1964 Winter Olympics
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| IX Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Nations participating | 36 |
| Athletes participating | 1091 (892 men, 199 women) |
| Events | 34 in 6 sports |
| Opening ceremony | January 29, 1964 |
| Closing ceremony | February 9, 1964 |
| Officially opened by | Adolf Schärf |
| Athlete's Oath | --- |
| Official's Oath | n/a |
| Olympic Torch | Paul Aste |
The IX Olympic Winter Games were held in 1964 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Medal winners
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Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(Host nation in bold.)
| 1964 Winter Olympics medal count | 
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| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Missing image Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.png USSR | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 |  Austria | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Norway | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Missing image Finland_flag_large.png Finland | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 |  France | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Missing image Unified_German_Olympic_Flag.png United Team of Germany¹ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 |  Sweden | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Missing image USA_flag.png United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
(¹ Athletes from East and West Germany competed together as the "United Team of Germany, " designated as the EUA. This combined team appeared in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter Olympics)
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See also
| Olympic Games |
| Summer Olympic Games |
| 1896 | 1900 | 1904 | 1906¹ | 1908 | 1912 | (1916)² | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | (1940)² | (1944)² | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
| Winter Olympic Games |
| 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | (1940)² | (1944)² | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 |
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