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1964 Winter Olympics

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IX Olympic Winter Games
Nations participating 36
Athletes participating 1091 (892 men, 199 women)
Events 34 in 6 sports
Opening ceremony January 29, 1964
Closing ceremony February 9, 1964
Officially opened by Adolf Schärf
Athlete's Oath ---
Official's Oath n/a
Olympic Torch Paul Aste

The IX Olympic Winter Games were held in 1964 Innsbruck, Austria.

Medal winners

Medal count

Top medal-collecting nations:

1964 Winter Olympics medal count
Pos. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 USSR 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 Germany¹ 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

(¹ Athletes from East and West Germany competed together as the "United Team of Germany, " designated as the EUA. This combined team appeared in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter Olympics)

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Last updated: 05-08-2005 05:15:58