New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 64 competitors, 56 men and eight women, who took part in 35 events across 11 sports.^[1] Selection of the team for the Games in Tokyo, Japan, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Peter Snell. The New Zealand team finished equal 12th on the medal table, winning a total of five medals, three of which were gold.

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New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NZL
NOC	New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
in Tokyo
Competitors	64 (56 men, 8 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Peter Snell
Officials	17
Medals Ranked 12th	Gold 3 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Australasia (1908–1912)

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Five cyclists represented New Zealand in 1964.

In 1964, New Zealand entered boats in three of the seven events:^[2] men's single sculls,^[3] men's coxed four,^[4] and men's eight.^[5] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[6]

• Team manager – William Stevenson^[7]
• Assistant team manager – Ron Shakespeare^[8]
• Team doctor – Renton Grigor^[9]
• Chaperone – Zelda Bridgens^[9]
• Athletics section manager – Max Carr^[9]
• Boxing section manager – Syd Ashton^[9]
• Cycling section manager – Bob Carruthers^[9]
• Equestrian section manager – Ben Rutherford^[9]
• Field hockey section manager – Bob Milne^[10]
• Gymnastics section manager – David McKenzie-Edwards^[9]
• Rowing
  • Section manager – Jack Stevenson^[9]
  • Coach (eight and four) – Eric Craies^[9]
• Sailing section manager – Don St Clair Brown^[11]
• Swimming section manager – Bryan Simpson^[10]
• Weightlifting section manager – Trevor Clark^[9]