1964 Summer Olympics 83238 225710332 2008-07-15T00:52:40Z 79.125.152.205 {{Olympics infobox|1964|Summer | Name = Games of the XVIII Olympiad | Logo = Tokyo1964logo.gif| Size = 150 | Optional caption = | Host city = [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | Nations participating = 93 | Athletes participating = 5,151<br>(4,473 men, 678 women)| Events = 163 in 19 [[sport]]s | Opening ceremony = [[October 10]], [[1964]] | Closing ceremony = [[October 24]], [[1964]] | Officially opened by = [[Hirohito|HIM Emperor Showa]] | Athlete's Oath = [[Takashi Ono]] | Judge's Oath = | Olympic Torch = [[Yoshinori Sakai]] | Stadium = [[Olympic Stadium, Tokyo|National Olympic Stadium]] | }} The '''1964 Summer Olympics''', officially known as the '''Games of the XVIII Olympiad''', were an [[international]] multi-[[sport]] event which was celebrated in 1964 in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. Tokyo, which won the rights to the Games on [[May 26]], [[1959]], at the 55th [[IOC Session]] in [[Munich]], [[West Germany]], over the bids from [[Detroit]], [[Brussels]] and [[Vienna]], had been awarded with the organisation of the [[1940 Summer Olympics]], but this honor had been passed to [[Helsinki]] because of Japan's invasion of [[China]]. The 1940 Olympics were eventually canceled because of the outbreak of [[World War II]]. The 1964 Summer games marked the first time the Olympics were held by a non-Western nation. This was the first Olympics in which [[South Africa]] was barred from taking part due to its refusal to racially desegregate its sports. [http://www.gamesbids.com/english/archives/past.shtml]. The games were telecast to the [[United States]] using [[Syncom]] 3, the first [[geostationary orbit|geostationary]] communication satellite. It was the first television program to cross the [[Pacific ocean]]. Here were the voting results, compliments of [http://www.aldaver.com/votes.html the International Olympic Committee Vote History] web page. {| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" |- ! colspan="7" | 1964 Summer Olympics Bidding Results |- | '''City''' | '''NOC Name''' | bgcolor="" |'''Round 1''' |- ||[[Tokyo]]||{{JPN}} ||'''34''' |- ||[[Detroit, Michigan]]||{{USA}} ||10 |- ||[[Vienna]]||{{AUT}} ||9 |- ||[[Brussels]]||{{BEL}} ||5 |} == Highlights == [[Image:Tokyo1964cauldron.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Yoshinori Sakai lights the Olympic cauldron]] * [[Yūji Koseki]] composed the theme song of the opening ceremony. * [[Yoshinori Sakai]], who lit the [[Olympic Flame]], was born in [[Hiroshima]] on [[August 6]], [[1945]], the day the [[atomic bomb]] was dropped. * [[Judo]] and [[volleyball]], both popular sports in [[Japan]], were introduced to the Olympics. Japan won three of the titles in judo, but [[Netherlands|Dutchman]] [[Anton Geesink]] won the Open category. The [[Japan women's national volleyball team|Japanese women's volleyball team]] won the gold medal, with the final being broadcast live. *Reigning world champion [[Osamu Watanabe]] capped off his career with a gold medal for Japan in freestyle wrestling, surrendering no points and retiring from competition as the only undefeated Olympic champion to date at 189-0. * [[USSR at the Summer Olympics|Soviet]] gymnast [[Larissa Latynina]] won two gold medals (both for the third time in a row in Team Competition and [[Gymnastics floor|Floor Exercise]] events), a silver medal and two bronze medals. She ended her Olympic career and holds the record for most [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medals at 18 (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) since then. * [[Australia]]n swimmer [[Dawn Fraser]] won the 100 m freestyle event for the third time in a row, a feat matched by [[Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov|Vyacheslav Ivanov]] in [[Sport rowing|rowing]]'s single scull event. * [[Don Schollander]] ([[United States|USA]]) won four gold medals in swimming. * [[Abebe Bikila]] became the first person to win the Olympic [[marathon (sport)|marathon]] twice. * [[New Zealand]]'s [[Peter Snell]] won a gold medal in both the 800 m and 1500 m. * The [[women's pentathlon]] was introduced. * American [[Billy Mills]], a little-known distance runner, shocked everyone when he won the gold in the men's 10,000 m. No American had won it before and no American has won it since. * [[Bob Hayes]] won the 100 m title in a time of 10.0 seconds, equaling the world record. He had run the distance in 9.9 seconds in the semifinal but this was not recognized as a world record as it was wind assisted. * [[Joe Frazier]], future [[heavyweight champion]] of the world, won a gold medal for the USA in heavyweight boxing. * Unfortunately for Japan, several big international events also took attention during the Olympics, including the sudden removal of [[Nikita Khrushchev]] and the [[596 (nuclear test)|first nuclear test]] in China. == Sports == {| | * [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] * [[Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Basketball]] * [[Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] * [[Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Canoeing]] * [[Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Cycling]] * [[Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Diving]] * [[Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] * [[Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Fencing]] * [[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Football]] * [[Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]] * [[Hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Hockey]] |width=20| |valign=top| * [[Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Judo]] * [[Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon]] * [[Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Rowing]] * [[Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Sailing]] * [[Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] * [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] * [[Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Volleyball]] * [[Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Water polo]] * [[Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] * [[Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] |} ===Demonstration sports=== * [[Baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Baseball]] * [[Budō]] ==Medal count== {{Main|1964 Summer Olympics medal count}} These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games: {| {{RankedMedalTable}} |- |1||align=left|{{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}}||36||26||28||90 |- |2||align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}}||30||31||35||96 |- bgcolor=ccccff |3||align=left|{{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} (host nation)||16||5||8||29 |- |4||align=left|{{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}}||10||22||18||50 |- |5||align=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|1964 Summer}}||10||10||7||27 |- |6||align=left|{{flagIOC|HUN|1964 Summer}}||10||7||5||22 |- |7||align=left|{{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}}||7||6||10||23 |- |8||align=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1964 Summer}}||6||2||10||18 |- |9||align=left|{{flagIOC|TCH|1964 Summer}}||5||6||3||14 |- |10||align=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1964 Summer}}||4||12||2||18 |} ==Participating nations== [[Image:1964 Olympic games countries.PNG|thumb|240px|participants]] A total of 94 nations were represented at the 1964 Games. Sixteen nations made their first Olympic appearance in Tokyo: [[Algeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Chad]], [[Republic of the Congo|Congo]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]] (as ''Ivory Coast''), [[Dominican Republic]], [[Libya]], [[Madagascar]], [[Malaysia]], [[Mali]], [[Mongolia]], [[Nepal]], [[Niger]], [[Northern Rhodesia]] (now [[Zambia]]), [[Senegal]], and [[Tanzania]] (as ''Tanganyika''). Athletes from Libya withdrew from competition after the Opening Ceremony, so a total of 93 nations actually competed. Athletes from [[German Democratic Republic|East Germany]] and [[West Germany]] competed together as the [[United Team of Germany]] from 1956-1964. {| |valign=top| * {{flagIOC|AFG|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|ALG|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|ARG|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|AUS|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|AUT|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|BAH|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|BEL|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|BER|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|BOL|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|BRA|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|GUY|1964 Summer|name=British Guiana}} * {{flagIOC|BUL|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|BIR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|CAM|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|CMR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|CAN|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|CEY|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|CHA|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|CHI|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|COL|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|CGO|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|CRC|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|CIV|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|CUB|1964 Summer}} |width=20| |valign=top| * {{flagIOC|TCH|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|DEN|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|DOM|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|ETH|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|FIN|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|FRA|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|GHA|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|GBR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|GRE|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|HKG|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|HUN|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|ISL|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|IND|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|IRI|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|IRQ|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|IRL|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|ISR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|ITA|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|JAM|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|KEN|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|KOR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|LIB|1964 Summer}} |width=20| |valign=top| * {{flagIOC|LBR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|LBA|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|LIE|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|LUX|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|MAD|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|MAS|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|MLI|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|MEX|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|MON|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|MGL|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|MAR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|NEP|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|NED|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|AHO|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|NZL|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|NIG|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|NGR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|NOR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|PAK|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|PAN|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|PER|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|PHI|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|POR|1964 Summer}} |width=20| |valign=top| * {{flagIOC|PUR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|RHO|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|NRH|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|ROU|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|SEN|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|ESP|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|SWE|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|SUI|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|ROC|1964 Summer|name=Taiwan}} * {{flagIOC|TAN|1964 Summer|name=Tanganyika}} * {{flagIOC|THA|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|TRI|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|TUN|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|TUR|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|UGA|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|EGY|1964 Summer|name=United Arab Republic}} * {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|URU|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|VEN|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|VIE|1964 Summer}} * {{flagIOC|YUG|1964 Summer}} |} == Venues == [[Image:Nipponbudoukan01.jpg|thumb|200px|Budokan]] [[Image:Yoyogi Gymnasium.jpg|thumb|200px|Yoyogi Gymnasium, designed by Kenzo Tange.]] *'''[[Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|Olympic Stadium]]''', now known as "National Stadium," was the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies, and for track and field events. *'''[[Nippon Budokan]]''', or Japan Martial Arts Hall, was built to house the [[judo]] events, and is now one of Tokyo's best-known concert venues. *'''[[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]]''', adjacent to (and originally part of) the [[Meiji Shrine]], houses swimming and gymnastics venues designed by architect [[Kenzo Tange]]. The Olympic Village, a redeveloped [[United States Army]] barracks originally called "Washington Heights," is located on the north side of Yoyogi Park. *'''Komazawa Olympic Park''' in [[Setagaya, Tokyo|Setagaya]] hosted cycling events. *'''[[Enoshima]]''' and '''[[Lake Sagami]]''' hosted yachting, canoeing, and rowing events. *'''[[Karuizawa, Nagano|Karuizawa]]''', in [[Nagano Prefecture]] west of Tokyo, hosted equestrian events. ==See also== * [[1964 Summer Paralympics]] * [[International Olympic Committee]] * [[IOC country codes]] * ''[[Tokyo Olympiad]]'', a documentary film about the games ==External links== {{commonscat}} * [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1964 IOC Site on 1964 Summer Olympics] * [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Report from the Organizing Committee (2 volumes)] on the AAFLA website {{Olympic_Games}} [[Category:1964 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Sport in Japan]] [[ar:ألعاب أولمبية صيفية 1964]] [[bs:XVIII Olimpijske igre - Tokio 1964.]] [[bg:Летни олимпийски игри 1964]] [[cs:Letní olympijské hry 1964]] [[da:Sommer-OL 1964]] [[de:Olympische Sommerspiele 1964]] [[et:1964. aasta suveolümpiamängud]] [[es:Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 1964]] [[eo:Somera Olimpiko 1964]] [[fa:بازی‌های المپیک تابستانی ۱۹۶۴]] [[fr:Jeux Olympiques d'été de 1964]] [[gl:Xogos Olímpicos de 1964]] [[ko:1964년 하계 올림픽]] [[hr:XVIII. 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