Luge at the 1964 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Luge
Games:	1964 Winter
Venue:	Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck
Dates:	30 January – 4 February
Competitors:	68
Nations:	12
Next:	1968

Luge at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between 30 January and 4 February 1964.^[1]

This was the first appearance of Luge in the Winter Olympics. It was originally scheduled to be added in 1960, but as there was no venue built for it in Squaw Valley, the sport's debut came in 1964.^[2]

Medal summary

Medal table

Germany won five of the nine medals available, including two gold medals.

Events

Men's singles		3:26.77		3:27.04		3:30.15
Women's singles		3:24.67		3:27.42		3:29.06
Doubles		1:41.62		1:41.91		1:42.87

Participating NOCs

Twelve nations participated in Luge at the Innsbruck Games.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964. LA84 Foundation. Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. 1964. 20 January 2014.
2. Web site: Luge at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417080808/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1964/LUG/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 April 2020 . Sports Reference.