36 NOCs (Nations)

1,091 athletes (199 women, 892 men)

34 events

Innsbruck 9 February 1964. General view of the Ice Stadium.

Official opening of the Games by: President Dr. Adolf Schärf

Lighting the Olympic Flame by: Joseph Rieder (alpine skiing)

Olympic Oath by: Paul Aste (bobsleigh)

Official Oath by: The first officials' oath was sworn at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

Lidiya Skoblikova (URS-speed skating) became the first woman to win all four speed skating events in the same Games, setting new Olympic records in the 500m, 1,000m and 1,500m. She was only deprived of a fourth record by adverse ice conditions in the 3,000m.[Full story]

The organizers had to cope with serious problems concerning snow conditions. The Austrian Army had to remove 20,000 blocks of ice from the mountain side and transport them down to the luge and bobsleigh tracks. They also had to transport 40,000m3 of snow to the Alpine skiing slopes and leave 20,000m3 of spare snow as a back-up. [Full story]