Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics
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The Bobsleigh 1964 Winter Olympics results in Innsbruck, Austria.
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[edit] Two-man
| Pos | Athlete | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Great Britain (GBR) Anthony Nash, Robin Thomas Dixon |
4:21.90 |
| Silver |  Italy (ITA) Sergio Zardini, Romano Bonagura |
4:22.02 |
| Bronze | Italy (ITA) Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes |
4:22.63 |
A turn at the St. Moritz, Switzerland course is named in honor of Nash and Dixon, called the Nash-Dixon corner.
[edit] Four-man
| Pos | Athlete | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Canada (CAN) Peter Kirby, Doug Anakin, John Emery, Vic Emery |
4:14.46 |
| Silver |  Austria (AUT) Erwin Thaler, Adolf Koxeder, Josef Nairz, Reinhold Durnthaler |
4:15.48 |
| Bronze | Italy (ITA) Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Benito Rigoni, Gildo Siorpaes |
4:15.60 |
The Canadian four-man bobsleigh team of Kirby, Anakin, and the Emery brothers upset the heavily favored Austrians.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Italy |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Austria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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