Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of Australia.svg
IOC code AUS
NOC Australian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympics.com.au
in Tokyo
Competitors243 (203 men, 40 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearers Ivan Lund (opening)
Dawn Fraser (closing)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
6
Silver
2
Bronze
10
Total
18
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  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.

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's High Jump

Women's 800 metres

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.

Individual road race

Sprint

1000m time trial

Tandem

Individual pursuit

Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Women's foil

Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Hockey

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.

Individual

Team

Rowing

Sailing

Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Colin Ryrie Finn 3221151141452736
John Dawe
Ian Winter
Flying Dutchman 134DNF7DNFDNF9237914
Martinus Visser
Thomas Owens
Star 816DNF105712225610
Graham Drane
Ian Quartermain
John Coon
Dragon 9126DNF11124324312
Bill Northam
Peter O'Donnell
James Sargeant
5.5 Metre 1621DNF145981 Gold medal.svg

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.

Men
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Leslie Coffey 50 m pistol 50845
Tibor Gonczol 25 m pistol 58120
Rodney Johnson 50 m pistol 52138
James Kirkwood 50 m rifle, prone 58926
John Murphy 50 m rifle, three positions 110435
Michael Papps 25 m pistol 58219
Norman Rule 50 m rifle, prone 59022
Don Tolhurst 50 m rifle, three positions 114110

Swimming

Water polo

First round

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 220092+74 Semifinals
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 210154+12
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20021980
Source: Official Report p. 673

11 October 1964
16:30
Official Report p.675 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg60Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool
Referees:
M. Manguillot (ESP)
Score by quarters:1–0, 1–0, 2–0, 2–0
Kuznetsov, Semyonov 2GoalsNone

13 October 1964
16:30
Official Report p.680 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg13Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool
Referees:
C.H. Angerhausen (BEL)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–0, 0–2, 0–0
Mills 1Goalsthree players 1

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Freestyle

Light Heavyweight

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References

  1. "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.