title: Italy at the 1964 Winter Olympics
text: # Italy at the 1964 Winter Olympics
  
  Italy competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. They brought 61 competitors, 53 of whom were men and 8 of whom were women. A total of 4 medals were won, including 1 silver and 3 bronze.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Sergio Zardini Romano Bonagura | Bobsleigh | Two-man |
  | Bronze | Eugenio Monti Sergio Siorpaes | Bobsleigh | Two-man |
  | Bronze | Eugenio Monti Sergio Siorpaes Benito Rigoni Gildo Siorpaes | Bobsleigh | Four-man |
  | Bronze | Walter Außendorfer Sigisfredo Mair | Luge | Men's doubles |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | Martino Fill | Downhill | 2:27.33 | 27 |
  | Bruno Alberti | Downhill | 2:25.30 | 23 |
  | Paride Milianti | Downhill | 2:23.01 | 21 |
  | Ivo Mahlknecht | Downhill | 2:22.72 | 19 |
  | Felice de Nicolo | Giant Slalom | 1:59.62 | 28 |
  | Italo Pedroncelli | Giant Slalom | 1:55.14 | 18 |
  | Ivo Mahlknecht | Giant Slalom | 1:54.26 | 16 |
  | Paride Milianti | Giant Slalom | 1:52.87 | 13 |
  
  ### Men's slalom
  
  | Athlete | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Ivo Mahlknecht | 1:16.97 | 74 | 55.78 | 7 QF | 1:13.69 | 13 | 1:04.54 | 16 | 2:18.23 | 15 |
  | Martino Fill | 56.43 | 34 | 56.32 | 11 QF | 1:14.53 | 20 | 1:05.10 | 20 | 2:19.63 | 20 |
  | Paride Milianti | 54.67 | 18 QF | – | – | 1:13.50 | 10 | 1:04.90 | 19 | 2:18.40 | 17 |
  | Italo Pedroncelli | 54.22 | 14 QF | – | – | 1:13.94 | 16 | 1:02.38 | 11 | 2:16.32 | 11 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Inge Senoner | Downhill | | | | | 2:04.22 | 31 |
  | Lidia Barbieri Sacconaghi | Downhill | | | | | 2:03.38 | 25 |
  | Pia Riva | Downhill | | | | | 2:02.25 | 18 |
  | Giustina Demetz | Downhill | | | | | 2:01.20 | 11 |
  | Lidia Barbieri Sacconaghi | Giant Slalom | | | | | 2:02.73 | 28 |
  | Patrizia Medail | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:59.29 | 19 |
  | Giustina Demetz | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:56.52 | 14 |
  | Pia Riva | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:54.59 | 9 |
  | Giustina Demetz | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
  | Inge Senoner | Slalom | n/a | ? | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
  | Lidia Barbieri Sacconaghi | Slalom | 53.39 | 27 | 55.84 | 21 | 1:49.23 | 22 |
  | Pia Riva | Slalom | 46.65 | 11 | 50.55 | 11 | 1:37.20 | 9 |
  
  ## Bobsleigh
  
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | ITA-1 | Eugenio Monti Sergio Siorpaes | Two-man | 1:05.94 | 5 | 1:04.90 | 1 | 1:05.41 | 4 | 1:06.38 | 6 | 4:22.63 | |
  | ITA-2 | Sergio Zardini Romano Bonagura | Two-man | 1:05.63 | 3 | 1:05.13 | 3 | 1:05.21 | 2 | 1:06.05 | 2 | 4:22.02 | |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | ITA-1 | Sergio Zardini Sergio Mocellini Ferruccio Dalla Torre Romano Bonagura | Four-man | 1:03.95 | 6 | 1:04.10 | 6 | 1:03.59 | 1 | 1:04.25 | 4 | 4:15.89 | 4 |
  | ITA-2 | Eugenio Monti Sergio Siorpaes Benito Rigoni Gildo Siorpaes | Four-man | 1:03.43 | 2 | 1:04.07 | 5 | 1:04.02 | 4 | 1:04.08 | 2 | 4:15.60 | |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km | Marcello de Dorigo | 55:26.1 | 27 |
  | 15 km | Giulio Deflorian | 53:31.7 | 18 |
  | 15 km | Giuseppe Steiner | 52:28.0 | 12 |
  | 15 km | Franco Nones | 52:18.0 | 10 |
  | 30 km | Livio Stuffer | 1'38:11.0 | 22 |
  | 30 km | Gianfranco Stella | 1'35:01.1 | 18 |
  | 30 km | Giuseppe Steiner | 1'33:59.8 | 16 |
  | 30 km | Marcello de Dorigoo | 1'33:53.4 | 15 |
  | 50 km | Angelo Genuin | DNF | – |
  | 50 km | Franco Manfroi | 2'53:56.5 | 19 |
  | 50 km | Eugenio Mayer | 2'53:21.3 | 18 |
  | 50 km | Livio Stuffer | 2'51:04.7 | 13 |
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Giuseppe Steiner Marcello de Dorigo Giulio Deflorian Franco Nones | 2'21:16.8 | 5 |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Giordano Abbondati | 11 | 16 | 1688.4 | 131 | 14 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sandra Brugnera | 27 | 23 | 1612.5 | 221 | 26 |
  
