Great Britain at the 1964 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:GBR
Nocname:British Olympic Association
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:1964
Flagcaption:Flag of the United Kingdom
Location:Innsbruck
Competitors:36 (27 men, 9 women)
Sports:7
Flagbearer:Keith Schellenberg (luge)
Rank:11
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

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

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

Alpine skiing

See main article: article and Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

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 GalicaSlalomDSQ -  -  - DSQ -
Gina HathornDSQ -  -  - DSQ -
Tania Heald52.032656.40231:48.4321
Jane Gissing49.701954.48201:44.1817

Biathlon

See main article: article and Biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

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

See main article: article and Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

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

See main article: article and Cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

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

Figure skating

See main article: article and Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

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

Luge

See main article: article and Luge at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

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

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

Speed skating

See main article: article and Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

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