| United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Competitors | 89 (71 men, 18 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bill Disney (speed skating) |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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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 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | 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 | | |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Bohlin | Men's 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 | Men's 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 | Men's 50 km | 3:05:06.4 | 28 |
| Dick Taylor | 3:09:58.3 | 34 | |
| John Bower Mike Elliott Mike Gallagher Jim Shea | Men's 4 × 10 km relay | 2:39:17.3 | 13 |
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. [1] [2]
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 | |
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
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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Sweden | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 10 |
| 4 | Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 10 |
| 5 | United States | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 4 |
| 6 | Finland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 4 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 0 |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| George Farmer | Men's 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 | — | 2:11.93 | 13 | |||
| Jim Higgins Ron Walters | DNF | DNF | |||||||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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 |
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