Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics
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Two-man
| Pos | Athlete | Times |
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| Gold | Anthony Nash Anthony Nash (bobsleigh) Anthony "Tony" Nash is a British bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold in the two-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... , Robin Thomas Dixon Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran Major Thomas "Robin" Valerian Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran CBE is a former British bobsledder and Northern Irish politician, known as Robin Dixon. He is a former Conservative Party Shadow Minister for the Olympics.... |
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| Silver | Sergio Zardini Sergio Zardini Sergio Zardini was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck... , Romano Bonagura Romano Bonagura Romano Bonagura was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s... |
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| Bronze | Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first... , Sergio Siorpaes Sergio Siorpaes Sergio Siorpaes is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s... |
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A turn at the St. Moritz
St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun
The St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun is a bobsleigh piste located in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Constructed in 1903, it officially opened on New Year's Day 1904 and is the oldest bobsleigh track in the world and the only one that is naturally refrigerated...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
course is named in honor of Nash and Dixon, called the Nash-Dixon corner.
Four-man
| Pos | Athlete | Times |
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| Gold | Peter Kirby Peter Kirby Peter Kirby was a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.... , Doug Anakin Doug Anakin Competitor for CanadaDouglas Thomas Anakin is a former Canadian bobsleigh competitor. He was born in Chatham, Ontario and was selected by Vic Emery as a member of Canada's gold medal-winning four-man bobsleigh team at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Anakin was also one of the driving forces behind the... , John Emery John Emery (bobsleigh) John Emery is a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1960s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.... , Vic Emery Vic Emery Victor Emery is a Canadian businessman, gold medallist at the Olympic Winter Games and a world champion bobsledder. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.... |
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| Silver | Erwin Thaler Erwin Thaler Erwin Thaler is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won two silver medals in the four-man event at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics.... , Adolf Koxeder Adolf Koxeder Adolf Koxeder is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... , Josef Nairz Josef Nairz Josef Nairz is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... , Reinhold Durnthaler Reinhold Durnthaler Reinhold Durnthaler is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s... |
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| Bronze | Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first... , Sergio Siorpaes Sergio Siorpaes Sergio Siorpaes is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s... , Benito Rigoni Benito Rigoni Benito Rigoni is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the early 1960s. He was born in Asiago.He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.-References:*... , Gildo Siorpaes Gildo Siorpaes Gildo Siorpaes is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the early 1960s. He was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.-References:*... |
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The Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
four-man bobsleigh team of Kirby, Anakin, and the Emery brothers upset the heavily favored Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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