Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 243 (203 men, 40 women) in 19 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Ivan Lund (opening) Dawn Fraser (closing) |
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| Medals Rank: 8 |
Gold 6 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 10 |
Total 18 |
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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.
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[edit] Medalists
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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
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Silver
- Michele Brown — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Lynette Bell, Dawn Fraser, Janice Murphy, and Robyn Thorn — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
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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 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- David Dickson, Kevin Berry, Ian O'Brien, and Peter Reynolds — Swimming, Men's 4x100 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
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's High Jump
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- Qualifying Round — 2.06m
- Final — 2.09m (→ 10th place)
Women's 800 metres
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- Heat — did not compete (→ did not advance)
[edit] Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
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- 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
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual Road Race
- Raymond Bilney — 4:39:51.74 (→ 4th place)
- Michael Hollingsworth — 4:39:51.74 (→ 14th place)
- David Humphreys — 4:39:51.79 (→ 63rd place)
- Malcolm McCreadie — 4:39:51.79 (→ 66th place)
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1964/. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
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