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The 1964 Summer Olympics (Japanese: 1964年夏季オリンピック, Hepburn: 1964-Nen Kaki Orinpikku), officially the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (Japanese: 第18回オリンピック競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Kyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (Japanese: 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, and commonly known as Tokyo 1964, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 9 to 24 October. [1] [2] A total of 5,151 athletes representing 93 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. [3]
1964 Summer Olympics; Bid process (bid details) Development (venues, torch relay) Marketing (mascots, pictograms) Broadcasters; Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Event calendar; Chronological summary; Medal table ; Controversies; World and Olympic records; Closing ceremony (flag bearers) Paralympics (medal table)
This Olympic Games results index is a list of links to articles containing results of each Olympic sport at the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Years not appearing are those when the event was not held. Years in italics mean it was a demonstration sport.
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.
The United States competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 346 competitors, 267 men and 79 women, took part in 159 events in 19 sports. [ 1 ] Medalists
Men's events at the 1964 Summer Olympics (12 C, 57 P) B. Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics (11 P) C. Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics (3 C, 1 P) D.
The event was won by 0.2 seconds by Henry Carr of the United States, the nation's 11th victory in the event. Fellow American Paul Drayton took silver; it was the fifth time in six Games that the United States had the top two finishers. Edwin Roberts gave Trinidad and Tobago its first medal in the men's 200 metres with his bronze.