United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics
| United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | USA | ||||||||
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| in Innsbruck | |||||||||
| Competitors | 89 (71 men, 18 women) in 10 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | William Disney (speed skating) | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||||||||
The United States competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | McDermott, TerryTerry McDermott | Speed skating | Men's 500 metres |
 Silver | Kidd, BillyBilly Kidd | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
| Silver | Saubert, JeanJean Saubert | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom |
 Bronze | Heuga, JamesJames Heuga | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
| Bronze | Saubert, JeanJean Saubert | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
| Bronze | Allen, ScottScott Allen | Figure skating | Men's singles |
| Bronze | Joseph, VivianVivian Joseph, Joseph, RonaldRonald Joseph | Figure skating | Pairs |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Chuck Ferries | Downhill | 2:23.00 | 20 |
| Buddy Werner | 2:22.05 | 17 | |
| Billy Kidd | 2:21.82 | 16 | |
| Ni Orsi | 2:21.59 | 14 | |
| Buddy Werner | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – |
| Jimmy Heuga | DSQ | – | |
| Bill Marolt | 1:51.29 | 12 | |
| Billy Kidd | 1:49.97 | 7 | |
- Men's slalom
| Athlete | Qualifying | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Chuck Ferries | 55.17 | 25 QF | – | – | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Billy Kidd | 53.73 | 11 QF | – | – | 1:10.96 | 6 | 1:00.31 | 2 | 2:11.27 | |
| Buddy Werner | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jean Saubert | 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 | 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 | 44.78 | 6 | 46.58 | 2 | 1:31.36 | | |
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- 1 Two minutes added per miss.
Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| USA-1 | Bill Hickey Reg Benham Bill Dundon Chuck Pandolph |
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 Neil Rogers Mike Baumgartner Jim Lamy |
Four-man | 1:03.92 | 5 | 1:04.22 | 8 | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Mike Gallagher Mike Elliott Jim Shea John Bower |
2'39:17.3 | 13 |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Hoyt | 6 | 12 | 1755.5 | 81 | 10 |
| Thomas Litz | 13 | 2 | 1764.7 | 77 | 6 |
| Scott Allen | 4 | 4 | 1873.6 | 26 | |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertina Noyes | 9 | 7 | 1798.9 | 73 | 8 |
| Christine Haigler | 6 | 15 | 1803.8 | 74 | 7 |
| Peggy Fleming | 8 | 6 | 1819.6 | 59 | 6 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Kauffman Ronald Kauffman |
92.8 | 74 | 8 |
| Judianne Fotheringill Jerry Fotheringill |
94.7 | 69.5 | 7 |
| Vivian Joseph Ronald Joseph |
89.2 | 35.5 | |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics
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.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| United States |
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|
Medal Round
First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 14 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 16 | 10 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 10 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 10 |
| 5 | United States |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 4 |
| 6 |  Finland |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 4 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 4 |
| 8 |  Switzerland |
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
Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1964 Winter Olympics
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 61.0 | 62.0 | 191.1 | 21 | 52:26.4 | 212.66 | 9 | 403.76 | 15 | |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Athletes performed three jumps, the best two were counted and are shown here.
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Main article: Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Tom Gray | 41.5 | 14 |
| Bill Disney | 41.1 | 8 | |
| Eddie Rudolph | 40.9 | 6 | |
| Terry McDermott | 40.1 OR | | |
| 1500 m | Floyd Bedbury | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Mary Lawler | 46.6 | 7 |
| Jan Smith | 46.2 | 4 | |
| Jeanne Ashworth | 46.2 | 4 | |
| 1000 m | Jeanne Ashworth | 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 | 5:30.3 | 11 | |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- Olympic Winter Games 1964, full results by sports-reference.com
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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