Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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 bearer | 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) | |
MedalistsEdit
GoldEdit
- 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
SilverEdit
- Michele Brown — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Lynette Bell, Dawn Fraser, Janice Murphy, and Robyn Thorn — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
BronzeEdit
- 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
AthleticsEdit
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)
BasketballEdit
Men's Team CompetitionEdit
- 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
BoxingEdit
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CanoeingEdit
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CyclingEdit
14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.
Individual road raceEdit
SprintEdit
1000m time trialEdit
TandemEdit
Individual pursuitEdit
Team pursuitEdit
DivingEdit
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EquestrianEdit
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FencingEdit
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.
Men's foilEdit
Men's team foilEdit
Men's épéeEdit
Men's team épéeEdit
Men's sabreEdit
Men's team sabreEdit
Women's foilEdit
Women's team foilEdit
GymnasticsEdit
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HockeyEdit
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JudoEdit
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Modern pentathlonEdit
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.
IndividualEdit
TeamEdit
- Peter Macken
- Donald McMiken
- Duncan Page
RowingEdit
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SailingEdit
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ShootingEdit
Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.
25 m pistolEdit
50 m pistolEdit
50 m rifle, three positionsEdit
50 m rifle, proneEdit
SwimmingEdit
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Water poloEdit
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WeightliftingEdit
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WrestlingEdit
FreestyleEdit
Light Heavyweight
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.