Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Canada
competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo
, Japan
. 115 competitors, 95 men and 20 women, took part in 92 events in 16 sports.
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1.500 metres
5.000 metres
10.000 metres
110 m Hurdles
400 m Hurdles
20 km Walk
50 km Walk
Pole Vault
Decathlon
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63½ kg)
Men's Welterweight (67 kg)
Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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...
. 115 competitors, 95 men and 20 women, took part in 92 events in 16 sports.
Gold
- Roger JacksonRoger JacksonRoger Charles Jackson, is a Canadian academic and Olympic gold medalist rower. He was born in Toronto, Ontario....
and George HungerfordGeorge HungerfordGeorge William Hungerford, is a Canadian lawyer and Olympic gold medalist rower. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia....
— RowingRowing at the 1964 Summer OlympicsRowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only.Vyacheslav Ivanov from the Soviet Union took his third consecutive gold medal in single scull event.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
, Men's Coxless Pair
Silver
- Bill CrothersBill CrothersBill Crothers is a retired Canadian athlete.At one point, Crothers held the Canadian record in all distances from 400 metres to 1500 metres and was holder of the world 800 metres indoor record. In 1963, he ran the two fastest 800 metres races of the year...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...
, Men's 800 m - Doug RogersDoug RogersFor the writer, see Douglas Rogers Douglas "Doug" Rogers is a former Canadian Olympic competitor in judo. He is an honoured member in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. His best results were a silver medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and gold medals at two Pan American Games, in 1965 and 1967...
— JudoJudo at the 1964 Summer OlympicsThe judo competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the first time the sport was included in the Summer Olympic Games. Medals were awarded in 4 classes, and competition was restricted to men only. The competition was held in the Nippon Budokan, which was built to host the competition...
, Men's Over 80 kg
Bronze
- Harry JeromeHarry JeromeHenry "Harry" Winston Jerome, was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the grandson of John Howard, a railway porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
— AthleticsAthletics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...
, Men's 100 m
Athletics
Men's Competition100 metres
- Harry JeromeHarry JeromeHenry "Harry" Winston Jerome, was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the grandson of John Howard, a railway porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
- Heat – 10.5
- Second Round – 10.3
- Semi Final – 10.3
- Final – 10.2 (→ Bronze Medal)
200 metres
- Harry JeromeHarry JeromeHenry "Harry" Winston Jerome, was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the grandson of John Howard, a railway porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
- Heat – 20.9
- Second Round – 21.2
- Semi Final – 21.0
- Final – 20.8 (→ 4th place)
400 metres
- Bill CrothersBill CrothersBill Crothers is a retired Canadian athlete.At one point, Crothers held the Canadian record in all distances from 400 metres to 1500 metres and was holder of the world 800 metres indoor record. In 1963, he ran the two fastest 800 metres races of the year...
- Heat – 46.8
- Second Round – 46.7
- Semi Final – 46.9 (→ did not advance)
800 metres
- Bill CrothersBill CrothersBill Crothers is a retired Canadian athlete.At one point, Crothers held the Canadian record in all distances from 400 metres to 1500 metres and was holder of the world 800 metres indoor record. In 1963, he ran the two fastest 800 metres races of the year...
- Heat – 1:49.3
- Semi Final – 1:47.3
- Final – 1:45.6 (→ Silver Medal)
- Don BertoiaDon BertoiaDonald Richard Bertoia is a retired middle distance runner from Canada, who represented his native country in the men's 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan...
- Heat – 1:52.2 (→ did not advance)
1.500 metres
- Ergas Leps
- Heat – 3:46.4
- Semi Final – 3:51.2 (→ did not advance)
5.000 metres
- Bruce KiddBruce KiddBruce Kidd, is a Canadian academic, author, and athlete.Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he was a member of the University of Toronto track and field team. He won 18 national senior championships in Canada, the United States, and Britain...
- Heat – 14:21.8 (→ did not advance)
10.000 metres
- Bruce KiddBruce KiddBruce Kidd, is a Canadian academic, author, and athlete.Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he was a member of the University of Toronto track and field team. He won 18 national senior championships in Canada, the United States, and Britain...
- Final – 30:56.4 (→ 26th place)
110 m Hurdles
- Larry Leggett
- Heat – 14.8 (→ did not advance)
400 m Hurdles
- Bill GairdnerBill GairdnerWilliam Gairdner attended Appleby College in Oakville, and is now a resident of Willowdale, Ontario. He is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Canada in the men's 400 m hurdles and the men's decathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan...
