Innsbruck
1964

Where?	Innsbruck Austria
Which Olympics?	The ninth (winter)
How long was it?	From 29 January till 9 February
Joining countries:	36
Athletes:	1093
Whereof women:	200

In 1959 were these Olympics given to Innsbruck. These Olympics were the most successful till than. These had the most visitors and the most numbers.

Before the Olympics were started, an Australian and a British athlete were killed by an accident.

The army had to help again at the Olympics. The army had to bring snow to Innsbruck. Some ski-jumps and courses had too few snow. So there had to be snow.

Small facts:

• Mongolia and India were for the first time at the Olympics.
• Korea was split in North and South.
• Time measurements and decisions of the jury were for the first time at the Olympics done with the help of computers.

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