Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
| Alpine skiing at the IX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
Patscherkofel | |
| Venue | Patscherkofel (men's downhill), Axamer Lizum, Tyrol, Austria |
| Dates | 30 January – 8 February 1964 |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Competitors | 174 from 31 nations |
| Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from January 30 to February 8, 1964.
The men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel (above Igls), the other five events at Axamer Lizum.
This was the first Olympics in which the finishing times were recorded in hundredths of a second, rather than tenths. It was the third and final Winter Olympics in which East and West Germany competed as the United Team of Germany. Mild weather led to a lack of snow, which was trucked in and packed down by the Austrian army.
During a training run for the men's downhill at Patscherkofel on January 25, Ross Milne of Australia lost control and left the course; he hit a tree and later died of a head injury.
The Winter Olympics returned to Innsbruck just 12 years later in 1976, after Denver returned its winning bid in November 1972 (Innsbruck was awarded the 1976 games in February 1973).