| 1964 Winter Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
| Location | Innsbruck,  Austria |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals |  Soviet Union (11) |
| Most total medals | Soviet Union (25) |
| Medalling NOCs | 14 |
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.[1] A total of 1,091 athletes from 36 nations participated in 34 events in 6 sports over 10 disciplines.[2][3] India, Mongolia, and North Korea made their first Winter Olympics appearances;[1] the latter achieved a 3,000 metres speed skating medal through Han Pil-hwa's silver medal tie with Valentina Stenina.[4][5]
The Soviet Union broke the record for the most gold and total medals achieved at a single Winter Olympics, with 11 and 25 respectively. Russian athlete Lidiya Skoblikova won four gold medals, more medals than any other athlete.[6][7]
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- ^ "Official Report of the IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck" (PDF). Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. Innsbruck Organising Committee. 1964. p. 150. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "1964 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Инсбрук-1964: Скобликова - шестикратная, скандальное фиаско канадцев, первые человеческие жертвы