Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics | ||
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List of gymnasts | ||
Artistic | ||
Team all-around | men | women |
Individual all-around | men | women |
Vault | men | women |
Floor | men | women |
Pommel horse | men | |
Rings | men | |
Parallel bars | men | |
Horizontal bar | men | |
Uneven bars | women | |
Balance beam | women | |
This is a list of the gymnasts who represented their country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 10 to 24 October 1964. Only one discipline, artistic gymnastics, was included in the Games. [1]
Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
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Youngest competitor | Jamileh Sorouri | Iran | 8 March 1950 (aged 14) |
Oldest competitor | Rayna Grigorova | Bulgaria | 25 July 1931 (aged 33) |
Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
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Youngest competitor | Makoto Sakamoto | United States | 8 April 1947 (aged 17) |
Oldest competitor | Josy Stoffel | Luxembourg | 27 June 1928 (aged 36) |
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