlexandrovAleksandr AlmetovVitaly DavydovAnatoli FirsovEduard IvanovViktor KonovalenkoVictor KuzkinKonstantin LoktevBoris MayorovYevgeni MayorovStanislav PetukhovAlexander RagulinVyacheslav StarshinovLeonid VolkovVictor YakushevBoris ZaitzevOleg ZaytsevKubatko, Justin. "Sweden Ice Hockey at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Anders AnderssonGert BloméLennart HäggrothLennart JohanssonNils JohanssonSven "Tumba" JohanssonLars-Eric LundvallEilert MäättäHans MildNisse NilssonBert-Ola NordlanderCarl-Göran ÖbergUno ÖhrlundRonald PetterssonUlf SternerRoland StoltzKjell SvenssonKubatko, Justin. "Czechoslovakia Ice Hockey at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2011.Vlastimil BubníkJosef ČernýJiří DolanaVladimír DzurillaJozef GolonkaFrantišek GregorJiří HolikJaroslav JiříkJan KlapáčVladimír NadrchalRudolf PotschStanislav PrýlLadislav ŠmídStanislav SventekFrantišek TikalMiroslav VlachJaroslav Walter
Luge
Men's singlesKubatko, Justin. "Luge at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Singles ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.Women's singlesKubatko, Justin. "Luge at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's Singles ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.Men's doublesJosef FeistmantlManfred StenglKubatko, Justin. "Austria Luge at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.Reinhold SennHelmut ThalerKubatko, Justin. "Italy Luge at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.Walter AusserdorferSigisfredo Mair
Nordic combined
Men'sKubatko, Justin. "Nordic Combined at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Individual ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
Ski jumping
Men's normal hillKubatko, Justin. "Ski Jumping at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Normal Hill, Individual ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.Men's large hillKubatko, Justin. "Ski Jumping at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Large Hill, Individual ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
Speed skating
Men's 500 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 500 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. None awardedMen's 1500 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Men's 5000 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Men's 10000 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Women's 500 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 500 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Women's 1000 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Women's 1500 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. Women's 3000 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2011. None awarded
Multiple medalists Athletes who won multiple medals during the 1964 Winter Olympics are listed below. Athlete Nation SportGoldSilverBronze TotalSpeed skating 4 0 0 4Cross-country skiing 3 0 0 3Cross-country skiing 2 1 0 3Cross-country skiing 2 0 1 3Alpine skiing 1 1 0 2Alpine skiing 1 1 0 2Cross-country skiing 1 1 0 2Ski jumping 1 1 0 2Ski jumping 1 1 0 2Cross-country skiing 1 1 0 2Cross-country skiing 1 0 1 2Speed skating 1 0 1 2Alpine skiing 1 0 1 2Speed skating 0 2 0 2Cross-country skiing 0 2 0 2Cross-country skiing 0 1 1 2Speed skating 0 1 1 2Alpine skiing 0 1 1 2Speed skating 0 1 1 2Cross-country skiing 0 1 1 2Ski jumping 0 0 2 2Bobsleigh 0 0 2 2Bobsleigh 0 0 2 2Cross-country skiing 0 0 2 2
Notes No bronze medal was awarded in this event because three competitors tied for second place with a time of 40.6 seconds.