United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics

The United States competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

United States at the
1964 Winter Olympics
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Innsbruck
Competitors89 (71 men, 18 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearerWilliam Disney (speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
7
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chuck Ferries Downhill N/A 2:23.00 20
Billy Kidd 2:21.82 16
Ni Orsi 2:21.59 14
Buddy Werner 2:22.05 17
Jimmy Heuga Giant slalom N/A DSQ
Billy Kidd 1:49.97 7
Bill Marolt 1:51.29 12
Buddy Werner DSQ
Chuck Ferries Slalom 55.17 25 QF Bye DSQ
Jimmy Heuga 52.45 4 QF Bye 1:10.16 3 1:01.36 3 2:11.52
Billy Kidd 53.73 11 QF Bye 1:10.96 6 1:00.31 2 2:11.27
Buddy Werner 53.19 5 QF Bye 1:11.64 9 1:01.82 6 2:13.46 8
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Joan Hannah Downhill N/A 2:01.88 15
Jean Saubert 2:03.79 26
Margo Walters 2:02.68 21
Starr Walton 2:01.45 14
Barbara Ferries Giant slalom N/A 1:59.44 20
Joan Hannah 2:01.97 26
Linda Meyers 2:03.46 30
Jean Saubert 1:53.11
Barbara Ferries Slalom DSQ
Joan Hannah 51.36 22 56.03 22 1:47.39 19
Linda Meyers 47.02 12 50.91 12 1:37.93 12
Jean Saubert 44.78 6 46.58 2 1:31.36

Biathlon

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Charlie Akers Individual 1:32:24.9 2 (1+0+1+0) 16
Peter Lahdenpera 1:43:04.7 8 (0+3+3+2) 36
Paul Renne 1:46:45.9 6 (3+1+1+1) 39
Bill Spencer 1:36:49.8 4 (3+0+0+1) 30

Bobsleigh

Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Charlie McDonald
Chuck Pandolph
Two-man 1:05.97 6 1:05.85 4 1:06.16 7 1:07.02 9 4:25.00 7
Larry McKillip
Jim Lamy
1:06.17 7 1:06.34 7 1:05.84 5 1:06.25 4 4:24.60 5
Bill Hickey
Reg Benham
Bill Dundon
Chuck Pandolph
Four-man 1:03.90 4 1:04.11 7 1:04.43 6 1:04.79 11 4:17.23 6
Larry McKillip
Neil Rogers
Mike Baumgartner
Jim Lamy
1:03.92 5 1:04.22 8 DNF

Cross-country skiing

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Karl Bohlin 15 km 57:54.0 47
Mike Elliott 56:51.8 41
Mike Gallagher 56:19.4 38
Dick Taylor 58:19.6 49
Larry Damon 30 km 1:42:57.7 46
Mike Elliott 1:40:11.7 30
Jim Shea 1:43:18.4 48
Dick Taylor 1:42:39.5 42
Larry Damon 50 km 3:05:06.4 28
Dick Taylor 3:09:58.3 34
John Bower
Mike Elliott
Mike Gallagher
Jim Shea
4×10 km relay 2:39:17.3 13

Figure skating

Individual
Athlete Event CF FS Total
Rank Rank Points Places Rank
Scott Allen Men's singles 4 4 1873.6 26
Monty Hoyt 6 12 1755.5 81 10
Thomas Litz 13 2 1764.7 77 6
Peggy Fleming Ladies' singles 8 6 1819.6 59 6
Christine Haigler 6 15 1803.8 74 7
Albertina Noyes 9 7 1798.9 73 8
Pairs
Athlete Event Points Places Rank
Judianne Fotheringill
Jerry Fotheringill
Pairs 94.7 69.5 7
Cynthia Kauffman
Ronald Kauffman
92.8 74 8
Vivian Joseph
Ronald Joseph
89.2 35.5

