Luge at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between 30 January and 4 February 1964.[1]
| Luge at the IX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck |
| Dates | 30 January – 4 February |
| Competitors | 68 from 12 nations |
This was the first appearance of Luge in the Winter Olympics. It was originally scheduled to be added in 1960, but as there was no venue built for it in Squaw Valley, the sport's debut came in 1964.[2]
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Team of Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Germany won five of the nine medals available, including two gold medals.[1]
Events
edit| Event[1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Thomas Köhler United Team of Germany |
3:26.77 | Klaus Bonsack United Team of Germany |
3:27.04 | Hans Plenk United Team of Germany |
3:30.15 |
| Women's singles |
Ortrun Enderlein United Team of Germany |
3:24.67 | Ilse Geisler United Team of Germany |
3:27.42 | Leni Thurner Austria |
3:29.06 |
| Doubles |
Austria (AUT) Josef Feistmantl Manfred Stengl |
1:41.62 | Austria (AUT) Reinhold Senn Helmut Thaler |
1:41.91 | Italy (ITA) Walter Aussendorfer Sigisfredo Mair |
1:42.87 |
Participating NOCs
editTwelve nations participated in Luge at the Innsbruck Games.[1]
Argentina (1)
Austria (9)
Canada (1)
Great Britain (2)
United Team of Germany (9)
Italy (7)
Liechtenstein (3)
Norway (4)
Poland (8)
Switzerland (9)
Czechoslovakia (6)
United States (9)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964" (PDF). Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. LA84 Foundation. 1964. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Luge at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.