1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the 61th Olympiad, were held in Tokyo, Japan from October 10, 1964 to October 24, 1964.
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| Host city | Tokyo, Japan | ||
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| Nations | 93 | ||
| Athletes | 5,151 (4,473 men, 678 women) | ||
| Events | 163 in 19 sports (25 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | 10 October | ||
| Closing | 24 October | ||
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| Cauldron | |||
| Stadium | National Stadium | ||
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File:1964 Summer Olympic games countries.png
Countries taking part in the 1964 Summer Olympics.Blue countries are taking part for the first time, green have taken part before.
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1964 Olympic Games competitor medal. It was awarded to Eddie Kelliher, an Irish yachtsman
1964 Summer Olympics Media
- TokyoOlympics1964Opening.jpg
Yoshinori Sakai running toward the Olympic cauldron.
- Olympic runner Abebe Bikila (1968).jpg
Marathon winner Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia
- 1964 Summer olympics team numbers.gif
Number of athletes per country
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, designed by Kenzo Tange
- Nippon Budokan 2010.jpg
Nippon Budokan, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan, designed by Mamoru Yamada in 1964.
- Tokyo 1964 Olympics Kappa pin.png
A kappa is considered an unofficial mascot of the 1964 Summer Olympics.
- 1964 Summer Olympics (Tokyo) boycotting countries (red).png
Countries that boycotted the 1964 Summer Olympics (shown in red on map)
Related pages
Other websites
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Olympic Committee (9 October 2014). "Factsheet – Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad". Press release. https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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