Great Britain at the 1964 Winter Olympics

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Great Britain at the
1964 Winter Olympics
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
in Innsbruck
Competitors36 (27 men, 9 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearerKeith Schellenberg (luge)
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki was killed on the Olympic course two weeks before the games.

Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
 GoldRobin Dixon
Tony Nash
BobsleighTwo-man

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRace
TimeRank
Jonathan TaylorDownhillDNF
Charles Palmer-Tomkinson2:39.9756
Charles Westenholz2:36.1250
John Rigby2:34.3244
Charles Palmer-TomkinsonGiant SlalomDSQ
Charles WestenholzDNF
Piers Westenholz2:17.1059
John Rigby2:07.9242
Men's slalom
AthleteQualifyingFinal
Time 1RankTime 2RankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRank
John Rigby1:12.16681:02.4535did not advance
Jonathan Taylor1:08.73641:01.3329did not advance
Piers Westenholz1:05.12541:01.8931did not advance
Charles Westenholz1:01.96501:00.9928did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anna AsheshovDownhill2:05.4138
Tania Heald2:04.8235
Divina Galica2:04.1030
Gina Hathorn2:02.2016
Wendy FarringtonGiant SlalomDSQ
Gina Hathorn2:02.6127
Jane Gissing2:01.6624
Divina Galica2:00.7923
Divina GalicaSlalomDSQDSQ
Gina HathornDSQDSQ
Tania Heald52.032656.40231:48.4321
Jane Gissing49.701954.48201:44.1817

Biathlon

Men
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 1Rank
20 kmRoderick Tuck1'33:55.591'51:55.543
John Moore1'27:49.4101'47:49.440
Alan Notley1'36:10.351'46:10.337
John Dent1'30:27.231'36:27.229
1 Two minutes added per miss.

Bobsleigh

Nash and Dixon won the race after being loaned an axle bolt by the Italian bobsledder Eugenio Monti, who finished third but would be given the first De Coubertin Medal for sportsmanship.

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
GBR-1Tony Nash
Robin Dixon
Two-man1:05.5321:05.1021:05.3931:05.8814:21.90
GBR-2Bill McCowen
Andrew Hedges
Two-man1:07.47151:07.73151:06.5291:08.95184:30.6716
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
GBR-1Tony Nash
Guy Renwick
David Lewis
Robin Dixon
Four-man1:04.56121:05.07161:04.6491:05.13124:19.4012
GBR-2Bill McCowen
Robin Widdows
Robin Seel
Andrew Hedges
Four-man1:04.49111:04.68141:05.53151:04.7394:19.4313

Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
15 kmFrederick Andrew1'06:51.469
David Rees1'03:06.866
Andrew Morgan1'02:20.962
John Moore1'00:16.656
30 kmRoderick Tuck1'47:52.655
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
AthletesRace
TimeRank
John Moore
John Dent
David Rees
Roderick Tuck
2'42:55.814

Figure skating

Men
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Malcolm Cannon18241587.518720
Hywel Evans15221640.115918
Women
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Diana Clifton-Peach11251711.715218
Carol-Ann Warner12221692.916216
Sally-Anne Stapleford7191757.910811

Luge

British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki was killed on the Olympic course two weeks before the games.

Men
AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Gordon Porteus1:00.9828DSQDSQ
Keith Schellenberg58.692659.062558.142658.87273:54.7625

Speed skating

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 mThomas Dawson45.244
Terry Malkin42.627
1500 mThomas Dawson2:26.449
Tony Bullen2:23.745
Terry Malkin2:13.311
5000 mTony Bullen8:12.422
Terry Malkin7:59.416
10,000 mTony Bullen17:19.828
Terry Malkin16:35.28

References