1964 Winter Olympics / speed skating
Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics |
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venue | innsbruck |
Competition venue | Olympic speed skating rink |
Nations | 22nd |
Athletes | 134 (91 , 43 ) |
date | January 30 - February 6, 1964 |
decisions | 8th |
← Squaw Valley 1960 |
With the IX. At the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck , eight speed skating competitions were held. The venue was the Olympic speed skating rink .
Balance sheet
Medal table
space | country | total | |||
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1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
2 | Norway | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7th |
3 | Sweden | 1 | - | - | 1 |
United States | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
5 | Finland | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6th | Netherlands | - | 1 | - | 1 |
North Korea | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Medalist
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preview
The preview of Sport Zürich in its January 29, 1964 edition assumed that all four men's competitions were completely open. Various favorites ( Yevgeny Grischin , Jonny Nilsson ) have not yet revealed their cards, others such as the new Soviet 1,500 meter champion Lev Saizew and the US sprinters would compete without prior international tests. Due to the quality of the ice (the water used in the preparation contains too much lime) and the Olympic track with a headwind on the straight, it would hardly be possible to set world records. There will also be no supremacy, especially the recent European Championships in Oslo had shown that many favorites could not prevail. The world class has become so broad that a small technical error or a slight indisposition could call the most thorough and extensive preparation into question.
The difference in climatic conditions also does not allow comparisons between Oslo and Innsbruck. Even the ten days that lie between competitions could be decisive. Only those who are on the current leaderboards would be able to become Olympic champions. In the case of Grischin, it is likely that his compatriots Rafael Gratsch and Wladimir Orlow would be his greatest competitors along with one of the US runners ( Bill Disney , Eddie Rudolph , Tom Gray and Richard McDermott ). The two Swedes Heike Hedlund and Björn Lekman are outsiders . Over 1500 meters, Grischin will start without a chance, Saizew is the logical favorite. Names like Ants Antson and two gentlemen who were obviously not taken into account, Juri Jumasjev and Voronin, as well as Dick Hunt , Stan Fail and Buddy Campbell or Manne Lavås , Jonny Nilsson and Hedlund, plus Rudie Liebrechts and Günter Traub were named. Over 5000 and 10,000 meters, Nilsson is the man to be beaten. Medal contenders are also the Norwegians Knut Johannesen , Per Ivar Moe and Fred Anton Maier , the Soviets Ants Antson, Juri Jumasjev and Eduard Matussewitsch , as well as the Dutch Liebrechts and Kees Verkerk and the Swedes Ivar Nilsson and Örjan Sandler . With the women it was clearly stated that the Soviet women (at their head Lidija Skoblikova ) will receive the majority of the medals. There are also certain opportunities for US starter Jeanne Ashworth and Swede Gunilla Jacobsson on the short distances .
Results men
500 m
space | country | athlete | Time (s) |
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1 | United States | Richard McDermott | 40.1 ( OR ) |
2 | NOR | Alv Gjestvang | 40.6 |
URS | Vladimir Orlov | 40.6 | |
URS | Yevgeny Grishin | 40.6 | |
5 | JPN | Keiiti Suzuki | 40.7 |
6th | United States | Eddie Rudolph | 40.9 |
7th | SWE | Heike Hedlund | 41.0 |
8th | United States | Bill Disney | 41.1 |
9 | NOR | Villy Haugen | 41.1 |
10 | URS | Rafael Gratsch | 41.4 |
16 | EUA | Helmut Kuhnert | 41.8 |
24 | EUA | Herbert Höfl | 42.3 |
EUA | Günther Tilch | ||
33 | EUA | Günter Traub | 43.4 |
35 | AUT | Manfred Zojer | 43.5 |
36 | AUT | Peter Toyfl | 43.7 |
43 | CHE | Jean-Pierre Guéron | 44.9 |
Date: February 4, 1964, 12:40 p.m.
44 participants from 19 countries, all in the ranking.
