The Men's downhill competition of the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria, was held at Patscherkofel on Thursday, 30 January. The defending world champion was Karl Schranz of Austria, and defending Olympic champion Jean Vuarnet of France had retired from competition. Men's downhill at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck — the final on January 30, 1964. 🥇 Egon Zimmermann (AUT) · 🥈 Léo Lacroix · 🥉 Wolfgang Bartels Wiki link