Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Tokyo
Competitors	243 (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)
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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

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

Silver

• 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

• 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

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• 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
• Classification Matches
  • 9th-12th place: Defeated   Mexico 70-58
  • 9th/10th place: Defeated   Japan 64-57 → 9th place
• Team Roster
  • Scott Davie
  • Brendon Hackwill
  • John Heard
  • Bill Wyatt
  • Michael Ah Matt
  • Werner Linde
  • Ken Cole
  • Les Hody
  • Carl Rodwell
  • Mike Dancis
  • Lindsay Gaze
  • John Gardiner
• Head coach: Keith Miller

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Flyweight

• Darryl Norwood (=9th)

Bantamweight

• William Booth (=17th)

Featherweight

• Randall Hope (=17th)

Lightweight

• Adrian Blair (=9th)

Light welterweight

• Julian Rossi (=17th)

Welterweight

• Frank Roberts (=17th)

Light middleweight

• Tony Barber (=5th)

Middleweight

• John Bukowski (=17th)

Light heavyweight

• Fred Casey (=17th)

Heavyweight

• Athol McQueen (=5th)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.

Individual road race

• Ray Bilney
• Michael Hollingsworth
• David Humphreys
• Malcolm McCredie

Sprint

• Thomas Harrison
• Gordon Johnson

1000m time trial

• Richard Paris

Tandem

• Ian Browne
• Daryl Perkins

Individual pursuit

• Richard Hine

Team pursuit

• Kevin Brislin
• Robert Baird
• Victor Browne
• Henk Vogels, Sr.

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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

Men's foil

• David McKenzie
• Brian McCowage
• Ivan Lund

Men's team foil

• Gerard Tubier, David McKenzie, John Douglas, Brian McCowage, Ivan Lund

Men's épée

• John Humphreys
• Ivan Lund
• Russell Hobby

Men's team épée

• Russell Hobby, John Humphreys, Imants Terrauds, Ivan Lund, Ian Bowditch

Men's sabre

• Henry Sommerville
• Alexander Martonffy
• Les Tornallyay

Men's team sabre

• Alexander Martonffy, Les Tornallyay, Paul Rizzuto, Brian McCowage, Henry Sommerville

Women's foil

• Janet Hopner
• Jan Redman
• Johanna Winter

Women's team foil

• Jan Redman, Johanna Winter, Val Winter, Janet Hopner, Ulrike Winter

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Australia was represented in judo by four male competitors.

Lightweight

• Brian Dalton (=9th)
• Ronald Ford (=19th)

Middleweight

• Peter Paige (=17th)

Open category

• Ted Boronovskis  Bronze

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.

Individual

• Peter Macken
• Donald McMiken
• Duncan Page

Team

• Peter Macken
• Donald McMiken
• Duncan Page

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Colin Ryrie	Finn	3	22	1	15	11	4	14	5273	6
John Dawe Ian Winter	Flying Dutchman	13	4	DNF	7	DNF	DNF	9	2379	14
Martinus Visser Thomas Owens	Star	8	16	DNF	10	5	7	12	2256	10
Graham Drane Ian Quartermain John Coon	Dragon	9	12	6	DNF	11	12	4	3243	12
Bill Northam Peter O'Donnell James Sargeant	5.5 Metre	1	6	2	1	DNF	1	4	5981

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

First round

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: Official Report p. 673

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

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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

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Freestyle

Light Heavyweight

• Hughie Williams

References

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