Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 204 in 17 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Anita Lonsbrough (opening) Allan Jay (closing) |
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| Medals Rank: 10 |
Gold 4 |
Silver 12 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 18 |
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The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 204 competitors, 160 men and 44 women, took part in 124 events in 17 sports.[1] British athletes have competed and won at least one gold medal in every Summer Olympic Games. Future Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell represented Britain at the 200m.
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[edit] Medallists
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Gold
- Ken Matthews — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Lynn Davies — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Ann Packer — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
- Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
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Silver
- Basil Heatley — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- John Cooper — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Maurice Herriott — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
- Adrian Metcalfe, Robbie Brightwell, John Cooper, and Tim Graham — Athletics, Men's 4×400 m Relay
- Paul Nihill — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Ann Packer — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
- Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's Pentathlon
- Henry Hoskyns — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry, and John James — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Robert McGregor — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Louis Martin — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
- Keith Musto and Tony Morgan — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman
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Bronze
- Janet Simpson, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman, and Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's 4×100 m Relay
- Peter Robeson — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualifying Round — 61.90m (→ did not advance, 17th place)
[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
- Colin Lewis — 4:39:51.74 (→ 25th place)
- Terence West — 4:39:51.74 (→ 26th place)
- Derek Harrison — 4:39:51.75 (→ 31st place)
- Michael Cowley — 4:39:51.79 (→ 50th 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
13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Great Britain 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
- Double scull - A V Cooke, P Webb - Seventh
- Coxless pair - J D Lee Nicholson, S Farquharson - Fourth
- Coxless four - John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry, and John James - Silver
[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] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Great Britain at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1964/. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
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