United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics
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The United States
competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics
in Innsbruck
, Austria
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Men's slalom
Women
1Two minutes added per miss.
Men's 4 x 10km relay
Women
Pairs
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(Men's) Doubles
Women
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Speed skating Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics At the 1964 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Thursday, January 30 to Sunday, February 2, 1964 and from Tuesday, February 4 to Friday, February 7, 1964 .... |
Men's 500 metres | ||
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from January 30 to February 7, 1964.The men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum.... |
Men's slalom | ||
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from January 30 to February 7, 1964.The men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum.... |
Women's giant slalom | ||
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from January 30 to February 7, 1964.The men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum.... |
Men's slalom | ||
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from January 30 to February 7, 1964.The men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum.... |
Women's slalom | ||
Figure skating Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics -Medal table:-Men Singles:Referee:* Henry M. BeattyAssistant Referee:* Oskar MadlJudges: Adolf Walker Gérard Rodrigues Henriques Geoffrey S... |
Men's singles |
Alpine skiing
MenAthlete | Event | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Chuck Ferries Chuck Ferries Charles T. Ferries was an American alpine ski racer, as well as an Olympian in 1960 and 1964. In 1962, Ferries became the first American to win a European classic gate race, the Hahnenkamm slalom, at Kitzbühel.... |
Downhill | 2:23.00 | 20 |
Buddy Werner Buddy Werner Wallace "Buddy" Werner was an American ski racer in the 1950s and early 1960s. Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Werner and his siblings were accomplished skiers, and competed in both alpine and Nordic events on Howelsen Hill... |
2:22.05 | 17 | |
Billy Kidd Billy Kidd William Winston "Billy" Kidd is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1962-70 and a pro racer from 1970-72... |
2:21.82 | 16 | |
Ni Orsi | 2:21.59 | 14 | |
Buddy Werner Buddy Werner Wallace "Buddy" Werner was an American ski racer in the 1950s and early 1960s. Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Werner and his siblings were accomplished skiers, and competed in both alpine and Nordic events on Howelsen Hill... |
Giant Slalom | DSQ | – |
Jimmy Heuga | DSQ | – | |
Bill Marolt | 1:51.29 | 12 | |
Billy Kidd Billy Kidd William Winston "Billy" Kidd is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1962-70 and a pro racer from 1970-72... |
1:49.97 | 7 |
Men's slalom
Athlete | Qualifying | Final | ||||||||
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Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
Chuck Ferries Chuck Ferries Charles T. Ferries was an American alpine ski racer, as well as an Olympian in 1960 and 1964. In 1962, Ferries became the first American to win a European classic gate race, the Hahnenkamm slalom, at Kitzbühel.... |
55.17 | 25 QF | – | – | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
Billy Kidd Billy Kidd William Winston "Billy" Kidd is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1962-70 and a pro racer from 1970-72... |
53.73 | 11 QF | – | – | 1:10.96 | 6 | 1:00.31 | 2 | 2:11.27 | |
Buddy Werner Buddy Werner Wallace "Buddy" Werner was an American ski racer in the 1950s and early 1960s. Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Werner and his siblings were accomplished skiers, and competed in both alpine and Nordic events on Howelsen Hill... |
53.19 | 5 QF | – | – | 1:11.64 | 9 | 1:01.82 | 6 | 2:13.46 | 8 |
