Great Britain at the 1964 Winter Olympics
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competed as Great Britain at the
1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...
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. British luger
Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki (or Skrzypeski) (25 November 1905 – 22 January 1964John E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, ''Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement'', Greenwood Press, 2004, , p. 346.) was a Polish-born British luge racer. Skr ...
was killed on the Olympic course two weeks before the games.


Medallists


Alpine skiing

;Men ;Men's slalom ;Women


Biathlon

;Men : 1 Two minutes added per miss.


Bobsleigh

Nash and Dixon won the race after being loaned an axle bolt by the Italian bobsledder
Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti (23 January 1928 – 1 December 2003) was an Italian bobsledder and alpine skier. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the bobsleigh, with ten World championship medals (of which nine gold) and 6 Olympic m ...
, who finished third but would be given the first De Coubertin Medal for sportsmanship.


Cross-country skiing

;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay


Figure skating

;Men ;Women


Luge

British luger
Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki (or Skrzypeski) (25 November 1905 – 22 January 1964John E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, ''Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement'', Greenwood Press, 2004, , p. 346.) was a Polish-born British luge racer. Skr ...
was killed on the Olympic course two weeks before the games. ;Men


Speed skating

;Men


References


Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database

Olympic Winter Games 1964, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Nations at the 1964 Winter Olympics Nations at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...
Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
Winter sports in the United Kingdom