Japan_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics

Japan at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Japan at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Japan was the host nation for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. 328 competitors, 270 men and 58 women, took part in 155 events in 21 sports.[1]

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Medalists

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Athletics

Basketball

Preliminary round

Group A

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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Poland 1–0 Italy
  2. Head-to-head record: Mexico 1–0 Japan
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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–0 Yugoslavia
  2. Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Peru

October 11

12 October

October 13

October 14

October 16

October 17

October 18

Classification brackets

9th–12th Place 21 October

9th Place 23 October

Boxing

Men
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Canoeing

Men
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Women
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Cycling

15 cyclists represented Japan in 1964.

Road

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Track

1000m time trial
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Men's tandem
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Men's Sprint
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Pursuit
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Diving

Men
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Women
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Equestrian

Dressage

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Eventing

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Show jumping

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Fencing

15 fencers, 11 men and 4 women, represented Japan in 1964.

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

Football

First round

Group D

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Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. Disqualified for using professional players during qualification. Poland were offered Italy's place, but declined.[2]
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Attendance: 19,049
Referee: Škorić (YUG)

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Quarter-finals

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Attendance: 18,940
Referee: De Queiroz (BRA)

First consolation round

Played by losing quarter-finalists.

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Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Imam (UAE)

Gymnastics

Hockey

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was conducted by breaking the 15 teams into two groups of 7 and 8 teams. The groups then played a round-robin tournament with each team playing the other teams in the group once. 2 points were awarded for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 for a loss. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals while the third and fourth played in consolation semifinals.

Group A

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  • Pakistan def. Japan 1-0
  • Australia def. Japan 3-1
  • Japan def. Kenya 2-0
  • Great Britain def. Japan 1-0
  • Japan def. Rhodesia 2-1
  • Japan def. New Zealand 1-0

Semifinals

The top two teams in each of the groups played in the 1st-4th semifinals, with the winner of each group playing the second-place team in the other group. The third and fourth team in each group played in the consolation semifinals

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Judo

Four judoka, all male, represented Japan in 1964.

Men's lightweight
Men's mightweight
Men's heavyweight
Men's open class

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1964.

Individual
Team
  • Shigeaki Uchino
  • Yoshihide Fukutome
  • Shigeki Mino

Rowing

Men
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Sailing

Open
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Shooting

Ten shooters represented Japan in 1964. Yoshihisa Yoshikawa won the bronze medal in the 50 m pistol event.

Men

Swimming

Men
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Women
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Volleyball

Men's team competition

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Source: [citation needed]
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Team roster

Women's team competition

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Source: [citation needed]
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Final standings
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Team roster

Head coach: Hirofumi Daimatsu

Water polo

Group A

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Source: [citation needed]
  • October 11, 1964
Italy  4 – 3  Romania
  • October 12, 1964
Italy  5 – 3  Japan
  • October 13, 1964
Romania  9 – 4  Japan

Weightlifting

Men
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Wrestling


References

  1. "Japan at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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