Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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IOC code	GBR (GBI used at these Games)
NOC	British Olympic Association
in Tokyo
Competitors	204 (160 men and 44 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearers	Anita Lonsbrough (opening) Allan Jay (closing)
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 4 Silver 12 Bronze 2 Total 18
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed 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 Leader of the Liberal Democrats Menzies Campbell represented Britain at the 200m.

Medallists

Medals by sport

Sport				Total
Athletics	4	7	1	12
Fencing	0	1	0	1
Rowing	0	1	0	1
Sailing	0	1	0	1
Swimming	0	1	0	1
Weightlifting	0	1	0	1
Equestrian	0	0	1	1
Total	4	12	2	18

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

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

Bronze

• Janet Simpson, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman, and Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
• Peter Robeson — Equestrian, Jumping Individual

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's Hammer Throw

• Howard Payne

• Qualifying Round — 61.90m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Twelve cyclists represented Great Britain in 1964.

Individual road race

• Colin Lewis
• Terry West
• Derek Harrison
• Michael Cowley

Team time trial

• Bob Addy
• Michael Cowley
• Derek Harrison
• Colin Lewis

Sprint

• Karl Barton
• Christopher Church

1000m time trial

• Roger Whitfield

Tandem

• Karl Barton
• Christopher Church

Individual pursuit

• Hugh Porter

Team pursuit

• Trevor Bull
• Harry Jackson
• Hugh Porter
• Brian Sandy

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
John Candler	3 m springboard	90.69	9	Did not advance
Tony Kitcher	10 m platform	89.95	16	Did not advance
Brian Phelps		93.85	4 Q	49.33	6	143.18	6
Billy Wood		81.82	25	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Frances Cramp	10 m platform	45.48	14	Did not advance
Joy Newman		42.72	19	Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Great Britain in 1964.

Men's foil

• Bill Hoskyns
• Allan Jay
• Sandy Leckie

Men's team foil

• Bill Hoskyns, Allan Jay, Sandy Leckie, Ralph Cooperman, Derrick Cawthorne

Men's épée

• Bill Hoskyns
• Allan Jay
• Peter Jacobs

Men's team épée

• Bill Hoskyns, John Pelling, Peter Jacobs, Michael Howard, Allan Jay

Men's sabre

• Ralph Cooperman
• Sandy Leckie
• Richard Oldcorn

Men's team sabre

• Richard Oldcorn, Sandy Leckie, Ralph Cooperman, Michael Howard, Bill Hoskyns

Women's foil

• Mary Watts-Tobin
• Shirley Netherway
• Janet Bewley-Cathie

Women's team foil

• Shirley Netherway, Theresa Offredy, Janet Bewley-Cathie, Mary Watts-Tobin

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

Four male Judoka represented Great Britain in 1964.

Individual

• Brian Jacks
• Syd Hoare
• Tony Sweeney
• Alan Petherbridge

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1964.

Individual

• Benjamin Finnis
• Robert Phelps
• Jim Fox

Team

• Benjamin Finnis
• Robert Phelps
• Jim Fox

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

• Double scull - Arnold Cooke and Peter Webb - Seventh
• Coxless pair - David Lee Nicholson and Stewart Farquharson - Fourth
• Coxless four - John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry, and John James - Silver

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Eight shooters represented Great Britain in 1964.

25 m pistol

• Tony Clark
• Alan Bray

50 m pistol

• Anthony Chivers
• Harry Cullum

50 m rifle, prone

• Peter Morgan
• John Hall

Trap

• Bob Braithwaite
• Joe Wheater

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dave Haller	100 m freestyle	57.7	=47	Did not advance
Bob Lord		55.7	17 Q	56.5	=23	Did not advance
Bobby McGregor		54.7	3 Q	54.3	=3 Q	53.5
Bob Lord	400 m freestyle	4:33.2	=29	—N/a		Did not advance
John Martin-Dye		4:34.3	32	—N/a		Did not advance
John Thurley		4:31.0	28	—N/a		Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	18:12.3	21	—N/a		Did not advance
Geoff Thwaites	200 m backstroke	2:22.0	23	Did not advance
Neil Nicholson	200 m breaststroke	2:36.6	12 Q	2:39.9	16	Did not advance
Brian Jenkins	200 m butterfly	2:15.5	=12 Q	2:15.5	14	Did not advance
Bob Lord John Martin-Dye Peter Kendrew Bobby McGregor	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:42.7	8 Q	—N/a		3:42.6	7
John Martin-Dye John Thurley Bob Lord Bobby McGregor	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:30.9	13	—N/a		Did not advance
Geoff Thwaites Neil Nicholson Brian Jenkins Bobby McGregor	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:12.3	8 Q	—N/a		4:11.4	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Linda Amos	100 m freestyle	1:06.1	35	Did not advance
Sandra Keen		1:04.7	25	Did not advance
Diana Wilkinson		1:05.0	27	Did not advance
Liz Long	400 m freestyle	4:54.5	7 Q	—N/a		4:52.0	6
Pauline Sillett		5:12.2	27	—N/a		Did not advance
Sylvia Lewis	100 m backstroke	1:12.2	=19	—N/a		Did not advance
Linda Ludgrove		1:10.3	7 Q	—N/a		1:09.5	6
Jill Norfolk		1:10.6	8 Q	—N/a		1:11.2	8
Jackie Enfield	200 m breaststroke	2:54.9	13	—N/a		Did not advance
Stella Mitchell		2:48.8	3 Q	—N/a		2:49.0	4
Jill Slattery		2:50.2	7 Q	—N/a		2:49.6	5
Anne Cotterill	100 m butterfly	1:09.4	8 Q	1:09.4	11	Did not advance
Judy Gegan		1:10.8	16 Q	1:10.5	13	Did not advance
Glenda Phillips		1:10.3	=11 Q	1:10.6	14	Did not advance
Pam Johnson	400 m individual medley	6:11.9	22	—N/a		Did not advance
Anita Lonsbrough		5:30.6	4 Q	—N/a		5:30.5	7
Sandra Keen Pauline Sillett Liz Long Diana Wilkinson	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	4:15.1	9	—N/a		Did not advance
Jill Norfolk Stella Mitchell Anne Cotterill Liz Long	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:44.3	6 Q	—N/a		4:45.8	5

Weightlifting

Louis Martin

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Great Britain at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.