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1964 Winter Olympics
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| IX Olympic Winter Games | |
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| 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
- Alpine skiing
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Figure skating
- Ice hockey
- Nordic skiing
- Speed skating
- Tobogganing
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)
See also
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