Sporting event delegation
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 ββββ Australasia (1908β1912) |
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." Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medalistsβ»
Goldβ»
- 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 5Β½ Meter Class
Silverβ»
- Michele Brown — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Lynette Bell, Dawn Fraser, Janice Murphy, and Robyn Thorn — Swimming, Women's 4 Γ 100 m Freestyle Relay
Bronzeβ»
- 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 Γ 100 m Freestyle Relay
- David Dickson, Kevin Berry, Ian O'Brien, and Peter Reynolds — Swimming, Men's 4 Γ 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
Athleticsβ»
Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's High Jump
- Lawrie Peckham
- Qualifying Round — 2.06m
- Final — 2.09m (β 10th place)
Women's 800 metres
- Dixie Willis
- Heat — did not compete (β did not advance)
Basketballβ»
Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competitionβ»
- Preliminary Round
- Lostββto United States 45-78
- Defeated Peru 81-62
- Lostββto 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
- Team Roster
- Head coach: Keith Miller
Boxingβ»
Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Canoeingβ»
Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Cyclingβ»
Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.
Individual road raceβ»
Sprintβ»
1000m time trialβ»
Tandemβ»
Individual pursuitβ»
Team pursuitβ»
Divingβ»
Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Equestrianβ»
Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Fencingβ»
Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
18 fencers, 13 men and "5 women," represented Australia in 1964.
Men's foilβ»
Men's team foilβ»
Men's Γ©pΓ©eβ»
Men's team Γ©pΓ©eβ»
Men's sabreβ»
Men's team sabreβ»
Women's foilβ»
Women's team foilβ»
Gymnasticsβ»
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Hockeyβ»
Main article: Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Judoβ»
Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Modern pentathlonβ»
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.
Individualβ»
Teamβ»
- Peter Macken
- Donald McMiken
- Duncan Page
Rowingβ»
Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Sailingβ»
Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 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 |
Shootingβ»
Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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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 |
Swimmingβ»
Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Water poloβ»
Main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
First roundβ»
Group Bβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 4 | Semifinals |
2 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 | |
3 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Source: Official Report p. 673
11 October 1964 16:30 |
Official Report p.675 | Soviet Union | 6–0 | Australia | Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool Referees: M. Manguillot (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 1β0, 1β0, 2β0, 2β0 | |||||
Kuznetsov, Semyonov 2 | Goals | None |
13 October 1964 16:30 |
Official Report p.680 | Australia | 1–3 | Germany | Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool Referees: C.H. Angerhausen (BEL) |
Score by quarters: 0β1, 1β0, 0β2, 0β0 | |||||
Mills 1 | Goals | three players 1 |
Weightliftingβ»
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Wrestlingβ»
Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Freestyleβ»
Light Heavyweight
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.