Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of 62 events, 31 for men, 30 for women and 1 mixed.
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The wrong reports edit
Since at the dawn of the Paralympic Games there was no precision in reporting the results of the competitions, the Israeli athlete Michal Escapa was indicated with the Italian nationality and without prename (and so she is mentioned in the International Paralympic Committee[1] of the Italian Paralympic Committee[2] web sites) for the reports of the Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics where she won two bronze medals, simply reported as Escapa and not as Michal Escapa.[3][4] However, as can be seen from a 1968 Israeli newspaper reporting an interview with the athlete, she was the same athlete who had won medals in swimming and table tennis in Tokyo 1964.[5]
Participating nations edit
Argentina (8)
Australia (8)
Austria (4)
France (1)
Great Britain (13)
Israel (5)
Italy (14)
Japan (6)
Netherlands (4)
Rhodesia (3)
South Africa (3)
West Germany (4)
United States (25)
Results edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
Mixed events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medley relay open |
 United States (USA) Tim Harris Ed Owen Phil Ramsey |
 Rhodesia (RHO) Lynnette Gilchrist Leslie Manson-Bishop Keith Pienaar |
 Israel (ISR) Jacob Ben-Arie Baruch Hagai Avraham Keftelovitch |
Medal table edit
Source and with the displacement of two bronze medals from Italy to Israel due to the Michal Escapa case documented in the first section of this article.[6]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 22 | 18 | 14 | 54 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Rhodesia (RHO) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 |  Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Israel (ISR) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 |  Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 |  Austria (AUT) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 |  South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 63 | 57 | 50 | 170 | |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming - Women's 25 m Breaststroke Incomplete class 2". paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Media Guide Tokyo 2020" (PDF). comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Michael Escapa - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Escapa - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Michal Escapa - Hi whose mistake?". nli.org.il (in Hebrew). 27 September 1968. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
... but at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, she came to the place of success precisely. And she brought an additional Israeli team trophy as well as two sports for me
- ^ "TOKYO 1964 Paralympic Games 08 - 12 November - Medal Standings". paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.