  ## Ice hockey
  
  ### First round
  
  Winners (in bold) qualified for the Group A to play for 1st-8th places. Teams, which lost their qualification matches, played in Group B for 9th-16th places.
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sweden | 12–2 | Italy |
  
  ### Consolation round
  
  | Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Poland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 12 |
  | 10 | Norway | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 10 |
  | 11 | Japan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 31 | 9 |
  | 12 | Romania | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 28 | 7 |
  | 13 | Austria | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 7 |
  | 14 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 37 | 7 |
  | 15 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 42 | 4 |
  | 16 | Hungary | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 0 |
  
  * Italy 6-4 Hungary
  * Yugoslavia 5-3 Italy
  * Norway 9-2 Italy
  * Poland 7-0 Italy
  * Austria 5-3 Italy
  * Romania 6-2 Italy
  * Italy 8-6 Japan
  * Contestants Giancarlo Agazzi Isidoro Alverà Enrico Bacher Enrico Benedetti Vittorio Bolla Giampiero Branduardi Alberto Darin Gianfranco Darin Bruno Frison Roberto Gamper Bruno Ghedina Ivo Ghezze Francesco Macchietto Giovanni Mastel Giulio Oberhammer Edmondo Rabanser Giulio Verocai
  
  ## Luge
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Giovanni Graber | 56.44 | 24 | 1:01.66 | 26 | 54.80 | 16 | 55.50 | 19 | 3:48.40 | 23 |
  | Walter Außendorfer | 55.47 | 21 | 55.02 | 16 | 54.85 | 18 | 54.83 | 16 | 3:40.17 | 16 |
  | Giampaolo Ambrosi | 54.31 | 15 | 54.50 | 14 | 54.96 | 19 | 55.29 | 18 | 3:39.06 | 15 |
  | Carlo Prinoth | 53.01 | 8 | 53.36 | 12 | 53.70 | 10 | 53.42 | 6 | 3:33.49 | 7 |
  
  (Men's) Doubles
  
  | Athletes | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Walter Außendorfer Sigisfredo Mair | 51.40 | 4 | 51.47 | 3 | 1:42.87 | |
  | Giampaolo Ambrosi Giovanni Graber | 51.54 | 5 | 52.23 | 6 | 1:43.77 | 5 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Erika Außersdorfer | 56.03 | 15 | DNF | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Erica Prugger | 55.24 | 12 | 1:27.28 | 13 | 54.98 | 11 | 55.69 | 12 | 4:13.19 | 13 |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  * 15 km cross-country skiing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Ezio Damolin | Individual | 65.0 | 62.0 | 198.1 | 18 | 51:42.3 | 221.44 | 7 | 419.54 | 8 |
  | Enzo Perin | Individual | 68.0 | 61.5 | 200.4 | 15 | 54:17.7 | 191.42 | 17 | 391.82 | 18 |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  Athletes performed three jumps, the best two were counted and are shown here.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
  | Bruno de Zordo | Normal hill | 68.5 | 88.5 | 72.0 | 96.6 | 185.1 | 46 |
  | Nilo Zandanel | Normal hill | 72.0 | 95.9 | 72.0 | 95.6 | 191.5 | 37 |
  | Giacomo Aimoni | Normal hill | 72.0 | 96.9 | 74.0 | 100.4 | 197.3 | 28 |
  | Nilo Zandanel | Large hill | 87.5 | 100.7 | 81.5 | 96.7 | 197.4 | 25 |
  | Giacomo Aimoni | Large hill | 88.0 | 102.3 | 86.0 | 103.6 | 205.9 | 13 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Elio Locatelli | 43.1 | 31 |
  | 1500 m | Elio Locatelli | 2:19.0 | 35 |
  | 1500 m | Renato De Riva | 2:15.7 | 21 |
  | 5000 m | Renato De Riva | 7:57.5 | 14 |
  | 10,000 m | Renato De Riva | 16:57.5 | 18 |
  