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Taiwan at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Taiwan at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Taiwan (governed by the Republic of China) competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 40 competitors, 37 men and 3 women, took part in 46 events in 7 sports.[1]

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It competed as "Taiwan" in this competition.[2] The International Olympic Committee (IOC) required the ROC (which under Chiang Kai-shek asserted that it was the lawful government of China) to compete as Taiwan.[3]

In subsequent years pressure from the People’s Republic of China on sports organizations has caused Taiwan to compete as Chinese Taipei as per the Nagoya Resolution.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Taiwan in 1964.

Individual road race
Team time trial
1000m time trial

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Six shooters represented Taiwan in 1964.

25 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Notes

  1. See Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee#History.

References

  1. [1]
    "Taiwan at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. [2]
    Lucy, Lindell (22 February 2021). "Let Taiwan be Taiwan at Olympics". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. [3]
    Eitzen, D. Stanley; Sage, George Harvey (1993). Sociology of North American Sport. W.C.B. Brown & Benchmark. p. 228. ISBN 9780697126252. Nationalist China was forced to compete under the name of Taiwan.
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