Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics

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Figure skating at the IX Winter Olympics
Type:Olympic Games
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Manfred Schnelldorfer  (EUA)
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjoukje Dijkstra
Pairs:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Liudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov
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Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck, Austria. There were three events contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. [1]

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On February 15, 1961, the entire United States figure skating team and several family members, coaches, and officials were killed when Sabena Flight 548 crashed in Brussels, Belgium, en route to the World Championships in Prague. The accident caused the cancellation of the 1961 World Championships and necessitated the building of a new American skating program. Although American figure skaters were still too young in 1964 (most were aged 15 or lower), they still managed to win two medals. [2] [3]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 1102
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1001
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1001
4Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 0112
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0101
Flag of France.svg  France 0101
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0022
Totals (7 entries)34310

Results

Men

RankNameNation CF FS PointsPlaces
1 Manfred Schnelldorfer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 111916.913
2 Alain Calmat Flag of France.svg  France 351876.522
3 Scott Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 441873.626
4 Karol Divín Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 291862.832
5 Emmerich Danzer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 531824.042
6 Thomas Litz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1321764.777
7 Peter Jonas Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 961752.079
8 Nobuo Sato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 8101746.288
9 Donald Knight Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 7111746.685
10 Monty Hoyt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6121755.581
11 Ralph Borghard Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 1071742.290
12 Sepp Schönmetzler Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 1281743.192
13 Charles Snelling Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 16151705.5117
14 Giordano Abbondati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11161688.4131
15 Wolfgang Schwarz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 17131695.9127
16 William Neale Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 19141667.7143
17 Robert Dureville Flag of France.svg  France 14191660.0148
18 Hywel Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 15221640.1159
19 Markus Germann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 20231578.0186
20 Malcolm Cannon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 18241587.5187
21 Jenő Ébert Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 22181586.9188
22 Ondrej Nepela Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 23171590.1190
23 Philippe Pélissier Flag of France.svg  France 21211573.8189
24 Peter Grütter Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 24201517.2208
WD Valeri Meshkov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
WD Wouter Toledo Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

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Ladies

Left-right: Regine Heitzer, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Petra Burka Regine Heitzer, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Petra Burka 1964.jpg
Left-right: Regine Heitzer, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Petra Burka
RankNameNation CF FS PointsPlaces
1 Sjoukje Dijkstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 112018.59
2 Regine Heitzer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 251945.522
3 Petra Burka Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 321940.025
4 Nicole Hassler Flag of France.svg  France 541887.738
5 Miwa Fukuhara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 491845.150
6 Peggy Fleming Flag of the United States.svg  United States 861819.659
7 Christine Haigler Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6151803.874
8 Albertina Noyes Flag of the United States.svg  United States 971798.973
9 Helli Sengstschmid Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1831782.185
10 Wendy Griner Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 1381775.391
11 Sally-Anne Stapleford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7191757.9108
12 Shirra Kenworthy Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 10161756.3104
13 Kumiko Okawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15111725.4136
14 Inge Paul Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 17121720.3139
15 Hana Mašková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 19101714.8142
16 Carol-Ann Warner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 12221692.9162
17 Zsuzsa Almássy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20141702.2159
18 Diana Clifton-Peach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11251711.7152
19 Gabriele Seyfert Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 21171685.1177
20 Ingrid Ostler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 16201684.8171
21 Ann-Margreth Frei-Käck Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 26131661.1191
22 Junko Ueno Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 14261685.0170
23 Franziska Schmidt Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 22211662.8193
24 Uschi Keszler Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 25181642.3213
25 Jana Mrázková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 23241646.4205
26 Sandra Brugnera Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 27231612.5221
27 Monika Zingg Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 28281568.9248
28 Anne Karin Dehle Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 24301571.9248
29 Genevieve Burdel Flag of France.svg  France 29271542.0255
30 Berit Unn Johansen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 30291524.9265

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Pairs

At the 1964 Olympics, Kilius/Bäumler, Wilkes/Revell, and Joseph/Joseph placed second, third, and fourth respectively. In 1966, Kilius/Bäumler's results were invalidated after it was discovered that they had signed professional contracts before the Olympics. At the time, only amateurs were allowed to compete in the Olympic Games. The silver medals were transferred to Wilkes/Revell and the bronze medals to Joseph/Joseph. The Germans were re-awarded the silvers in 1987, [4] after appealing that other pairs had signed similar contracts but had not been exposed and disqualified. The placements of Wilkes/Revell and Joseph/Joseph remained unclear for many years. In December 2013, the IOC clarified that the Canadian pair had not been stripped of their silver after the Germans regained their medals. [5] In November 2014, the IOC stated that both the German and Canadian pairs are the silver medalists and the Americans are the bronze medalists. [6] [7]

RankNameNationPointsPlaces
1 Liudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 104.413
2 Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 103.615
2 Debbi Wilkes / Guy Revell Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 98.535.5
3 Vivian Joseph / Ronald Joseph Flag of the United States.svg  United States 98.235.5
5 Tatiana Zhuk / Alexander Gavrilov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 96.645
6 Gerda Johner / Rüdi Johner Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 95.456
7 Judianne Fotheringill / Jerry Fotheringill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 94.769.5
8 Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 92.874
9 Agnesa Wlachovská / Peter Bartosiewicz Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 91.884
10 Milada Kubíková / Jaroslav Votruba Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 88.997
11 Brigitte Wokoeck / Heinz-Ulrich Walther Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 88.8103.5
12 Gerlinde Schönbauer / Wilhelm Bietak Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 87.7108
13 Margit Senf / Peter Göbel Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 87.9113.5
14 Faye Strutt / Jim Watters Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 85.3122.5
15 Inge Strell / Ferry Dedovich Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 83.6129
16 Linda Ann Ward / Neil Carpenter Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 84.2128.5
17 Monique Mathys / Yves Ällig Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 81.5147.5

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