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Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from January 30 to February 8, 1964.

Medal summary
Four nations won medals in alpine skiing, with Austria leading the total medals with seven (three gold, two silver, and two bronze). France also had three gold, with three silver medals. France's Marielle and Christine Goitschel led the individual medal table, each with one gold and one silver. The top men's medalist was Austria's Pepi Stiegler, who won gold and bronze. Medal table Source: Men's events Source: Women's events Source: ==Course information==
Participating nations
Thirty-one nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Innsbruck. India made its Olympic alpine skiing debut. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ==World championships==
World championships
From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom, the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952, but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a "paper race" which used the results from the three events. During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980, World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event. The combined returned as a separate event at the World Championships in 1982 and at the Olympics in 1988. Combined '''Men's Combined''' • Downhill: 30 January, Giant slalom: 2 February, Slalom: 8 February '''Women's Combined''' • Downhill: 6 February, Giant slalom: 3 February, and Slalom: 1 February • Heidi Biebl of West Germany finished fourth in downhill and slalom but DQ'd in GS.