Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Australia at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAUS
NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympics.com.au
in Tokyo
Competitors243 (203 men, 40 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearers Ivan Lund (opening)
Dawn Fraser (closing)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
6
Silver
2
Bronze
10
Total
18
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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 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.[1] Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's High Jump

  • Lawrie Peckham
    • Qualifying Round — 2.06m
    • Final — 2.09m (→ 10th place)

Women's 800 metres

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.

Gymnastics

Hockey

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.

Individual

Team

  • Peter Macken
  • Donald McMiken
  • Duncan Page

Rowing

Sailing

Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Colin Ryrie Finn 3 22 1 15 11 4 14 5273 6
John Dawe
Ian Winter
Flying Dutchman 13 4 DNF 7 DNF DNF 9 2379 14
Martinus Visser
Thomas Owens
Star 8 16 DNF 10 5 7 12 2256 10
Graham Drane
Ian Quartermain
John Coon
Dragon 9 12 6 DNF 11 12 4 3243 12
Bill Northam
Peter O'Donnell
James Sargeant
5.5 Metre 1 6 2 1 DNF 1 4 5981

Shooting

Eight 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

Water polo

First round

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 4 Semifinals
2  Germany 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2
3  Australia 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: Official Report p. 673


11 October 1964
16:30
Official Report p.675 Soviet Union  6–0  Australia 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  1–3  Germany 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

Wrestling

Freestyle

Light Heavyweight

References

  1. ^ "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.