After twelve years, another US athlete won Olympic gold in speed skating. For the time being, Grischin, Orlow and Gjestvang were in the lead. McDermott undercut Grischin's 1960 Olympic record by a tenth of a second. He benefited from the improved conditions: Fumio Nagakobu fell in front of him and damaged the timing system, which took around ten minutes to repair. By now the sun had come through and made the ice faster. However, the waiting time was also a test of nerves, the logical consequence was a false start at the first start with André Kouprianoff (FRA). Grishin presented himself as the unmatched stylist while McDermott did it mostly with force. He even got out of rhythm once in the first 100 m. Grischin came right to the edge of the track in the curve, which cost valuable time. Gjestvang, who had already won bronze over the same distance in 1956, made a final spurt. Bill Disney (USA) (Olympic silver 1960) had expected a lot , but he finished with 41.1 s. stopped. The first starter was the world record holder Tom Gray (USA), who finished in a moderate 41.5 s. came to the finish.
1500 m
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | URS | Ants Antson | 2: 10.3 |
2 | NED | Kees Verkerk | 2: 10.6 |
3 | NOR | Villy Haugen | 2: 11.2 |
4th | FIN | Jouko Launonen | 2: 11.9 |
5 | URS | Lev Saizew | 2: 12.1 |
6th | URS | Eduard Matusewitsch | 2: 12.2 |
NOR | Ivar Eriksen | 2: 12.2 | |
8th | FIN | Juhani Järvinen | 2: 12.4 |
9 | NOR | Magne Thomassen | 2: 12.5 |
10 | NED | Rudie Liebrechts | 2: 12.8 |
17th | EUA | Günter Traub | 2: 15.3 |
26th | EUA | Herbert Höfl | 2: 16.8 |
29 | EUA | Gerhard Zimmermann | 2: 17.3 |
33 | AUT | Hermann Strutz | 2: 18.0 |
39 | EUA | Jürgen Schmidt | 2: 20.0 |
44 | SUI | Ruedi Uster | 2: 23.4 |
48 | AUT | Peter Toyfl | 2: 24.2 |
51 | AUT | Josef Reisinger | 2: 27.8 |
53 | SUI | Jean-Pierre Guéron | 2: 32.3 |
Date: February 6, 1964, 1:15 p.m.
54 participants from 20 countries, 53 of them in the valuation.
About 10,000 spectators had gathered in cloudy weather. The air temperature was −2 ° C, that of the ice −2.5 ° C. The Olympic record of 2: 08.6 minutes was never in danger because the ice rink was too hard. In addition, a strong wind swept at times, combined with blowing snow. Some of the world-class stars started quickly, but from the third lap they collapsed. With European champion Antson, who had entered the race in the eighth pair with the German Traub and who drove the most rationally, one of the favorites won gold, but then blatant outsiders classified themselves. Verkerk noted the same split times as Antson, but he ran out of strength in the last 50 meters, and with Haugen (fastest start times) the sequence of steps became too cramped. Liebrechts and Grischin had no chance at all on their runs because of the gusts of wind. Only the Launonen / Malkin couple, who achieved great times for their level of performance, found regular relationships.
5000 m
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | NOR | Knut Johannesen | 7: 38.4 ( OR ) |
2 | NOR | Per Ivar Moe | 7: 38.6 |
3 | NOR | Fred Anton Maier | 7: 42.0 |
4th | URS | Viktor Kosichkin | 7: 45.8 |
5 | AUT | Hermann Strutz | 7: 48.3 |
6th | SWE | Jonny Nilsson | 7: 48.4 |
7th | SWE | Ivar Nilsson | 7: 49.0 |
8th | NED | Rudie Liebrechts | 7: 50.9 |
9 | NED | Kees Verkerk | 7: 51.1 |
10 | URS | Musachid Chabibulin | 7: 52.3 |
11 | EUA | Günter Traub | 7: 53.9 |
13 | EUA | Gerhard Zimmermann | 7: 56.8 |
32 | SUI | Ruedi Uster | 8: 24.8 |
37 | AUT | Reinhold Seeböck | 8: 29.6 |
39 | EUA | Jürgen Schmidt | 8: 36.6 |
40 | SUI | Peter Büttner | 8: 45.5 |
42 | AUT | Gerhard Strutz | 8: 50.4 |
Date: February 5, 1964, 1:50 p.m.
42 participants from 19 countries, all in the ranking.
It was surprising not only that there was a triple Norwegian success, but also that the USSR went without a medal and their 1960 gold medalist finished only fourth. The Olympic record of 1960 was beaten by six runners thanks to ideal conditions. Hermann Strutz set several Austrian records and also a new Olympic record. It was followed by Viktor Kosichkin, then the 19-year-old electrician Per Ivar Moe, who already made people sit up and take notice with interim best times. World record holder Johnny Nilsson started more slowly than Strutz at first, turned up on the seventh of twelve laps, but slowed down again. Fred Anton Meier started vehemently, he stayed just behind Moe. Knut Johanessen, who has already been decorated with medals several times, literally flew over the track. Of the favorites, Rudie Liebrechts was still missing, who started quickly, but then fell back more and more.
