Olympic Winter Games 1964 / Luge

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Luge at the
1964 Winter Olympics
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information
venue AustriaAustria innsbruck
Competition venue Igls Olympic bobsleigh run
Nations 12
Athletes 68 (51 Mars symbol (male), 17 Venus symbol (female))
date January 30 to February 4, 1964
decisions 3

With the IX. During the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck , three luge competitions were held. The venue was the Igls Olympic bobsleigh run in the Heiligwasserwiese area in the Igls district . Luge was on the Olympic program for the first time.

Balance sheet

Medal table

space country gold silver bronze total
1 Germany team all GermanAll-German team Germany 2 2 1 5
3 AustriaAustria Austria 1 1 1 3
4th ItalyItaly Italy - - 1 1

Medalist

competitor gold silver bronze
Single seater men Germany team all GermanAll-German team Thomas Koehler GermanyGermany Klaus-Michael Bonsack Germany team all GermanAll-German team Hans Plenk
Single seater women Germany team all GermanAll-German team Ortrun Enderlein Germany team all GermanAll-German team Ilse Geisler AustriaAustria Helene Thurner
Two-seater men AustriaAustria Josef Feistmantl , Manfred Stengl AustriaAustria Reinhold Senn , Helmut Thaler ItalyItaly Walter Außenendorfer , Siegfried Mair

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Austrian officials had contributed a lot to the internationalization of this sport, with Bert Isatitsch from Rottenmann having achieved acceptance into the Olympic program. The outstanding performance of the German starters, as well as their outstanding technique, were due to the fact that they were the only participants in the field who dove into the starting curve with both hands and managed to get the decisive tenths of a second out of here. The Poles were also considered to be co-favorites, but the team failed despite good preparation and a support staff that resembled the workforce of a car racing team.

After the European sledging championship had already been held for the first time on the Ještěd railway in Liberec in February 1914 (after that, however, there was an interruption until 1928) and since Oslo in 1955 world championships were held, this sport was now on the program for the first time at the Olympics. In the previous year, the elite had used so-called “mushroom sleds”, with which the runners could be set up for hard artificial ice rinks or soft natural slopes by means of an eccentric adjustment, but new constructions were expected in Innsbruck.

Heating up the runners or similar methods were still allowed (the Austrians applied hot oil), but it was announced that the committees would now prohibit this.

Results

(Running times in seconds, total times in minutes)

Single seater men

space country athlete 1st run 2nd run 3rd run 4th run total
1 Germany team all GermanAll-German team EUA Thomas Koehler 51.27 51.53 51.50 52.47 3: 26.77
2 Germany team all GermanAll-German team EUA Klaus-Michael Bonsack 51.61 51.33 51.68 52.42 3: 27.04
3 Germany team all GermanAll-German team EUA Hans Plenk 52.12 52.25 52.31 53.47 3: 30.15
4th NorwayNorway NOR Rolf Greger Strøm 52.60 52.81 52.62 53.18 3: 31.21
5 AustriaAustria AUT Josef Feistmantl 52.14 52.58 53.51 53.11 3: 31.34
6th Poland 1944Poland POLE Mieczysław Pawełkiewicz 54.00 52.70 52.66 53.66 3: 33.02
7th ItalyItaly ITA Carlo Prinoth 53.01 53.36 53.70 53.42 3: 33.49
8th AustriaAustria AUT Franz Tiefenbacher 53.31 53.04 54.00 53.51 3: 33.86
9 AustriaAustria AUT Manfred Schmid 53.27 52.86 53.82 54.09 3: 34.04
10 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH Jan Hamřik 53.57 53.24 53.65 53.91 3: 34.37
16 ItalyItaly ITA Walter Außenendorfer 55.47 55.02 54.85 54.83 3: 40.17
18th SwitzerlandSwitzerland SUI Emil Egli 55.01 56.24 54.80 55.51 3: 41.56
20th SwitzerlandSwitzerland SUI Arnold Gartmann 55.17 55.27 55.74 55.97 3: 42.15
21st AustriaAustria AUT Arnold Gartmann 52.32 63.85 53.43 53.37 3: 42.97
23 ItalyItaly ITA Giovanni Graber 56.44 61.66 54.80 55.50 3: 48.40
26th SwitzerlandSwitzerland SUI Ulrich Jucker 63.81 55.92 57.41 58.10 3: 55.24
27 Liechtenstein 1937Liechtenstein LIE Hans Negele 59.65 64.56 60.65 61.43 4: 06.29
30th Liechtenstein 1937Liechtenstein LIE Magnus Schädler 63.16 63.26 65.75 64.94 4: 17.11
31 SwitzerlandSwitzerland SUI Jean-Pierre Gottschall 63.05 64.82 61.85 82.36 4: 32.08