Jimmy Heuga | 52.45 | 4 QF | – | – | 1:10.16 | 3 | 1:01.36 | 3 | 2:11.52 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jean Saubert Jean Saubert Jean Marlene Saubert was a competitive alpine skier from the United States. She won two medals in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria. After graduating from college, Saubert become a teacher. She died in 2007.-Early life:Born in Roseburg, Oregon on May 1, 1942, Saubert grew up in... |
Downhill | 2:03.79 | 26 | ||||
Margo Walters | 2:02.68 | 21 | |||||
Joan Hannah | 2:01.88 | 15 | |||||
Starr Walton | 2:01.45 | 14 | |||||
Linda Meyers | Giant Slalom | 2:03.46 | 30 | ||||
Joan Hannah | 2:01.97 | 26 | |||||
Barbara Ferries | 1:59.44 | 20 | |||||
Jean Saubert Jean Saubert Jean Marlene Saubert was a competitive alpine skier from the United States. She won two medals in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria. After graduating from college, Saubert become a teacher. She died in 2007.-Early life:Born in Roseburg, Oregon on May 1, 1942, Saubert grew up in... |
1:53.11 | ||||||
Barbara Ferries | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
Joan Hannah | 51.36 | 22 | 56.03 | 22 | 1:47.39 | 19 | |
Linda Meyers | 47.02 | 12 | 50.91 | 12 | 1:37.93 | 12 | |
Jean Saubert Jean Saubert Jean Marlene Saubert was a competitive alpine skier from the United States. She won two medals in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria. After graduating from college, Saubert become a teacher. She died in 2007.-Early life:Born in Roseburg, Oregon on May 1, 1942, Saubert grew up in... |
44.78 | 6 | 46.58 | 2 | 1:31.36 |
Biathlon
MenEvent | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
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20 km | Paul Renne | 1'34:45.9 | 6 | 1'46:45.9 | 39 |
Peter Lahdenpera | 1'27:04.7 | 8 | 1'43:04.7 | 36 | |
Bill Spencer | 1'28:49.8 | 4 | 1'36:49.8 | 30 | |
Charlie Akers | 1'28:24.9 | 2 | 1'32:24.9 | 16 |
1Two minutes added per miss.
Bobsleigh
Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
USA-1 | Larry McKillip Jim Lamy |
Two-man | 1:06.17 | 7 | 1:06.34 | 7 | 1:05.84 | 5 | 1:06.25 | 4 | 4:24.60 | 5 |
USA-2 | Charlie McDonald Chuck Pandolph Chuck Pandolph Charles "Chuck" Pandolph, Sr. was an American bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.... |
Two-man | 1:05.97 | 6 | 1:05.85 | 4 | 1:06.16 | 7 | 1:07.02 | 9 | 4:25.00 | 7 |
Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
USA-1 | Bill Hickey Bill Hickey -Coaching career:Hickey was the head college football coach for the Coast Guard Bears located in New London, Connecticut. He held that position for 4 seasons, from 1976 until 1979... Reg Benham Bill Dundon Chuck Pandolph Chuck Pandolph Charles "Chuck" Pandolph, Sr. was an American bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.... |
Four-man | 1:03.90 | 4 | 1:04.11 | 7 | 1:04.43 | 6 | 1:04.79 | 11 | 4:17.23 | 6 |
USA-2 | Larry McKillip Bob Rogers Mike Baumgartner Jim Lamy |
Four-man | 1:03.92 | 5 | 1:04.22 | 8 | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Cross-country skiing
MenEvent | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
15 km | Dick Taylor | 58:19.6 | 49 |
Karl Bohlin | 57:54.0 | 47 | |
Mike Elliott | 56:51.8 | 41 | |
Mike Gallagher | 56:19.4 | 38 | |
30 km | Jim Shea | 1'43:18.4 | 48 |
Larry Damon | 1'42:57.7 | 46 | |
Dick Taylor | 1'42:39.5 | 42 | |
Mike Elliott | 1'40:11.7 | 30 | |
50 km | Dick Taylor | 3'09:58.3 | 34 |
Larry Damon | 3'05:06.4 | 28 |
Men's 4 x 10km relay
Athletes | Race | |
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Time | Rank | |
Mike Gallagher Mike Elliott Jim Shea John Bower John Bower John Bower was an American nordic combined skier who competed in the 1960s and later went on to become a coach of the American nordic skiing team for the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympic team... |
2'39:17.3 | 13 |
Figure skating
MenAthlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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Monty Hoyt Monty Hoyt Monty Hoyt was an American figure skater. He was the 1962 U.S. national champion, the 1961 Junior national champion, and the 1959 Novice national champion. He represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th.After winning the U.S... |
6 | 12 | 1755.5 | 81 | 10 |
Thomas Litz Thomas Litz Thomas Litz is a former American figure skater. He won the gold medal at the 1963 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics... |
13 | 2 | 1764.7 | 77 | 6 |
Scott Allen Scott Allen Scott Ethan Allen is an American figure skater. He is the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1965 World silver medalist, and the 1964 and 1966 U.S. national champion.... |
4 | 4 | 1873.6 | 26 |
Women
Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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Albertina Noyes Albertina Noyes Albertina Natalie "Tina" Noyes is an American former figure skater. She won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships four times and is the 1967 North American bronze medalist. She represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th, and at the 1968... |
9 | 7 | 1798.9 | 73 | 8 |
Christine Haigler | 6 | 15 | 1803.8 | 74 | 7 |
Peggy Fleming Peggy Fleming Peggy Gail Fleming is an American figure skater. She is the 1968 Olympic Champion in Ladies' singles and a three-time World Champion... |
8 | 6 | 1819.6 | 59 | 6 |
Pairs
Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
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Cynthia Kauffman Cynthia Kauffman Cynthia Diane Kauffman is an American pair skater. With brother Ronald Kauffman, she a four-time U.S. national champion and a three-time World bronze medalist... Ronald Kauffman Ronald Kauffman Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Kauffman is an American pair skater. With sister Cynthia Kauffman, he a four-time U.S. national champion and a three-time World bronze medalist... |
92.8 | 74 | 8 |
Judianne Fotheringill Judianne Fotheringill Judianne "Judi" Fotheringill is an American pair skater. With brother Jerry Fotheringill, she is the 1963 and 1964 U.S. national champion... Jerry Fotheringill Jerry Fotheringill Jerry Joseph Fotheringill is an American former pair skater. With sister Judianne Fotheringill, he was the U.S. national champion in 1963 and 1964... |
94.7 | 69.5 | 7 |
Vivian Joseph Vivian Joseph Vivian Joseph is a female American figure skater.-Skating career:Vivian and her older brother Ronald Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.The two siblings entered their first regional competition, the... Ronald Joseph Ronald Joseph Ronald Joseph was an American figure skater.-Skating career:Ronald and his younger sister Vivian Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.He was an excellent all-around athlete... |
89.2 | 35.5 | 4 |
Ice hockey
First Round
Winners (in bold) qualified for the Group A to play for 1st-8th places. Teams, which lost their qualification matches, played in Group B for 9th-16th places.|}
Medal Round
First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 14 | |
2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 16 | 10 | |
3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 10 | |
4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 10 | |
5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 4 | |
6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 4 | |
7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 4 | |
8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 0 |
- USSR 5-1 USA
- USA 8-0 Germany (UTG)
- Sweden 7-4 USA
- Canada 8-6 USA
- Czechoslovakia 7-1 USA
- Finland 3-2 USA
- USA 7-3 Switzerland
Contestants Dan Dilworth Dates Fryberger David Brooks Don Ross Bill Reichart Gary Schmalzbauer Herb Brooks Herb Brooks Herbert Paul Brooks, Jr. was an American ice hockey player and coach. He notably coached the United States' men's hockey team to a 4-3 upset of the heavily favored Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York on February 22, 1980... Jim Westby Pat Rupp Pat Rupp Patrick Lloyd Rupp was best known as a goaltender in the US ice hockey team in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics.... Paul Coppo Paul Coppo Paul "Racket" Coppo is a retired ice hockey player. He was a member of the United States's 1964 Winter Olympics team. He would go on to play with the Green Bay Bobcats of the United States Hockey League. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.-External links:*... Paul Johnson Paul Johnson (ice hockey) Paul Herbert Johnson is a former ice hockey forward. He was a member of the United States hockey team that won the gold medal at Squaw Valley, California during the 1960 Winter Olympics. He scored the pivotal go-ahead goal in the semifinal game against Canada.-External links:... Rog Christian Jim McCoy Tom Martin Tom Yurkovich Wayne Meredith Billy Christian |
