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participated at the

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, sending 57 representatives to compete in eight different events. The team finished seventh overall, winning seven medals including three golds. Five of the team's medals came from

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and one each from

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and men's ice hockey.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

;Men ;Men's slalom

Biathlon

;Men : ¹ Two minutes added per miss.

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women ;Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Figure skating

;Women

Ice hockey

;Summary

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

*Canada 3–1 Sweden *Sweden 7–4 USA *Sweden 7–0 Finland *Sweden 10–2 Germany (UTG) *Sweden 12–0 Switzerland *Soviet Union 4–2 Sweden *Sweden 8–3 Czechoslovakia

Leading scorers

Ski jumping

Speed skating

;Men ;Women

References

Olympic Winter Games 1964, full results by sports-reference.com
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