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Great Britain At The 1964 Winter Olympics
The United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki was killed on the Olympic course two weeks before the games. Medallists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Men's slalom ;Women Biathlon ;Men : 1 Two minutes added per miss. Bobsleigh Nash and Dixon won the race after being loaned an axle bolt by the Italian bobsledder Eugenio Monti, who finished third but would be given the first De Coubertin Medal for sportsmanship. Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay Figure skating ;Men ;Women Luge British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki was killed on the Olympic course two weeks before the games. ;Men Speed skating ;Men ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both the summer and winter Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games, the European Youth Olympic Festivals, and at the European Games. BOA members and sporting bodies The British Olympic Association – of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries, the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories which do not have their own NOC – competes at all summer, winter and youth Olympics as Great Britain ("Team GB"). Members The association comprises members from the following – * ** ** ** ** Note – Northern Irish athletes can choose whether to compete for Great Britain or for the Republic of Ireland, as they are entitled to citizenship of either nation under the Good Friday Agreement. Crown Dependencies: * * * British Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Asheshov
Anna Asheshov (born 8 July 1941) is a British alpine skier. She competed in the women's downhill at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... References 1941 births Living people British female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Great Britain Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from London {{UK-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Hedges (bobsleigh)
Andrew Hedges (16 September 1935 – 1 October 2005) was born in South Moreton, Oxfordshire and came from a family of farmers that owned a string of butcher’s shops across the country. He attended Radley College before being commissioned into the British Army and serving in the Household Cavalry. He briefly relocated to Switzerland and later joined the British bobsleigh team before his selection to the 1964 Olympic team to compete at Innsbruck. There, he competed in the two-man event alongside fellow Radley classmate Bill McCowen and the four-man event alongside McCowen, Robin Seel and Robin Widdows. Hedges later became a noted race car driver in the 1960s, competing at six editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1964 and 1970. His finest achievement as a racing driver was in winning the gruelling 84-hour race, Marathon de la Route, with Belgian co-driver Julien Vernaeve, over the old Nürburgring circuit in 1966. Hedges was also an avid powerboat racer and took part in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill McCowen
Bill McCowen (born 31 March 1937) is a British bobsledder. He competed in the two-man and the four-man events at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... References 1937 births Living people British male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Great Britain Bobsledders at the 1964 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Dixon
Major Thomas "Robin" Valerian Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran, (born 21 April 1935), is a former British bobsledder and Northern Irish politician, known as Robin Dixon. He is a former Conservative Party Shadow Minister for the Olympics. Early life Dixon was educated at Eton and Grenoble in France. After university, he served with the Grenadier Guards from 1954 to 1966, including service in the Cyprus Emergency. Sports career In 1964, Dixon was granted leave from the army to participate in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, where he won the gold medal in the Two-man Bobsleigh as brakeman to Tony Nash. Nash and Dixon also won three medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1965) and two bronzes (1963, 1966). Dixon retained his sporting links throughout his life: he was President of the Jury at the 1976 Winter Olympics, set up the Ulster Games Foundation in 1983, and was appointed Chairman of the Northern Ireland Tall Ships Council in 1987. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenio Monti
Eugenio Monti (23 January 1928 – 1 December 2003) was an Italian bobsledder and alpine skier. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the bobsleigh, with ten World championship medals (of which nine gold) and 6 Olympic medals including two golds. He is known also for his acts of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, which made him the first athlete ever to receive the Pierre de Coubertin medal. Biography Born in Toblach, Italy, ''The Flying Redhead'' was the best Italian young skier: he won the national titles in slalom and giant slalom, and finished third in downhill, but a 1951 accident stopped his alpine skiing career when he tore ligaments in both of his knees. Monti switched to bobsleigh, finding great success as a result. In 1954 he won his first Italian championship and in 1957 won his first world championship. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he won silver medals in the 2-man and 4-man bobsled even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dent (skier)
John Dent (born 15 February 1938) is a British biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... References External links * 1938 births Living people British male biathletes British male cross-country skiers Olympic biathletes for Great Britain Olympic cross-country skiers for Great Britain Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Notley
Alan Notley (born 10 April 1940) is a British biathlete. He competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics, the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Euro .... References 1940 births Living people British male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Great Britain Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Poole {{UK-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Moore (skier)
John Moore (born 18 May 1933) is a British skier. He competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics, the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... References External links * 1933 births Living people British male biathletes British male cross-country skiers Olympic biathletes of Great Britain Olympic cross-country skiers of Great Britain Biathletes at the 1960 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Aldershot {{UK-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Tuck
Roderick Tuck (28 May 1934 – 10 May 2006) was a British skier. He competed in the biathlon and the cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... References External links * 1934 births 2006 deaths British male biathletes British male cross-country skiers Olympic biathletes for Great Britain Olympic cross-country skiers for Great Britain Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Portsmouth {{UK-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Gissing
The Gissing family of Great Britain included several noted writers, Olympic competitors, and teachers. George Gissing Algernon Gissing Algernon Fred Gissing (25 November 1860 (Wakefield, West Yorkshire) – 5 February 1937) was an English novelist and biographer. He was the younger brother of George Gissing. He wrote 25 novels, two collections of short stories and several pieces of travel writing. On 8 September 1887, Gissing married Catherine née Baseley (1859–1937), later moving with her to Broadway, Worcestershire. Together they had five children. He died from heart disease.Pierre CoustillasGissing, Algernon Fred (1860–1937) ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (online); Oxford University Press; (2004); accessed 16 June 2012. Biography Algernon's parents were Thomas Waller Gissing (1829-1870) and Margaret Gissing (1832-1913), and he had two older brothers named William and George. His initial education was at Back Lane School in Wakefield, but from 1870 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Farrington
Wendy Farrington (born 1 December 1941) is a British alpine skier. She competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... References 1941 births Living people British female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Great Britain Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics People from Knaresborough {{UK-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