10,000 m
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | SWE | Jonny Nilsson | 15: 50.1 |
2 | NOR | Fred Anton Maier | 16: 06.0 |
3 | NOR | Knut Johannesen | 16: 06.3 |
4th | NED | Rudie Liebrechts | 16: 08.6 |
5 | URS | Ants Antson | 16: 08.7 |
6th | URS | Viktor Kositschkin | 16: 19.3 |
7th | EUA | Gerd Zimmermann | 16: 22.5 |
8th | GBR | Terry Malkin | 16: 35.2 |
9 | THE | Kurt silence | 16: 38.3 |
10 | SWE | Ivar Nilsson | 16: 40.3 |
11 | AUT | Hermann Strutz | 16: 42.6 |
19th | EUA | Günter Traub | 16: 58.4 |
21st | EUA | Jürgen Traub | 17: 08.9 |
29 | SUI | Ruedi Uster | 17: 23.4 |
Date: February 7, 1964, 5:00 p.m.
33 participants from 19 countries, all in the ranking.
In front of over 7,000 spectators, starting runner Johnny Nilsson benefited from the excellent conditions. He needed almost 38 seconds for the 400 meter lap and was just short of the Olympic record that Knut Johannesen had set four years ago. The first ice cleaning occurred after the fifth pair, but this turned out to be a disadvantage for the next starters. It was no coincidence that seven of the top ten ran in the top five pairs. The Johannesen, who was now his turn, was affected and the wind was blowing towards him. The Norwegians were the most disadvantaged, although not only Johannesen, but also Maier, who ran much later, would have undercut Nilsson's time. Strutz also had no chance despite the Austrian record and did not meet the high expectations. Actually, nobody thought of a shift in the ranking when, after four and a half hours, the Norwegian Fred Anton Maier caught his compatriot Johanessen by three tenths of a second and took second place.
Results women
500 m
space | country | sportswoman | Time (s) |
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1 | URS | Lidija Skoblikova | 45.0 ( OR ) |
2 | URS | Irina Yegorova | 45.4 |
3 | URS | Tatiana Sidirova | 45.5 |
4th | United States | Jeanne Ashwoth | 46.2 |
United States | Janice Smith | ||
6th | SWE | Gunilla Jacobsson | 46.5 |
7th | United States | Mary Lawler | 46.6 |
8th | EUA | Helga Haase | 47.2 |
9 | SWE | Inger Eriksson | 47.3 |
10 | CAN | Doreen Ryan | 47.7 |
21st | EUA | Brigitte Reichert | 49.8 |
25th | EUA | Sigrit Behrenz | 50.9 |
Date: January 30, 1964, 12:25 p.m.
28 participants from 13 countries, all in the ranking.
The competition was held under ideal external conditions (ice temperature −3 ° C, air temperature +2 ° C). All medal winners beat Haase's 1960 record (45.9 s). Not the Finns, as expected, but the US-Americans turned out to be the toughest rivals of the top three.
1000 m
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | URS | Lidija Skoblikova | 1: 33.2 ( OR ) |
2 | URS | Irina Yegorova | 1: 34.3 |
3 | FIN | Kaija Mustonen | 1: 34.8 |
4th | EUA | Helga Haase | 1: 35.7 |
5 | URS | Valentina Stenina | 1: 36.0 |
6th | SWE | Gunilla Jacobsson | 1: 36.5 |
7th | United States | Jan Smith | 1: 36.7 |
8th | FIN | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka | 1: 37.6 |
9 | SWE | Inger Eriksson | 1: 37.8 |
10 | United States | Barb Lockhart | 1: 38.6 |
23 | EUA | Erika Heinicke | 1: 43.2 |
25th | EUA | Brigitte Reichert | 1: 44.9 |
Date: February 1, 1964, 12:15 p.m.
28 participants from 14 countries, 27 of them in the evaluation.
Skoblikova made the most of the last lap after getting off to a weaker start. Helga Haase has been greatly improved. The ice conditions were again good.
