Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics
| Speed skating at the IX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for speed skating | |
| Venue | Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck |
| Date | 30 January – 7 February 1964 |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 134 from 22 nations |
| Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics, was held from 30 January to 7 February. Eight events were contested at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 nations) | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 | |
The Soviet Union led the medal table with five gold and twelve total, with four of the gold medals won by Lidiya Skoblikova, who swept the women's events.
North Korea's Han Pil-Hwa was the first medalist for her country in the Olympics, and the first Asian woman to win a medal in the Winter Olympics.
Skoblikova easily led the individual medal table, while Knut Johannesen was the most successful male skater with one gold and one bronze medal.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Terry McDermott | 40.1 (OR) |
Alv Gjestvang Yevgeny Grishin Vladimir Orlov | 40.6 | none awarded | |
| 1500 metres |
Ants Antson | 2:10.3 | Kees Verkerk | 2:10.6 | Villy Haugen | 2:11.2 |
| 5000 metres |
Knut Johannesen | 7:38.4 (OR) |
Per Ivar Moe | 7:38.6 | Fred Anton Maier | 7:42.0 |
| 10,000 metres |
Jonny Nilsson | 15:50.1 | Fred Anton Maier | 16:06.0 | Knut Johannesen | 16:06.3 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Lidiya Skoblikova | 45.0 (OR) |
Irina Yegorova | 45.4 | Tatyana Sidorova | 45.5 |
| 1000 metres |
Lidiya Skoblikova | 1:33.2 (OR) |
Irina Yegorova | 1:34.3 | Kaija Mustonen | 1:34.8 |
| 1500 metres |
Lidiya Skoblikova | 2:22.6 (OR) |
Kaija Mustonen | 2:25.5 | Berta Kolokoltseva | 2:27.1 |
| 3000 metres |
Lidiya Skoblikova | 5:14.9 | Han Pil-Hwa Valentina Stenina | 5:18.5 | none awarded | |
Records
Five new Olympic records were set in Innsbruck.[2][3]
| Event | Date | Team | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 metres | 4 February | | 40.1 | OR | |
| Men's 5000 metres | 5 February | | 7:38.4 | OR | |
| Women's 500 metres | 30 January | | 45.0 | OR | |
| Women's 1000 metres | 1 February | | 1:33.2 | OR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 31 January | | 2:22.6 | OR |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-two nations competed in the speed skating events at Innsbruck. Mongolia and North Korea made their Olympic speed skating debuts.
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References
- ↑ "Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964" (PDF). Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. LA84 Foundation. 1964. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
