The men's team pursuit was a track cycling

Track cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

 event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

The cycling competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only. The 4000m individual pursuit event was introduced at these Games.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...

 programme. The course was 4000 metres. It was held on 19 October and 21 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome

Hachioji Velodrome

was a temporary velodrome located in the Hachiōji, Tokyo area. Constructed between March and August 1964, it hosted the track cycling events for the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:* Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 132-3....

. 18 teams of 4 cyclists each competed.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

In the first round of heats, the 18 teams were divided into 9 pairs. Placing in the heats was not used to advance; rather, the 8 fastest teams from across the heats advanced to the quarterfinals.

Heat 1
1.		4:42.28	QQ
2.		4:47:67
Heat 2
1.		4:39.06	QQ
2.		4:44.66	QQ
Heat 3
1.		4:43.76	QQ
2.		4:50.62
Heat 4
1.		4:46.97	QQ
2.		4:47.04	QQ
Heat 5
1.		4:44.90	QQ
2.		4:45.33	QQ
Heat 6
1.		5:01.41
2.		5:04.25
Heat 7
1.		5:31.52
2.		5:38.77
Heat 8
1.		4:55.04
2.		Elim.
Heat 9
1.		DNF
2.		DNF

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals paired off the 8 remaining teams into 4 heats. Winners advanced, losers were eliminated.

Quarterfinal 1
1.		4:37.58	QS
2.		4:45.68
Quarterfinal 2
1.		4:36.98	QS
2.		4:43.58
Quarterfinal 3
1.		4:40.41	QS
2.		4:41.70
Quarterfinal 4
1.		4:41.58	QS
2.		4:45.74

Semifinals

The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.

Semifinal 1
1.		4:38.19	QG
2.		4:40.28	QB
Semifinal 2
1.		4:37.98	QG
2.		4:41.02	QB

Finals

Gold Medal Match
		4:35.67
		4:35.74
Bronze Medal Match
		4:38.99
4.		4:39.42