Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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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
.
Women's 800 metres
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
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. 243 competitors, 203 men and 40 women, took part in 133 events in 19 sports. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
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Gold
- Betty CuthbertBetty CuthbertElizabeth Cuthbert AM, MBE is an Australian athlete, and a fourfold Olympic champion....
— Athletics, Women's 400 m - Robert Windle — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Ian O'BrienIan O'BrienIan Lovett O'Brien is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time...
— Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke - Kevin BerryKevin BerryKevin John Berry OAM was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career...
— Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly - Dawn FraserDawn FraserDawn Fraser AO, MBE is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times – in her case the 100 meters freestyle....
— Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle - William Northam, Peter O'DonnellPeter O'Donnell (sailor)Peter O'Donnell was an Australian sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class, with the boat Barrenjoey and team members Bill Northam and James Sargeant.-References:...
, and James SargeantJames SargeantJames Sargeant is an Australian sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class.-References:...
— Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class
Silver
- Michele BrownMichele BrownMichele Mary Brown is an Australian athlete, who competed mainly in the high jump during her career.She competed for Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan where she won the silver medal in the women's high jump event. She was the second female athlete ever to jump over six...
— Athletics, Women's High Jump - Lynette Bell, Dawn FraserDawn FraserDawn Fraser AO, MBE is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times – in her case the 100 meters freestyle....
, Janice MurphyJanice MurphyJanice Murphy was an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1960s. She won a silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics....
, and Robyn ThornRobyn ThornRobyn Thorn , Robyn Nock by marriage, was an Australian freestyle swimmer who won the silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics....
— Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
Bronze
- Ron ClarkeRon ClarkeRonald William "Ron" Clarke, MBE is a former Australian athlete, writer, and current Mayor of the Gold Coast. He is one of the best known middle and long distance runners in the 1960s, notable for setting seventeen world records.- Early life and family :He attended Melbourne High School...
— Athletics, Men's 10.000 m - Marilyn BlackMarilyn BlackMarilyn Mary Black is a former Australian sprinter, who after her marriage became known as Marilyn Vassella. Black was educated at Fort Street High School in Sydney....
— Athletics, Women's 200 m - Judith Pollock — Athletics, Women's 400 m
- Pamela Kilborn — Athletics, Women's 80 m Hurdles
- Theodore BoronovskisTheodore BoronovskisTheodore Boronovskis is an Australian Judo champion and winner of a bronze medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.- 1964 Olympics :...
— Judo, Men's Open Class - Allan WoodAllan WoodAllan Wood was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won two bronze medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo...
— Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle - Allan WoodAllan WoodAllan Wood was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won two bronze medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo...
— Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle - David DicksonDavid Dickson (swimmer)David Dickson was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won three bronze medals in freestyle and medley relay events at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Rome and Tokyo respectively.-1960 Summer Olympics:Dickson was selected to make his international debut at...
, Peter DoakPeter DoakPeter Doak was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics....
, John RyanJohn Ryan (swimmer)John Ryan was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics....
, and Robert Windle — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay - David DicksonDavid Dickson (swimmer)David Dickson was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won three bronze medals in freestyle and medley relay events at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Rome and Tokyo respectively.-1960 Summer Olympics:Dickson was selected to make his international debut at...
, Kevin BerryKevin BerryKevin John Berry OAM was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career...
, Ian O'BrienIan O'BrienIan Lovett O'Brien is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time...
, and Peter ReynoldsPeter ReynoldsPeter Askin Reynolds was an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo...
— Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay - Mervyn CrossmanMervyn CrossmanMervyn Crossman is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Four years earlier, when Rome, Italy hosted the Games, he made his Olympic debut.-References:...
, Paul DearingPaul DearingPaul Robert Dearing Paul Robert Dearing Paul Robert Dearing (born 2 March 1942 in Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia, is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Four years earlier he captured...
, Raymond Evans, Brian Glencross, Robin Hodder, John McBryde, Donald McWatters, Patrick Nilan, Eric Pearce, Julian PearceJulian PearceJulian Pearce is a former field hockey player who represented Australia in 45 international matches including three Olympics Games...
, Desmond Piper, Donald Smart, Anthony Waters, and Graham Wood — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
Athletics
Men's High Jump- Lawrence PeckhamLawrence PeckhamLawrence William Peckham is a retired high jumper from Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1964....