- Heat – 53.8 (→ did not advance)
20 km Walk
- Alexander Oakley
- Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
50 km Walk
- Alexander Oakley
- Final – 4:27:24.6 (→ 15th place)
Pole Vault
- Guerrino Moro
- Final – 4m70 (→ 10th place)
Decathlon
- Bill GairdnerBill GairdnerWilliam Gairdner attended Appleby College in Oakville, and is now a resident of Willowdale, Ontario. He is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Canada in the men's 400 m hurdles and the men's decathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan...
- Total – 7147 points (→ 11th place)
- Guerrino Moro
- Total – 6716 points (→ 11th place)
Basketball
Men's Team Competition- Preliminary Round
- Canada – Soviet Union 52-87
- Canada – Hungary 59-70
- Canada – Japan 37-58
- Canada – Italy 54-66
- Canada – Mexico 68-78
- Canada – Puerto Rico 69-88
- Canada – Poland 69-74
- Classification Match
- Canada – Peru 82-81
- Classification Match
- Canada – Hungary 65-68 → 14th place
- Team Roster
- Walter Birtles
- John Dacyshyn
- Rolly Goldring
- Keith Hartley
- Barry Howson
- Fred Ingaldson
- James Maguire
- John McKibbon
- Warren Reynolds
- Ruby Richman
- Joseph Stulac
- George StulacGeorge StulacGeorge Stulac is a retired basketball player and track and field athlete from Canada, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics . In 1956 and 1964 he was a member of the Canadian Men's National Basketball Team...
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)- John Henry
- First Round — Lost to Constantin Ciuca (ROM), DSQ
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Roger Palmer
- First Round — Defeated Gabriel Achy (IVC), 3:2
- Second Round — Lost to Stoyan Pilichev (BUL), 0:5
Men's Light-Welterweight (63½ kg)
- Harvey Reti
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to István TothIstván TóthIstván Tóth-Potya was a Hungarian amateur football player.He was a member of the Hungarian Olympic squad at the 1912 Summer Olympics...
(HUN), 2:3
Men's Welterweight (67 kg)
- Frederick Desrosiers
- First Round — Lost to Silvano BertiniSilvano BertiniSilvano Bertini is a former Italian welterweight boxer.-Amateur:Bertini won the Welterweight bronze medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, losing to gold medalist Marian Kasprzyk.-Pro career:...
(ITA), DSQ
Fencing
Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Canada in 1964.Men's foil
- John AndruJohn AndruJohn Andru is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He has been inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.-References:...
- Robert FoxcroftRobert FoxcroftRobert Foxcroft is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1972 Summer Olympics.Foxcroft attended the University of Western Ontario.-References:...
Men's épée
- John AndruJohn AndruJohn Andru is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He has been inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.-References:...
- Robert FoxcroftRobert FoxcroftRobert Foxcroft is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1972 Summer Olympics.Foxcroft attended the University of Western Ontario.-References:...
Men's sabre
- John AndruJohn AndruJohn Andru is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He has been inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.-References:...
- Robert FoxcroftRobert FoxcroftRobert Foxcroft is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1972 Summer Olympics.Foxcroft attended the University of Western Ontario.-References:...
Women's foil
- Pacita WeidelPacita WeidelPacita Weidel is a Canadian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Hockey
Men's Team Competition- Preliminary Round
- Canada – Germany 1-5
- Canada – Netherlands 0-5
- Canada – Hong Kong 2-1
- Canada – Spain 0-3
- Canada – Belgium 1-5
- Canada – India 0-3
- Canada – Malaysia 2-3 → 14th place
- Team Roster
- Ronald Aldridge
- Derrick Anderson
- Anthony Boyd
- Peter Buckland
- Richard Chopping
- Gerd Heidinger
- Ian Johnston
- Harry PrestonHarry PrestonHarry Preston is an author and Hollywood screenwriter...
- Allan Raphael
- Gerard Ronan
- Patrick Ruttle
- Peter Vander Pyl
- Victor Warren
- Lee WrightLee WrightLee Wright is a British computer/video game programmer. He was the co-founder of software houses Jester Interactive Limited and Checkmate Solutions Limited, and his recent works include eJay music sequencers for Empire Interactive Limited...
- Andrew Yeoman
- John Young