1964 Winter Olympics

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9 1964. The games included 1091 athletes from 36 nations, and the Olympic Torch was carried by Joseph Rieder,
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a former alpine skier who had participated in the 1956 Winter Olympics.

The games were affected by the deaths of Australian alpine skier Ross Milne and a British luge slider, during training, and by the deaths, 3 years earlier, of the entire US figure skating team and family members.
Participating nations
36 nations sent athletes to compete in Innsbruck.  India, Mongolia, and North Korea participated in the Winter Games for the first time.  Athletes from West Germany (FRG) and East Germany (GDR) competed together as the United Team of Germany from 1956 to 1964.

 Medal count 
These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games:
1  1186252  453123  366154  343105  34076  33397  33178  12369  110210  1023

 References 


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