Four-man bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 5 and 7 February at Bob und Rodelbahn Igls, Innsbruck, Austria. This event was last run at the 1956 Winter Olympics, as bobsleigh was not part of the 1960 games.
The winning athletes were those who posted the shortest total time over four separate runs. Canada were surprise gold medal winners, having first entered a bobsleigh team in a competitive event only 8 years previous. Favourites for the event were the Italians who finished in 3rd and 4th. Second place Austria never had an individual run which was quicker than third best, but their consistency earned them the silver medal.
Results Rank Country Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Behind Peter KirbyDoug AnakinJohn EmeryVic Emery 1:02.99 1:03.82 1:03.64 1:04.01 4:14.46 — Erwin ThalerAdolf KoxederJosef NairzReinhold Durnthaler 1:03.67 1:03.94 1:03.74 1:04.13 4:15.48 +1.02 Eugenio MontiSergio SiorpaesBenito RigoniGildo Siorpaes 1:03.43 1:04.07 1:04.02 1:04.08 4:15.60 +1.14 Sergio ZardiniSergio MocelliniFerruccio Dalla TorreRomano Bonagura 1:03.95 1:04.10 1:03.59 1:04.25 4:15.89 +1.43 Franz SchelleLudwig SiebertJosef SterffOtto Göbl 1:04.21 1:03.50 1:04.15 1:04.33 4:16.19 +1.73 Bill HickeyReg BenhamBill DundonChuck Pandolph 1:03.90 1:04.11 1:04.43 1:04.79 4:17.23 +2.77 Paul AsteHerbert GruberAndreas ArnoldHans Stoll 1:04.65 1:04.40 1:04.43 1:04.25 4:17.13 +2.67 Herbert KieselBernhard WildHansruedi BeuggerOskar Lory 1:04.33 1:04.54 1:04.65 1:04.60 4:18.12 +3.66 Franz WörmannAnton WackerleRupert GraseggerHubert Braun 1:04.47 1:04.42 1:05.25 1:04.54 4:18.68 +4.22 Hans ZollerHans KleinpeterFritz LüdiRobert Zimmermann 1:04.83 1:04.52 1:04.97 1:04.73 4:19.05 +4.59 Kjell HolmströmWalter AronsonKjell LuttemanCarl-Erik ErikssonHeino Freyberg 1:04.26 1:04.04 1:04.56 1:06.38 4:19.24 +4.78 Tony NashGuy RenwickDavid LewisRobin Dixon 1:04.56 1:05.07 1:04.64 1:05.13 4:19.40 +4.94 Bill McCowenRobin WiddowsRobin SeelAndrew Hedges 1:04.49 1:04.68 1:05.53 1:04.73 4:19.43 +4.97 Monty GordonChristopher OndaatjeDavid HobartGordon Currie 1:04.63 1:04.43 1:05.06 1:05.66 4:19.78 +5.32 Ion PanţuruGheorghe MafteiConstantin CotacuHariton Pașovschi 1:04.70 1:04.89 1:05.05 1:05.16 4:19.80 +5.34 Héctor TomasiCarlos Alberto TomasiHernán AgoteFernando Rodríguez 1:05.74 1:06.08 1:07.07 1:06.62 4:25.51 +11.05 Jean de CrawhezThierry De BorchgraveCharly BouvyCamille LiénardJean-Marie Buisset 1:07.46 1:05.56 1:06.51 1:06.31 4:25.84 +11.38 Larry McKillipBob RogersMike BaumgartnerJim Lamy 1:03.92 1:04.22
References
External links Todor – 1964 Four-man Bob