1964 Summer Olympics

The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Detroit, Vienna and Brussels also made a bid for these Games. Tokyo had already been awarded with the organisation of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honour had been passed to Helsinki because of Japan's involvement in China. The 1940 Olympics were eventually cancelled because of the outbreak of World War II.

Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Nations participating	93
Athletes participating	5,140 (4,457 men, 683 women)
Events	163 in 19 sports
Opening ceremonies	October 10, 1964
Closing ceremonies	October 24, 1964
Officially opened by	Hirohito of Japan
Athlete's Oath	Takashi Ono
Judge's Oath:	-
Olympic Torch	Yoshinori Sakai

Table of contents

1 Highlights 2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 References 4.1 See also 4.2 External links 4.3 Bibliography

Highlights

• Yoshinori Sakai, who lit the Olympic Flame, was born in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the day the atomic bomb exploded there.
• Judo and volleyball, both popular sports in Japan, were introduced to the Olympics. Japan won three of the titles in judo, but Dutchman Anton Geesink won the Open category. The Japanese women's volleyball team won the gold medal, with the final being broadcasted live.
• Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser won the 100 m freestyle event for the third time in a row, a feat matched by Vyacheslav Ivanov in rowing's skiff event.
• Don Schollander (USA) won four gold medals in swimming.
• Abebe Bikila became the first person to win the Olympic marathon twice.
• New Zealand's Peter Snell wins a gold medal in both the 800 m and 1500 m.
• Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina ends her Olympic career with a record 18 medals, of which 9 gold.

References

• Olympic Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee
• WikiProject Sports Olympics
• IOC country codes

• IOC Site on 1964 Summer Olympics