Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics

The Bobsleigh 1964 Winter Olympics results in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Two-man

Pos Athlete Times
Gold  Great Britain (GBR) Anthony Nash, Robin Thomas Dixon 4:21.90
Silver  Italy (ITA) Sergio Zardini, Romano Bonagura 4:22.02
Bronze  Italy (ITA) Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes 4:22.63

A turn at the St. Moritz, Switzerland course is named in honor of Nash and Dixon, called the Nash-Dixon corner.

Four-man

Pos Athlete Times
Gold  Canada (CAN) Peter Kirby, Doug Anakin, John Emery, Vic Emery 4:14.46
Silver  Austria (AUT) Erwin Thaler, Adolf Koxeder, Josef Nairz, Reinhold Durnthaler 4:15.48
Bronze  Italy (ITA) Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Benito Rigoni, Gildo Siorpaes 4:15.60

The Canadian four-man bobsleigh team of Kirby, Anakin, and the Emery brothers upset the heavily favored Austrians.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Canada 1 0 0 1
Great Britain 1 0 0 1
3 Italy 0 1 2 3
4 Austria 0 1 0 1

References