The Bobsleigh 1964 Winter Olympics results in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Pos | Athlete | Times |
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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.
Pos | Athlete | Times |
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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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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