Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics
| Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | GBR | ||||||||
| NOC | British Olympic Association | ||||||||
| in Tokyo | |||||||||
| Competitors | 204 (160 men and 44 women) in 17 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Anita Lonsbrough (opening) Allan Jay (closing) | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
| Other related appearances | |||||||||
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||||||||
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 204 competitors, 160 men and 44 women, took part in 124 events in 17 sports.[1] British athletes have competed and won at least one gold medal in every Summer Olympic Games. Future Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell represented Britain at the 200m.
Medallists
| Sport |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
Gold
- Ken Matthews — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Lynn Davies — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Ann Packer — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
- Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
Silver
- Basil Heatley — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- John Cooper — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Maurice Herriott — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
- Adrian Metcalfe, Robbie Brightwell, John Cooper, and Tim Graham — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Paul Nihill — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Ann Packer — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
- Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's Pentathlon
- Henry Hoskyns — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry, and John James — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Robert McGregor — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Louis Martin — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
- Keith Musto and Tony Morgan — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman
Bronze
- Janet Simpson, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman, and Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Peter Robeson — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualifying Round — 61.90m (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Twelve cyclists represented Great Britain in 1964.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Great Britain in 1964.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1964.
- Individual
- Team
- Benjamin Finnis
- Robert Phelps
- Jim Fox
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Double scull - A V Cooke, P Webb - Seventh
- Coxless pair - J D Lee Nicholson, S Farquharson - Fourth
- Coxless four - John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry, and John James - Silver
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Eight shooters represented Great Britain in 1964.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Louis Martin
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Great Britain at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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