[en] Experiments on the sputtering of single-crystal gold by fast neutrons at temperatures less than 40 K are reported. Prior thermal-neutron activation of the gold crystals permitted a determination of the spatial distribution of sputtered atoms by autoradiography. Sputtering yields were determined by γ counting. The neutron flux and energy spectrum were determined and damage parameters were calculated for gold. An average sputtering ratio of 8.0 x 10^-6 sputtered gold atoms per incident neutron (E > 0.1 MeV) was found with an uncertainty of +- 34%. The spatial distribution of sputtered atoms was found to be very nearly random. The present experiment is compared in detail with other fast-neutron sputtering experiments and theories