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1964 Winter Olympics Medal Table
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event held in Innsbruck, Austria, from 29 January to 9 February. A total of 1,091 athletes from 36 nations participated in 34 events in 6 sports over 10 disciplines. India, Mongolia, and North Korea made their first Winter Olympics appearances; the latter achieved a 3,000 metres speed skating medal through Han Pil-hwa's silver medal tie with Valentina Stenina. Soviet athlete Lidiya Skoblikova achieved four gold medals, winning more medals than any athlete. Medal table The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass to the south, it had a population of 132,493 in 2018. In the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps (Hafelekarspitze, ) to the north and Patscherkofel () and Serles () to the south, Innsbruck is an internationally renowned winter sports centre; it hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 Winter Paralympics, 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It also hosted the first 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The name means "bridge over the Inn". History Antiquity The earliest traces suggest initial inhabitation in the early Stone Age. Surviving Ancient Rome, pre-Roman pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 1964 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 Metres
The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 2 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn The Olympia Eisschnellaufbahn is a speed skating venue located in Innsbruck, Austria. The outdoor venue hosted the speed skating events both for the 1964 and the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. It is part of the Olympi .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics - Women's 3000 metres Women's speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olymp Skat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and the training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies. National Olympic Committees As of 2020, there are 206 National Olympic Committees. These include each of the 193 member states of the United Nations, one UN observer state (Palestine) and two states with limited recognition (Kosovo and Taiwan). There are also ten dependent territories with recognized NOCs: four territories of the United States (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands), three British Overseas Territories (Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss Civil Code (articles 60–79). Founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern ( Summer, Winter, and Youth) Olympic Games. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and of the worldwide "Olympic Movement", the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. As of 2020, there are 206 NOCs officially recognised by the IOC. The current president of the IOC is Thomas Bach. The stated mission of the IOC is to promote the Olympics throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement: *To encourage and support the organization, development, and coordination of sport and sports competitions; *To ensure the regular c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidiya Skoblikova
Lidiya Pavlovna Skoblikova (russian: Лидия Павловна Скобликова; born 8 March 1939) is a retired Russian speed skater and coach. She represented the USSR Olympic team during the Olympic Winter Games in 1960, 1964 and 1968, and won a total of six gold medals, a record she shares with Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst. She also won 25 gold medals at the world championships and 15 gold medals at the USSR National Championships in several distances. She was also the first athlete to earn six gold medals in the Winter Olympics and the first to earn four gold medals at a single Olympic Winter Games. She was the most successful athlete at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, sharing the honour for 1960 Games with her compatriot Yevgeny Grishin. Career Skoblikova was born in Zlatoust, Soviet Union, some 160 km west of Chelyabinsk, Ural. She trained at Burevestnik and later at Lokomotiv sports societies. At age 19 in 1959, Skoblikova qualified for the Soviet team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union At The 1964 Winter Olympics
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Men's slalom ;Women Biathlon ;Men Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women ;Women's 3 x 5 km relay Figure skating ;Men ;Pairs Ice hockey First round Winners (in bold) qualified for the Group A to play for 1st–8th places. Teams, which lost their qualification matches, played in Group B for 9th–16th places. Medal round *USSR 5–1 USA *USSR 7–5 Czechoslovakia *USSR 15–0 Switzerland *USSR 10–0 Finland *USSR 10–0 Germany (UTG) *USSR 4–2 Sweden *USSR 3–2 Canada Nordic combined Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 15 km cross-country skiing Ski jumping Speed skating ;Men ;Women References Official Olympic Reports [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Stenina
Valentina Sergeyevna Stenina (russian: Валентина Серге́евна Стенина; born 29 December 1934) is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union. Born ''Valentina Miloslavova'' in Babruysk (which is now part of Belarus), she fled to Sverdlovsk – taken by her mother – in 1941 because of World War II. In Sverdlovsk, she took up speed skating, training at VSS Trud, and met and married fellow skater Boris Stenin. In 1959, Stenina participated in her first World Allround Championships, held in her home town of Sverdlovsk, and she won silver. The next year, 1960, was a very good year for Stenina: her husband Boris became Soviet Allround Champion, then Boris won silver at the European Allround Championships, then she herself became World Allround Champion, then Boris became World Allround Champion, and then at the 1960 Winter Olympics of Squaw Valley, she won silver on the 3,000 m behind Lidia Skoblikova, while Boris won bronze on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Pil-hwa
Han Pil-hwa (; born 21 January 1942 in Nampho, South Pyongan) is a female North Korean Speed skating, speed skater who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and in the 1972 Winter Olympics. She was the first woman to represent North Korea at the Olympics. Speed skating In 1964 she won the silver medal in the 3000 meter event and she became the first Winter Olympic medalist from either Koreas. In the Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics#Women, 1500 meter competition she finished ninth and in the Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics#Women, 500 meter contest she finished 28th. Eight years later she finished ninth in the Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics, 3000 metres event, eleventh in the Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1000 metres competition, and 13th in the Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1500 metres contest. Between 1963 and 1968 Han Pil-hwa was also a regular competitor at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 1964 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics, was held from 30 January to 7 February. Eight events were contested at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck. Medal summary Medal table The Soviet Union led the medal table with five gold and twelve total, with four of the gold medals won by Lidiya Skoblikova, who swept the women's events. North Korea's Han Pil-Hwa was the first medalist for her country in the Olympics, and the first Asian woman to win a medal in the Winter Olympics. Skoblikova easily led the individual medal table, while Knut Johannesen was the most successful male skater with one gold and one bronze medal. Men's events Women's events Records Five new Olympic records were set in Innsbruck. Participating NOCs Twenty-two nations competed in the speed skating events at Innsbruck. Mongolia and North Korea made their Olympic speed skating debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{Speed skating at the Winter Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea At The 1964 Winter Olympics
North Korea competed as ''North Korea'' at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the first time that the nation was represented at any Olympic Games. Han Pil-hwa is the first Winter Olympic medalist from either Korea before South Korea won its first winter medals in 1992 starting with Kim Ki-hoon. Medalists Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Women Speed skating ;Men ;Women ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports Olympic Winter Games 1964, full results by sports-reference.com |
1960 Winter Olympics Medal Table ...
This is the full table of the medal table of the 1960 Winter Olympics, which were held in Squaw Valley, California, United States. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. External links * * * {{Top Winter Olympics medal-winning nations Medal table 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolia At The 1964 Winter Olympics
Mongolian People's Republic, Mongolia competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. A group of cross-country skiers from Mongolia traveled to the Olympics, unaware of any application process. They were allowed to compete. Biathlon ;Men : 1 Two minutes added per miss. Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Women Speed skating ;Men ;Women ReferencesOfficial Olympic ReportsOlympic Winter Games 1964, full results by sports-reference.com Nations at the 1964 Winter Olympics Mongolia at the Winter Olympics by year, 1964 Winter Olympics 1964 in Mongolian sport, Oly {{1964-winter-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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