1st run: January 30, 1964; 2nd run: January 31, 1964;
3rd and 4th run: February 4th, 1964
Track length 1064 m

48 participants, including 31 in the rating. Retired u. a. Fritz Nachmann (EUA)

After the first floodlit run, which was attended by 6,000 visitors, the German triple tour was already given. Fritz Nachmann skidded in front of the Olympic curve and fell off the toboggan that reached the finish line without him. Roland Urban (TCH) had a similar experience , while Lucjan Kudzia (POL) lost the lead over his toboggan in the same place and hit the guardrail, but was able to stay on his vehicle and was stopped in ninth place. The Austrians obeyed the instruction to drive quickly but with caution in order to get through. The second run was also held in the evening under floodlights.

Josef Feistmantl and Lucjan Kudeia from Poland had bad luck . The timing of both had not worked in the third run, they had to start again. On February 4th, when the toboggan competitions continued, the only thing that was certain for now was that the third run would take place; no runner knew whether this run would be the decisive one. However, since the track was still in perfect condition after this run, the FIL jury decided to continue the fourth run. In this one, Plenk played it safe, while Koehler and Bonsack fought a fight on the bend and break. Bonsack set the best time, but the lead of 0.05 s was too little to get gold.

Single seater women

space country sportswoman 1st run 2nd run 3rd run 4th run total
1 Germany team all GermanAll-German team EUA Ortrun Enderlein 51.13 51.12 50.87 51.55 3: 24.67
2 Germany team all GermanAll-German team EUA Ilse Geisler 51.28 51.48 51.20 53.46 3: 27.42
3 AustriaAustria AUT Helene Thurner 52.08 52.08 52.42 52.48 3: 29.06
4th Poland 1944Poland POLE Irena Pawełczyk 52.81 52.42 52.47 52.82 3: 30.52
5 Poland 1944Poland POLE Barbara Gorgón 54.24 53.01 52.46 53.02 3: 32.73
6th CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH Oldrisha Tylova 51.37 57.94 51.65 51.80 3: 32.76
7th AustriaAustria AUT Friederike Matejka 53.61 52.98 53.94 54.15 3: 34.68
8th Poland 1944Poland POLE Helena Macher 53.15 54.50 54.55 53.67 3: 35.87
9 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH Hana Nesvadbová 53.56 53.45 54.67 54.42 3: 36.10
10 Germany team all GermanAll-German team EUA Minna Blüml 56.87 53.80 52.33 53.32 3: 36.32
11 SwitzerlandSwitzerland SUI Ursula Amstein 54.25 56.58 55.90 56.08 3: 42.81
12 SwitzerlandSwitzerland SUI Elisabeth Nagele 55.28 55.10 57.61 55.30 3: 43.29
13 ItalyItaly ITA Erica Prugger 55.24 87.28 54.98 55.69 4: 13.19

1st run: January 30, 1964; 2nd run: January 31, 1964;
3rd and 4th run: February 1st,
track length 881 m

17 participants, 13 of them in the rating. Retired u. a .: Erica Außenendorfer (ITA), Monika Luecker (SUI) and Antonia Lanthaler (AUT).

After the first run on the evening of January 30th, Enderlein led ahead of Geisler, Tylová and Thurner. In the second run, Thurner was able to improve to 3rd place, while Lanthaler fell in the «Mousetrap», where she was thrown back into the track and slipped down. Her toboggan flew out and met a spectator who remained unconscious and had to be taken to the Innsbruck University Clinic. On the final day, the two German runners went fast and risky on the track, their superiority was glaring.