1500 m
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | URS | Lidija Skoblikova | 2: 22.6 ( OR ) |
2 | FIN | Kaija Mustonen | 2: 25.5 |
3 | URS | Albertina Kolokolzewa | 2: 27.1 |
4th | PRK | Kim Song-soon | 2: 27.7 |
5 | EUA | Helga Haase | 2: 28.6 |
6th | SWE | Christina Scherling | 2: 29.4 |
7th | URS | Valentina Stenina | 2: 29.9 |
8th | FIN | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka | 2: 30.0 |
9 | PRK | Han Pil-hwa | 2: 30.0 |
10 | JPN | Hatsue Nagakubo | 2: 30.9 |
21st | EUA | Inge Lieckfeldt | 2: 36.2 |
28 | EUA | Erika Heinicke | 2: 40.4 |
Date: January 31, 1964, 12:30 p.m.
30 participants from 14 countries, all rated.
Skoblikova had divided the race very well, hadn't started too quickly, but improved with expansive steps. If she hadn't made a step mistake in the second lap, she could have been even faster. Mustonen, too, had organized her marching table well. Haase, on the other hand, ran tense and was not in the best of shape.
3000 m
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | URS | Lidija Skoblikova | 5: 14.9 |
2 | URS | Valentina Stenina | 5: 18.5 |
PRK | Han Pil-hwa | ||
4th | URS | Klara Nesterova | 5: 22.5 |
5 | FIN | Kaija Mustonen | 5: 24.3 |
6th | JPN | Hatsue Nagakubo | 5: 25.4 |
7th | PRK | Kim Song-soon | 5: 25.9 |
8th | CAN | Doreen McCannell | 5: 26.4 |
9 | SWE | Christina Scherling | 5: 27.6 |
10 | FIN | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka | 5: 29.4 |
17th | EUA | Rita Blankenburg | 5: 40.8 |
21st | EUA | Inge Lieckfeldt | 5: 42.7 |
28 | EUA | Erika Heinicke | 5: 56.0 |
Date: February 2, 1964, 1:25 p.m.
28 participants from 13 countries, all in the ranking.
6,000 spectators saw the expected victory of the favorite Skoblikova, who thus won her sixth gold medal. The last started North Korean Han Pil-hwa caused a sensation, who also achieved silver with the same time as Valentina Stenina. The ice conditions were different due to the warm weather. After the fourth pair it got softer and slower, after pair 10 it got harder again. Han Pil-hwa benefited greatly from this.
Web links
- Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Official report of the Olympic Winter Games 1964 (PDF; 21.1 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sport Zürich, January 29, 1964.
- ↑ "Sun helped Americans get sensational gold". In: Kurier Wien, February 5, 1964, p. 9.
- ^ "Gold for the fastest hairdresser in the world". In: Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 5, 1964, p. 14.
- ↑ «E. Grishin Gone with the Wind ». In: Kronen-Zeitung, February 7, 1964, p. 17.
- ^ "1 medal each for the USSR, Holland and Norway". In: Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 7, 1964, p. 16.
- ↑ «Exciting until the last second». In: Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 8, 1964, p. 12.
- ↑ Grandioser Strutz finished fifth. In: Courier Vienna. February 6, 1964, p. 8.
- ↑ Hermann Strutz sensational fifth - better than the Olympic record. In: Kronen-Zeitung. February 6, 1964, p. 18.
- ↑ Undercut the Olympic record six times. In: Kleine Zeitung Graz. February 6, 1964, p. 15.
- ↑ "10,000 m: Golden start number 1". In: Kurier Wien, February 8, 1964, p. 8.
- ^ "Johnny Nilsson: First with number 1". In: Kronen-Zeitung, February 8, 1964, p. 18.
- ^ "Sweden's world champion also Olympic champion". In: Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 8, 1964, p. 15.
- ^ "A triple Soviet victory". In: Kronen-Zeitung, January 31, 1964, p. 17.
- ↑ «3. Gold medal for Skoblikova (USSR) ». In: Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 2, 1964, p. 16.
- ↑ «Skoblikova has 2 golds». In: Kurier Wien, February 1, 1964, p. 9.
- ^ "Second gold medal for Russian Skoblikova". In: Kleine Zeitung Graz, February 1, 1964, p. 14.
- ↑ "North Korean caused a real sensation". In: Kleine Zeitung, February 4, 1964, p. 19.