Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Four-man
| 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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Peter Kirby Doug Anakin John Emery Vic Emery |
 Canada
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Erwin Thaler Adolf Koxeder Josef Nairz Reinhold Durnthaler |
 Austria
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Eugenio Monti Sergio Siorpaes Benito Rigoni Gildo Siorpaes |
 Italy
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Four-man bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 5 and 7 February at Bob und Rodelbahn Igls, Innsbruck, Austria. This event was last run at the 1956 Winter Olympics as bobsleigh was not part of the 1960 games.
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 the Italians who finished in 3rd and 4th. Second place Austria never had an individual run which was quicker than third best, but their consistency earned them the silver medal.
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