1964 Winter Olympic Games - Definition

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

• 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	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 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

• Olympic Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee