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unusual facts about 1964 Winter Olympics



Bjørn Wirkola

He also competed at three Winter Olympics: in 1964 he finished eleventh in the Nordic combined, in 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he achieved his best finish with a fourth place in the individual normal hill, 0.6 points behind the bronze medalist Baldur Preiml of Austria, and the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he finished 37th in the wind-ravaged event in the Okurayama large hill.

Chuck Pandolph

A native of Saranac Lake, New York, Pandolph also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at Innsbruck in 1964.

Doug Anakin

He was born in Chatham, Ontario and was selected by Vic Emery as a member of Canada's gold medal-winning four-man bobsleigh team at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Hannu Posti

Hannu Kalevi Posti (15 January 1926 in Vehkalahti – 13 June 2012 in Helsinki) was a Finnish former long-distance runner and biathlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Jean Saubert

At the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Saubert won a bronze medal in the slalom and a silver medal in the giant slalom, losing only to French sisters Christine and Marielle Goitschel.

Josef Stiegler

At the 1964 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck, he took the bronze medal in giant slalom and the gold medal in slalom, edging out American medalists Billy Kidd and Jimmie Heuga on the podium.

Liv Jagge-Christiansen

She participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, competing in downhill, slalom and giant slalom.

Nicolas Bochatay

Bochatay was the third athlete to die at a Winter Olympics, after British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski and Australian skier Ross Milne who both died at Innsbruck 1964.

Robert Forhan

Robert "Bob" Forhan (born March 27, 1936 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey right winger who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.

Sabena Flight 548

Although Scott Allen won a bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics – becoming one of the youngest Olympic medalists in history – the United States would not regain prominence in the sport until the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, where Peggy Fleming won gold in the ladies' event and Tim Wood the silver in the men's singles event.

Ski jumping at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Ski jumping at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 31 January to 9 February, with the large hill event taking place at Bergiselschanze, and the normal hill event at Seefeld.


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Pat Rupp

He was selected as a member of the US team for the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.