Australia competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 243 competitors, 203 men and 40 women, took part in 133 events in 19 sports.[1] Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
| Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 243 (203 men, 40 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ivan Lund (opening) Dawn Fraser (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Australasia (1908–1912) | |
Medalists edit
Gold edit
- Betty Cuthbert — Athletics, Women's 400 m
- Robert Windle — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Ian O'Brien — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Kevin Berry — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Dawn Fraser — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- William Northam, Peter O'Donnell, and James Sargeant — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class
Silver edit
- Michele Brown — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Lynette Bell, Dawn Fraser, Janice Murphy, and Robyn Thorn — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Bronze edit
- Ron Clarke — Athletics, Men's 10.000 m
- Marilyn Black — Athletics, Women's 200 m
- Judith Pollock — Athletics, Women's 400 m
- Pamela Kilborn — Athletics, Women's 80 m Hurdles
- Theodore Boronovskis — Judo, Men's Open Class
- Allan Wood — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Allan Wood — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- David Dickson, Peter Doak, John Ryan, and Robert Windle — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- David Dickson, Kevin Berry, Ian O'Brien, and Peter Reynolds — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Mervyn Crossman, Paul Dearing, Raymond Evans, Brian Glencross, Robin Hodder, John McBryde, Donald McWatters, Patrick Nilan, Eric Pearce, Julian Pearce, Desmond Piper, Donald Smart, Anthony Waters, and Graham Wood — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
Athletics edit
Men's High Jump
- Lawrie Peckham
- Qualifying Round — 2.06m
- Final — 2.09m (→ 10th place)
Women's 800 metres
- Dixie Willis
- Heat — did not compete (→ did not advance)
Basketball edit
Men's Team Competition edit
- Preliminary Round
- Lost to
United States 45-78 - Defeated
Peru 81-62 - Lost to
Yugoslavia 70-74 - Defeated
South Korea 64-58 - Lost to
Finland 59-61 - Lost to
Uruguay 57-58 - Lost to
Brazil 57-69
- Lost to
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Head coach: Keith Miller
Boxing edit
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Canoeing edit
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Cycling edit
14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.
Individual road race edit
Sprint edit
1000m time trial edit
Tandem edit
Individual pursuit edit
Team pursuit edit
Diving edit
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Equestrian edit
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Fencing edit
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.
Men's foil edit
Men's team foil edit
Men's épée edit
Men's team épée edit
Men's sabre edit
Men's team sabre edit
Women's foil edit
Women's team foil edit
Gymnastics edit
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Hockey edit
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Judo edit
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Modern pentathlon edit
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.
Individual edit
Team edit
- Peter Macken
- Donald McMiken
- Duncan Page
Rowing edit
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Sailing edit
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Colin Ryrie | Finn | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 5273 | 6 | |
| John Dawe Ian Winter |
Flying Dutchman | 13 | 4 | 7 | DNF | DNF | 9 | 2379 | 14 | |
| Martinus Visser Thomas Owens |
Star | 8 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2256 | 10 | |
| Graham Drane Ian Quartermain John Coon |
Dragon | 9 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3243 | 12 | |
| Bill Northam Peter O'Donnell James Sargeant |
5.5 Metre | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5981 | 
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Shooting edit
Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Leslie Coffey | 50 m pistol | 508 | 45 |
| Tibor Gonczol | 25 m pistol | 581 | 20 |
| Rodney Johnson | 50 m pistol | 521 | 38 |
| James Kirkwood | 50 m rifle, prone | 589 | 26 |
| John Murphy | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1104 | 35 |
| Michael Papps | 25 m pistol | 582 | 19 |
| Norman Rule | 50 m rifle, prone | 590 | 22 |
| Don Tolhurst | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1141 | 10 |
Swimming edit
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Water polo edit
First round edit
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Germany
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Australia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Source: Official Report p. 673
| 11 October 1964 16:30 |
Official Report p.675 | Soviet Union
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6–0 | Australia
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Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool Referees: M. Manguillot (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 1–0, 1–0, 2–0, 2–0 | |||||
| Kuznetsov, Semyonov 2 | Goals | None | |||
| 13 October 1964 16:30 |
Official Report p.680 | Australia
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1–3 | Germany
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Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool Referees: C.H. Angerhausen (BEL) |
| Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–0, 0–2, 0–0 | |||||
| Mills 1 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
Weightlifting edit
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Wrestling edit
Freestyle edit
Light Heavyweight
References edit
- ^ "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.