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| NOC = IND
| NOCname = [[Indian Olympic Association]]
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 1964
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
|website = {{url|olympic.ind.in}}
| location = [[Innsbruck]]
| competitors = 1
| sports = 1
| flagbearer = [[Jeremy Bujakowski]]
| rank =
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1964
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
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}}

[[India]] sent a delegation to compete at the [[1964 Winter Olympics]] in [[Innsbruck]], Austria from 29 January to 9 February 1964. This was India's debut at the [[Winter Olympic Games]]. The sole athlete representing India was [[Jeremy Bujakowski]], who competed in the [[Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|men's downhill]] event in [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|alpine skiing]]. He failed to finish the race, and went unranked in the competition.

==Background==
The [[Indian Olympic Association]] was recognised by the [[International Olympic Committee]] on 31 December 1926.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/india|title=India – National Olympic Committee (NOC)|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326005433/https://www.olympic.org/india/|archive-date=26 March 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, by this time, they had already competed in three [[Summer Olympic Games]], in [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900]], [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]], and [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924]].<ref name="INDSR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/|title=India|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233500/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/|archive-date=8 January 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> India has participated in every Summer Olympics since 1920.<ref name="INDSR" /> The 1964 Innsbruck Olympics marked India's debut at the Winter Olympic Games.<ref name="INDSR" /> These Olympics were held from 29 January to 9 February 1964; a total of 1,091 athletes representing 36 [[National Olympic Committees]] took part.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/innsbruck-1964|title=Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|access-date=11 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627065248/https://www.olympic.org/innsbruck-1964|archive-date=27 June 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Jeremy Bujakowski]] was the only athlete representing India in Innsbruck.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/winter/1964/|title=India at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923051054/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/winter/1964/|archive-date=23 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Alpine skiing==
{{main|Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics}}

[[Jeremy Bujakowski]] was 24 years old at the time of the Innsbruck Olympics, and was making his Olympic debut.<ref name="Jeremy">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/jeremy-bujakowski-1.html|title=Jeremy Bujakowski Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812173719/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/jeremy-bujakowski-1.html|archive-date=12 August 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Polish-born Bujakowski acquired Indian citizenship when his family moved there in the late 1940s, and later trained in the United States where he was educated at the [[University of Denver]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/skiing/alone-with-the-skis-the-tale-of-jerry-bujakowski-and-the-winter-olympics|title=Alone with the skis – The tale of Jerry Bujakowski and the Winter Olympics|last=Thambehalli|first=Rajan|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221184953/http://www.sportskeeda.com/skiing/alone-with-the-skis-the-tale-of-jerry-bujakowski-and-the-winter-olympics|archive-date=21 December 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/01/28/indian-olympic-skiers-finally-get-new-skis/|title=Indian Olympic Skiers Finally Get New Skis – India Real Time|publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117042310/http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/01/28/indian-olympic-skiers-finally-get-new-skis/|archive-date=17 January 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/127370/jerry-bujakowski-first-indian-winter-olympics/|title=The Forgotten Story of The First Indian at The Winter Olympics|last=Pal|first=Sanchari|date=10 January 2018|publisher=Better India|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614052410/https://www.thebetterindia.com/127370/jerry-bujakowski-first-indian-winter-olympics/|archive-date=14 June 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 30 January, he participated in the [[Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|men's downhill]], but failed to finish his run; the gold medal was won by [[Egon Zimmermann]] of [[Austria at the 1964 Winter Olympics|Austria]], the silver by [[Léo Lacroix]] of [[France at the 1964 Winter Olympics|France]], and the bronze was taken by [[Wolfgang Bartels]] of [[United Team of Germany at the 1964 Winter Olympics|the German Unified Team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1964/ASK/mens-downhill.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Downhill|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031759/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1964/ASK/mens-downhill.html|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Bujakowski would go on to represent [[India at the 1968 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="Jeremy" />

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|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Race
|-
!Time
!Rank
|-
|[[Jeremy Bujakowski]]
|Downhill
|align="center"|DNF
|align="center"|–
|}

==See also==
* [[India at the 1964 Summer Olympics]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Nations at the 1964 Winter Olympics}}
{{Country at games navbox|India|Olympics}}

[[Category:Nations at the 1964 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:India at the Winter Olympics by year|1964]]
[[Category:1964 in Indian sport]]

India at the 1964 Winter Olympics - Revision history

Rajeev Menon at 15:10, 23 November 2025