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.
Men's High Jump
Women's 800 metres
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14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.
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18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.
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Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.
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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 |
Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.
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 |
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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 |
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:1–0, 1–0, 2–0, 2–0 | |||||
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: 0–1, 1–0, 0–2, 0–0 | |||||
Mills 1 | Goals | three players 1 |
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Light Heavyweight
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