| Four-man at the IX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Bob und Rodelbahn Igls | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 5–7 February 1964 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 73 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:14.46 | ||||||||||||
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| Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics | |
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| Two | men |
| Four | men |
Four-man bobsleigh at the1964 Winter Olympics took place on 5 and 7 February atBob und Rodelbahn Igls,Innsbruck,Austria. This event was last run at the1956 Winter Olympics, asbobsleigh was not part of the1960 games.[1][2]
The winning athletes were those who posted the shortest total time over four separate runs.Canada were surprise gold medal winners, having first entered a bobsleigh team in a competitive event only 8 years previous. Favourites for the event were theItalians who finished in 3rd and 4th. Second placeAustria never had an individual run which was quicker than third best, but their consistency earned them the silver medal.[2]
