Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics — 1964 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
The 1964 Innsbruck alpine skiing program introduced hundredths-of-a-second timing and was the final Olympics for the United Team of Germany.
Key Facts
- Number of events
- 6
- Dates held
- January 30 – February 8, 1964
- Timing precision (first time)
- Hundredths of a second
- Last Olympics for United Team of Germany
- Third and final appearance
- Men's downhill venue
- Patscherkofel, above Igls
- Fatality during training
- Ross Milne (Australia), died Jan 25
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Innsbruck was selected to host the 1964 Winter Olympics, providing a venue in the Austrian Alps. Mild pre-Games weather caused a serious lack of natural snow, requiring the Austrian army to truck in and pack down snow to make the courses usable.
Six alpine skiing events were contested near Innsbruck between January 30 and February 8, 1964, at Patscherkofel and Axamer Lizum. It was the first Olympics to record finishing times in hundredths of a second and the third consecutive Winter Games to feature the combined East–West German team.
Australian skier Ross Milne died from injuries sustained during a training run on January 25, highlighting course safety concerns. Innsbruck later hosted the Winter Olympics again in 1976 after Denver relinquished its winning bid, making the city a two-time Winter Olympic host.
Result
at Patscherkofel (Igls) and Axamer Lizum, Innsbruck, Austria