Ice hockey

Summary
Team Event First round Medal round
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
United States men Men's tournament  Romania
W 7–2
 Soviet Union
L 1–5
 Germany
W 8–0
 Sweden
L 4–7
 Canada
L 6–8
 Czechoslovakia
L 1–7
 Finland
L 2–3
  Switzerland
W 7–3
5
Roster
Dan Dilworth
Dates Fryberger
David Brooks
Don Ross
Bill Reichart
Gary Schmalzbauer
Herb Brooks
Jim Westby
Pat Rupp
Paul Coppo
Paul Johnson
Rog Christian
Tom McCoy
Red Martin
Tom Yurkovich
Wayne Meredith
Billy Christian
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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
 United States 7–2  Romania
Medal Round

First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.

Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
1  Soviet Union 7700541014
2  Sweden 7520471610
3  Czechoslovakia 7520381910
4  Canada 7520321710
5  United States 725029334
6  Finland 725010314
7  Germany 725013494
8   Switzerland 70709570
  • USSR 5-1 USA
  • USA 8-0 Germany (UTG)
  • Sweden 7-4 USA
  • Canada 8-6 USA
  • Czechoslovakia 7-1 USA
  • Finland 3-2 USA
  • USA 7-3 Switzerland

Luge

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
George Farmer Singles 56.78 25 1:26.81 31 57.00 24 56.01 23 4:16.60 29
Francis Feltman 52.91 7 53.43 13 54.13 14 54.58 15 3:35.05 13
Mike Hessel 55.31 20 55.50 22 56.12 23 56.37 24 3:43.30 22
Tom Neely 54.62 17 55.40 20 55.04 20 55.12 17 3:40.18 17
Ray Fales
Nicholas Mastromatteo
Doubles 1:00.75 13 1:11.18 12 N/A 2:11.93 13
Jim Higgins
Ron Walters
DNF DNF

Nordic combined

Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
John Bower Individual 90.9 100.2 191.1 21 52:26.4 212.66 9 403.76 15
Jim Page 80.1 72.2 152.3 30 DNF
Jim Shea 72.1 69.2 141.3 31 53:04.2 205.46 13 346.76 27

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
John Balfanz Normal hill 74.5 103.9 74.5 102.6 206.5 10
David Hicks 72.0 95.4 71.5 94.9 190.3 41
Gene Kotlarek 76.5 103.2 74.0 100.2 203.4 14
Ansten Samuelstuen 72.5 100.1 73.0 100.3 200.4 24
John Balfanz Large hill 83.0 94.8 71.0 85.4 180.2 41
David Hicks 85.0 98.9 79.0 96.4 195.3 29
Gene Kotlarek 87.0 100.1 79.0 97.4 197.5 24
Ansten Samuelstuen 81.5 93.0 80.5 96.0 189.0 33

Speed skating

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Bill Disney 500 m 41.1 8
Tom Gray 41.5 14
Terry McDermott 40.1 OR
Eddie Rudolph 40.9 6
Floyd Bedbury 1500 m 2:21.3 42
Buddy Campbell 2:16.4 25
Dick Hunt 2:14.4 15
Eddie Rudolph 2:16.8 26
Stan Fail 5000 m 8:31.9 38
Dick Hunt 8:09.7 20
Wayne LeBombard 8:21.3 29
10,000 m 17:30.6 30
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Jeanne Ashworth 500 m 46.2 4
Mary Lawler 46.6 7
Jan Smith 46.2 4
Jeanne Ashworth 1000 m 1:38.7 11
Barb Lockhart 1:38.6 10
Jan Smith 1:36.7 7
Mary Lawler 1500 m 2:34.9 19
Judy Morstein 2:33.3 15
Jan Smith 2:37.8 24
Jeanne Ashworth 3000 m 5:30.3 11
Barb Lockhart 5:43.2 23
Sylvia White 5:42.7 21

References

  • Official Olympic Reports
  • Olympic Winter Games 1964, full results by sports-reference.com
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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