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
[edit]Gold
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]Men's Team Competition
[edit]- 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
- Lost to
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Head coach: Keith Miller
Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
[edit]14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.
Diving
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Equestrian
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Fencing
[edit]18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.
Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Judo
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Modern pentathlon
[edit]Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.
Individual
[edit]Team
[edit]- Peter Macken
- Donald McMiken
- Duncan Page
Rowing
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Sailing
[edit]- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
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Shooting
[edit]Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Swimming
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Water polo
[edit]First round
[edit]Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Germany
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Australia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Source: Official Report p. 673
| 11 October 1964 16:30 |
Official Report p.675 | Soviet Union
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6–0 | Australia
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Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool Referees: M. Manguillot (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 1–0, 1–0, 2–0, 2–0 | |||||
| Kuznetsov, Semyonov 2 | Goals | None | |||
| 13 October 1964 16:30 |
Official Report p.680 | Australia
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1–3 | Germany
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Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool Referees: C.H. Angerhausen (BEL) |
| Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–0, 0–2, 0–0 | |||||
| Mills 1 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
Weightlifting
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Wrestling
[edit]Freestyle
[edit]Light Heavyweight
References
[edit]- ^ "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.