Sporting event delegation
| Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 243 (203 men, 40 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ivan Lund (opening) Dawn Fraser (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| 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. 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 OlympicsMen'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 OlympicsMen'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
- Lost to
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Head coach: Keith Miller
Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.
Individual road race
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Diving
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Equestrian
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Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil
Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Judo
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Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer OlympicsThree male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.
Individual
Team
- Peter Macken
- Donald McMiken
- Duncan Page
Rowing
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Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Colin Ryrie | Finn | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 5273 | 6 | |
| John Dawe Ian Winter |
Flying Dutchman | 13 | 4 | 7 | DNF | DNF | 9 | 2379 | 14 | |
| Martinus Visser Thomas Owens |
Star | 8 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2256 | 10 | |
| Graham Drane Ian Quartermain John Coon |
Dragon | 9 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3243 | 12 | |
| Bill Northam Peter O'Donnell James Sargeant |
5.5 Metre | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5981 | 
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Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer OlympicsEight 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
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Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer OlympicsFirst round
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Germany
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Australia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| 11 October 1964 16:30 |
Official Report p.675 | Soviet Union
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6–0 | Australia
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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 | |||
| 13 October 1964 16:30 |
Official Report p.680 | Australia
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1–3 | Germany
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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 | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (May 2017) |
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer OlympicsFreestyle
Light Heavyweight
References
- "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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