Luge at the 1964 Winter Olympics
| Luge at the IX Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck |
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| Dates | 30 January - 4 February |
| Competitors | 68 from 12 nations |
Luge at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between January 30 and February 4, 1964.[1]
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
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Germany won five of the nine medals available, including two gold medals.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's singles |
Thomas Köhler Germany (GER) | 3:26.77 | Klaus-Michael Bonsack Germany (GER) | 3:27.04 | Hans Plenk Germany (GER) | 3:30.15 |
| Women's singles |
Ortrun Enderlein Germany (GER) | 3:24.67 | Ilse Geisler Germany (GER) | 3:27.42 | Leni Thurner Austria (AUT) | 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
Twelve nations participated in Luge at the Innsbruck Games.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964". Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. LA84 Foundation. 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Luge at the 1964 Winter Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
Sports-Reference - 1964 Olympics - Luge
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