Short answer
The Soviet Union won the final round robin ahead of Sweden. Czechoslovakia won bronze and Canada finished fourth.
What happened
The Soviet Union won its second Olympic gold in Innsbruck, Austria, at the Olympiahalle, with Sweden second and Czechoslovakia third.
Canada sent its first purpose built national team, organized and coached by Father David Bauer. Still in contention on the last day, it lost to the Soviets, finished fourth and missed the medals for the first time.
Key facts
- Host
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Dates
- 29 January to 9 February 1964
- Venues
- Olympiahalle Innsbruck
- Teams
- 16
- Games
- 56
- Goals
- 469 (8.4 a game)
- Attendance
- 199,450
- Top scorer
- Konstantin Loktev (Soviet Union), 15 points
Final standings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| Gold | Soviet Union |
| Silver | Sweden |
| Bronze | Czechoslovakia |
| 4th | Canada |
| 5th | United States |
| 6th | Finland |
| 7th | Germany |
| 8th | Switzerland |
| 9th | Poland |
| 10th | Norway |
| 11th | Japan |
| 12th | Romania |
| 13th | Austria |
| 14th | Yugoslavia |
| 15th | Italy |
| 16th | Hungary |
Places below fourth follow the ranking printed in the tournament article; some early tournaments ranked lower places differently over the years.
More men’s tournaments
1960 tournament 1968 tournament All men’s tournaments
See every podium in the complete results list, or how each country did in the medal finder.
Source for this page
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics (results, standings, scoring leader and awards, read October 29, 2026).
Questions people ask
Who won the 1964 Olympic men’s hockey gold?
The Soviet Union. Sweden won silver and Czechoslovakia bronze.
Who led the 1964 tournament in scoring?
Konstantin Loktev of Soviet Union, with 15 points.
Sources
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