Luge
MenAthlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
George Farmer | 56.78 | 25 | 1:26.81 | 31 | 57.00 | 24 | 56.01 | 23 | 4:16.60 | 29 |
Mike Hessel | 55.31 | 20 | 55.50 | 22 | 56.12 | 23 | 56.37 | 24 | 3:43.30 | 22 |
Tom Neely | 54.62 | 17 | 55.40 | 20 | 55.04 | 20 | 55.12 | 17 | 3:40.18 | 17 |
Francis Feltman | 52.91 | 7 | 53.43 | 13 | 54.13 | 14 | 54.58 | 15 | 3:35.05 | 13 |
(Men's) Doubles
Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
Ray Fales Nicholas Mastromatteo |
1:00.75 | 13 | 1:11.18 | 12 | 2:11.93 | 13 |
Jim Higgins Ron Walters |
DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Nordic combined
Events:- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
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Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Jim Shea | Individual | 56.5 | 53.5 | 141.3 | 31 | 53:04.2 | 205.46 | 13 | 346.76 | 27 |
Jim Page | 57.0 | 49.5 | 152.3 | 30 | DNF | – | – | DNF | – | |
John Bower John Bower John Bower was an American nordic combined skier who competed in the 1960s and later went on to become a coach of the American nordic skiing team for the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympic team... |
61.0 | 62.0 | 191.1 | 21 | 52:26.4 | 212.66 | 9 | 403.76 | 15 |
Ski jumping
Athletes performed three jumps, the best two were counted and are shown here.Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
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Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
David Hicks | Normal hill | 72.0 | 95.4 | 71.5 | 94.9 | 190.3 | 41 |
Ansten Samuelstuen | 72.5 | 100.1 | 73.0 | 100.3 | 200.4 | 24 | |
John Balfanz | 74.5 | 103.9 | 74.5 | 102.6 | 206.5 | 10 | |
Gene Kotlarek | 76.5 | 103.2 | 74.0 | 100.2 | 203.4 | 14 | |
John Balfanz | Large hill | 83.0 | 94.8 | 71.0 | 85.4 | 180.2 | 41 |
Gene Kotlarek | 87.0 | 100.1 | 79.0 | 97.4 | 197.5 | 24 | |
Ansten Samuelstuen | 81.5 | 93.0 | 80.5 | 96.0 | 189.0 | 33 | |
David Hicks | 85.0 | 98.9 | 79.0 | 96.4 | 195.3 | 29 |
Speed skating
MenEvent | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
500 m | Tom Gray | 41.5 | 14 |
Bill Disney Bill Disney Bill Dale Disney was an American speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.He was born in Topeka, Kansas.... |
41.1 | 8 | |
Eddie Rudolph | 40.9 | 6 | |
Terry McDermott | 40.1 OR | ||
1500 m | Floyd Bedbury Floyd Bedbury Floyd Bedbury was an American speed skater, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As a youth, he traveled to Hamar, Norway, to develop as an athlete... |
2:21.3 | 42 |
Eddie Rudolph | 2:16.8 | 26 | |
Buddy Campbell | 2:16.4 | 25 | |
Dick Hunt | 2:14.4 | 15 | |
5000 m | Stan Fail | 8:31.9 | 38 |
Wayne LeBombard | 8:21.3 | 29 | |
Dick Hunt | 8:09.7 | 20 | |
10,000 m | Wayne LeBombard | 17:30.6 | 30 |
Women
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
500 m | Mary Lawler | 46.6 | 7 |
Jan Smith | 46.2 | 4 | |
Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Chesley Ashworth is an American former speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.She was born in Burlington, Vermont.... |
46.2 | 4 | |
1000 m | Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Chesley Ashworth is an American former speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.She was born in Burlington, Vermont.... |
1:38.7 | 11 |
Barb Lockhart | 1:38.6 | 10 | |
Jan Smith | 1:36.7 | 7 | |
1500 m | Jan Smith | 2:37.8 | 24 |
Mary Lawler | 2:34.9 | 19 | |
Judy Morstein | 2:33.3 | 15 | |
3000 m | Barb Lockhart | 5:43.2 | 23 |
Sylvia White | 5:42.7 | 21 | |
Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Chesley Ashworth is an American former speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.She was born in Burlington, Vermont.... |
5:30.3 | 11 |