Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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) |
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.
Medalists[]
Gold[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
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[]
Men's Team Competition[]
- 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
- Classification Matches
- 9th-12th place: Defeated Mexico 70-58
- 9th/10th place: Defeated Japan 64-57 → 9th place
- Team Roster
- Scott Davie
- Brendon Hackwill
- John Heard
- Bill Wyatt
- Michael Ah Matt
- Werner Linde
- Ken Cole
- Les Hody
- Carl Rodwell
- Mike Dancis
- Lindsay Gaze
- John Gardiner
- Head Coach:
Boxing[]
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Canoeing[]
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Cycling[]
14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.
Individual road race[]
Sprint[]
1000m time trial[]
Tandem[]
- Ian Browne
- Daryl Perkins
Individual pursuit[]
Team pursuit[]
- Kevin Brislin
- Robert Baird
- Victor Browne
- Henk Vogels, Sr.
Diving[]
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Equestrian[]
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Fencing[]
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.
Men's foil[]
- David McKenzie
- Brian McCowage
- Ivan Lund
Men's team foil[]
- Gerard Tubier, David McKenzie, John Douglas, Brian McCowage, Ivan Lund
Men's épée[]
Men's team épée[]
Men's sabre[]
Men's team sabre[]
Women's foil[]
Women's team foil[]
Gymnastics[]
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Hockey[]
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Judo[]
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Modern pentathlon[]
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.
Individual[]
Team[]
- Peter Macken
- Donald McMiken
- Duncan Page
Rowing[]
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Sailing[]
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Shooting[]
Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.
25 m pistol[]
50 m pistol[]
50 m rifle, three positions[]
50 m rifle, prone[]
- Norman Rule
- James Kirkwood
Swimming[]
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Water polo[]
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Weightlifting[]
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Wrestling[]
Freestyle[]
Light Heavyweight
- Hughie Williams
References[]
- ^ "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
Categories:
- Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Australia at the Summer Olympics by year
- 1964 in Australian sport