- Qualifying Round — 2.06m
- Final — 2.09m (→ 10th place)
Women's 800 metres
- Dixie WillisDixie WillisDixie Isabel Willis is a former Australian middle distance runner, who won the gold medal in the women's 880 yards event at the 1962 Commonwealth Games. She was selected to compete over 800 metres for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics...
- Heat — did not compete (→ did not advance)
Basketball
Men's Team Competition- Preliminary Round
- Lost to 45-78
- Defeated 81-62
- Lost to 70-74
- Defeated 64-58
- Lost to 59-61
- Lost to 57-58
- Lost to 57-69
- Classification Matches
- 9th-12th place: Defeated 70-58
- 9th/10th place: Defeated 64-57 → 9th place
- Team Roster
- Scott DavieScott DavieScott Davie is a British football commentator for BBC Scotland and can frequently be heard on Sportsound, providing live radio commentary of Scottish Premier League football matches...
- Brendon HackwillBrendon HackwillBrendon Hackwill is a former Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League during the 1960s and also represented his country at basketball....
- John Heard
- Bill Wyatt
- Michael Ah Matt
- Werner Linde
- Ken Cole
- Les Hody
- Carl Rodwell
- Mike Dancis
- Lindsay GazeLindsay GazeLindsay John Casson Gaze is an Australian basketball player and coach. He played for Australia in three Olympics between 1960 and 1968 and coached the Australian basketball team at four Olympics between 1972 and 1984...
- John Gardiner
- Head Coach: Keith Miller
Cycling
Men's Individual Road Race- Raymond Bilney — 4:39:51.74 (→ 4th place)
- Michael Hollingsworth — 4:39:51.74 (→ 14th place)
- David Humphreys — 4:39:51.79 (→ 63rd place)
- Malcolm McCreadie — 4:39:51.79 (→ 66th place)
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.Men's foil
- David McKenzieDavid McKenzie (fencer)David McKenzie was an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Brian McCowageBrian McCowageBrian McCowage was an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Ivan LundIvan LundIvan Lund was an Australian Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.He was a longstanding member of the Melbourne based VRI Fencing Club.-References:...
Men's team foil
- Gerard TubierGerard TubierGerard Tubier is an Australian fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, David McKenzieDavid McKenzie (fencer)David McKenzie was an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, John DouglasJohn Douglas (fencer)John Douglas is an Australian fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Brian McCowageBrian McCowageBrian McCowage was an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Ivan LundIvan LundIvan Lund was an Australian Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.He was a longstanding member of the Melbourne based VRI Fencing Club.-References:...
Men's épée
- John HumphreysJohn Humphreys (fencer)John Humphreys is an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Ivan LundIvan LundIvan Lund was an Australian Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.He was a longstanding member of the Melbourne based VRI Fencing Club.-References:...
- Russell HobbyRussell HobbyRussell Hobby is an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He was a longstanding member of the Melbourne based VRI Fencing Club.-References:...
Men's team épée
- Russell HobbyRussell HobbyRussell Hobby is an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He was a longstanding member of the Melbourne based VRI Fencing Club.-References:...
, John HumphreysJohn Humphreys (fencer)John Humphreys is an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Imants TerraudsImants TerraudsImants Terrauds is an Australian fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Ivan LundIvan LundIvan Lund was an Australian Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.He was a longstanding member of the Melbourne based VRI Fencing Club.-References:...
, Ian BowditchIan BowditchIan Bowditch is an Australian fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Men's sabre
- Henry SommervilleHenry SommervilleHenry Sommerville is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Alexander Martonffy
- Les TornallyayLes TornallyayLes Tornallyay is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Men's team sabre
- Alexander Martonffy, Les TornallyayLes TornallyayLes Tornallyay is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Paul RizzutoPaul RizzutoPaul Rizzuto is an Australian fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Brian McCowageBrian McCowageBrian McCowage was an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Henry SommervilleHenry SommervilleHenry Sommerville is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Women's foil
- Janet HopnerJanet HopnerJanet Hopner is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Jan RedmanJan RedmanJan Redman is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Johanna Winter
Women's team foil
- Jan RedmanJan RedmanJan Redman is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Johanna Winter, Val WinterVal WinterVal Winter is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Janet HopnerJanet HopnerJanet Hopner is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Ulrike WinterUlrike WinterUlrike Winter is an Australian former fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...