The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 317 competitors, 254 men and 63 women, took part in 154 events in 19 sports.
The weightlifting competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
Henk-Jan Zwolle is a former rower from the Netherlands and two-time Olympic medallist. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.
Timir Alekseevich Pinegin was a Russian sailor who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Shota Samsonovich Chochishvili was a Georgian professional wrestler and judoka.
Shota Khabareli is a Georgian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Gary Steven Ilman is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder in two relay events.
Romano Sgheiz is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.
Kenji Narisako is a Japanese hurdler.
Mauro Checcoli is an Italian equestrian and Olympic champion from Bologna. He won an individual gold medal in eventing at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was also a member of the Italian team that received a gold medal in team eventing at the same Olympics.
Karl-Heinz Danielowski is a retired German coxswain. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics and for East Germany at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1964 and 1968 he finished in seventh place in the coxed pairs and eights, respectively, whereas in 1976 he won a gold medal in the eight.
Ronald ("Ron") Owen Laird was a race walker from the United States, who competed for the New York Athletic Club. He represented his native country at four Olympiads. His best finish was 19th place in the men's 50 km walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He won the 20 km event at the 1967 Pan American Games, and finished 25th in that event in the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics and 20th in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified in the 1964 Summer Olympics event in Tokyo.
Hans Marius Fogh was one of the most successful competitive sailors in history, with dozens of national and international championships and in many different classes, including two Olympic medals.
Shōta Iizuka is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.
Frank George Covelli is an American former javelin thrower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was the 1964 and 1968 American champion. Throwing for Arizona State University, he was the 1963 NCAA Champion. Later he threw for the Pacific Coast Club from Long Beach, California.
Shota Lomidze was a Georgian wrestler who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Michael Allen Wall is an American former competition swimmer who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics.
Men's 78 kg competition in Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union was held at Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium. The gold medal was won by Shota Khabareli from the Soviet Union.
Shota Hazui is a water polo player from Japan. He was part of the Japanese team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team was eliminated in the group stage.
