1964 Winter Olympics facts for kids
| 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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President Adolf Schärf
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| Stadium | Bergisel | ||
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The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially called the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a major international sports event. They were held in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964.
More than 1,000 athletes from 36 different countries took part in these Games. The Olympic Torch was carried by Joseph Rieder, who was a former alpine skier. He had competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Sadly, there were some accidents during the training for these Games. An Australian alpine skier and a British luge slider passed away. Also, three years before, the entire US figure skating team and their family members had died in a plane crash. These events made the Games a very emotional time.
Participating Nations
Thirty-six countries sent their athletes to compete in Innsbruck. Some nations, like India, Mongolia, and North Korea, participated in the Winter Games for the very first time.
Athletes from West Germany and East Germany competed together as one team. This was called the United Team of Germany. They competed as a single team from 1956 to 1964.
Medal Count
Here are the top ten countries that won the most medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
| Preceded by Squaw Valley |
Winter Olympics Innsbruck IX Olympic Winter Games (1964) |
Succeeded by Grenoble |
 Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 |
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| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
| Winter Games: 2012, 2016, 2020 |
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| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 |
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Images for kids
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Winter Olympics open in Innsbruck, Josl Rieder lights the Olympic Caldron
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The Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck in 2011.
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Olympic champion Ortrun Enderlein shortly after the Games.
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Dutch Figure Skater Sjoukje Dijkstra practicing at the 1964 Olympics
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Lidia Skoblikova in 1967.
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Irina Yegorova, Lidiya Skoblikova, and Kaija Mustonen on the podium during the 1964 Winter Olympics.
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Toralf Engan, Veikko Kankkonen and Torgeir Brandtzaeg, medalists for Large hill individual at 1964 Olympics.
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Marielle Goitschel in 2008.
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Sixten Jernberg during the 1964 Olympics.
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The medals of the Innsbruck Games.
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The men's descent takes place on the slopes of the Patscherkofel.
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Eisschnellaufbahn
See also
In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Innsbruck 1964 para niños