Two-seater men

space country athlete 1st run 2nd run total
1 AustriaAustria AUT Josef Feistmantl , Manfred Stengl 50.57 51.05 1: 41.62
2 AustriaAustria AUT Reinhold Senn , Helmut Thaler 51.02 50.89 1: 41.91
3 ItalyItaly ITA Walter Außenendorfer , Siegfried Mair 51.40 51.47 1: 42.87
4th Germany team all GermanAll-German team EUA Walter Eggert , Helmut Vollprecht 51.27 51.81 1: 43.08
5 Poland 1944Poland POLE Lucjan Kudeia , Ryszard Pedrak 51.95 51.82 1: 43.77
ItalyItaly ITA Giampaoli Ambrosi , Giovanni Graber 51.54 52.23 1: 43.77
7th Poland 1944Poland POLE Edward Fender , Mieczysław Pawełkiewicz 52.60 52.53 1: 45.13
8th CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH Jan Hamřik , Jiři Hujer 52.75 52.66 1: 45.41
9 SwitzerlandSwitzerland SUI Beat Häsler , Arnold Gartmann 53.78 53.31 1: 47.09
10 NorwayNorway NOR Christian Hallén-Paulsen , Jan-Axel Strøm 52.52 55.30 1: 47.82
11 SwitzerlandSwitzerland SUI Emil Egli , Hansruedi Roth 54.88 55.20 1: 50.08
12 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia TCH Horst Urban , Roland Urban 52.21 79.49 2: 11.70
13 United StatesUnited States United States Ray Fales , Nicholas Mastromatteo 60.75 71.18 2: 11.93

1st and 2nd round: February 5th, 1964

15 teams, 13 of them classified. Retired u. a .: Thomas Köhler / Klaus-Michael Bonsack (EUA).

Since no training run could be carried out before the race day, it took place at 7:30 a.m. Despite the early start of the race, around 2,000 spectators were present. Senn / Thaler set a track record in their first run. Especially in the last corner, the “water trough”, they saved valuable time. On the other hand, it was its biggest competitor Köhler / Bonsack fatal: the Germans drove it too short and fell. They came to 53.13 s, but Bonsack had injured his arm, so the duo was forced to give up. As the third from last starter Feistmantl / Stengl outdid their teammates, while Eggert / Vollprecht came in third. The starting order in the second run was turned upside down. So Feistmantl / Stengl were the first of the medal contenders who did not quite come close to their previous mark. Außenendorfer / Mair still overtook the German couple. Senn / Thaler had by far the best time, but it wasn't quite enough. The award ceremony was carried out by IOC President Avery Brundage .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. "Germany - Luge Nation No. 1". In: Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 5, 1964, pp. 12 and 13.
  2. Sport Zürich, January 29, 1964.
  3. "Fast Helene: Bronze / No heating!" In: Kronen-Zeitung, February 5, 1964, p. 17.
  4. ^ "Tobogganing: Hope for Bronze". In: Kurier Wien, January 31, 1964, p. 10.
  5. “Rodler Feistmantl only two hundredths away from bronze”. In: Kronen-Zeitung, January 31, 1964, p. 18.
  6. «38 tobogganists from twelve countries at the start». Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 1, 1964, p. 15.
  7. "The German tobogganers clearly dominate". Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 2, 1964, p. 18.
  8. ^ "The other 5 single-seater medals to Germans". In: Kurier Wien, February 5, 1964, p. 7.
  9. «Feistmantl unlucky: timing failed». Courier Vienna, February 5, 1964, p. 8.
  10. ^ "Tobogganing: Hope for Bronze". In: "Kurier Wien" January 31, 1964, p. 10.
  11. «Serious luge accident». In: Kurier Wien, February 1, 1964, p. 9.
  12. ^ "Gold and silver in two-seater tobogganing". In: Kurier Wien, February 6, 1964, p. 7.
  13. ^ "Gold and silver for Austria's tobogganists". In: Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 6, 1964, pp. 12-13.
  14. ^ "Austria's tobogganists as lonely winners". In: Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 7, 1964, p. 14.