| Puerto Rico at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PUR |
| NOC | Puerto Rico Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 32 (30 men and 2 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Rolando Cruz [1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Puerto Rico competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 32 competitors, 30 men and 2 women, took part in 29 events in 8 sports. [2] The Games were hosted from 11 to 24 October.
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Swimming
Three shooters represented Puerto Rico in 1964.
The Puerto Rico national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in men's international basketball competitions, it is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation, The team represents both FIBA and FIBA Americas.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 37 events in 10 sports.
The Philippines competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 47 competitors took part in 45 events spread across 10 sports. The Philippines won its first Olympic silver medal in these games, as well as their first medal in boxing since 1932.
The Philippines competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 36 men and 4 women, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.
Finland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 89 competitors, 84 men and 5 women, took part in 64 events in 13 sports.
Venezuela competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 16 competitors, 15 men and 1 woman, took part in 16 events in 5 sports.
Kenya competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan for the first time as an independent country. 37 competitors, all men, took part in 21 events in 5 sports. Wilson Kiprugut won the nation's first ever Olympic medal.
The men's pole vault was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. Qualification was held on 15 October 1964, with the final on 17 October. 32 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 2 not starting in the qualification round. The final lasted over seven hours, to date the longest competition in history. All finalists qualified at 4.60, however in the final five were unable to achieve the height again.
Canada competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 115 competitors, 95 men and 20 women, took part in 92 events in 16 sports.
Greece competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 18 competitors, all men, took part in 16 events in 4 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Egypt, as the United Arab Republic, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 73 competitors, all men, took part in 35 events in 9 sports.
Mongolia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 21 competitors, 17 men and 4 women, took part in 29 events in 5 sports.
Puerto Rico competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. Nine competitors, all men, took part in eight events in three sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 21 competitors, all men, took part in 19 events in 4 sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Ten competitors, all men, took part in nine events in two sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, 26 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 6 sports.
Jamaica competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first time Jamaica had competed in the Olympics since independence in 1962. 21 competitors, 17 men and 4 women, took part in 16 events in 4 sports.
Teófilo "Teo" Cruz Downs was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. After playing college basketball, Cruz played in Puerto Rico's top-level league, the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) with Cangrejeros de Santurce, Indios de Canóvanas, Mets de Guaynabo, Cardenales de Río Piedras, and Taínos de Mayagüez. Cruz also played in Spain with Picadero Damm, and in Belgium with Racing Club Mechelen.
Rolando Cruz is a former pole vaulter from Puerto Rico. He trained under Jimmy Curran at Mercersburg Academy and Jim 'Jumbo' Elliott at Villanova University. He competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956 and was the flag bearer for Puerto Rico in the 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He is a three-time gold medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games: 1959, 1962 and 1966.
The following is the list of squads for each of the 16 teams that competed in the men's basketball tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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