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Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Australia competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 243 competitors, 203 men and 40 women, took part in 133 events in 19 sports.[1] Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
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Medalists
Gold
- Betty Cuthbert — Athletics, Women's 400 m
- Robert Windle — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Ian O'Brien — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Kevin Berry — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Dawn Fraser — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- William Northam, Peter O'Donnell, and James Sargeant — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class
Silver
- Michele Brown — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Lynette Bell, Dawn Fraser, Janice Murphy, and Robyn Thorn — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Bronze
- Ron Clarke — Athletics, Men's 10.000 m
- Marilyn Black — Athletics, Women's 200 m
- Judith Pollock — Athletics, Women's 400 m
- Pamela Kilborn — Athletics, Women's 80 m Hurdles
- Theodore Boronovskis — Judo, Men's Open Class
- Allan Wood — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Allan Wood — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- David Dickson, Peter Doak, John Ryan, and Robert Windle — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- David Dickson, Kevin Berry, Ian O'Brien, and Peter Reynolds — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Mervyn Crossman, Paul Dearing, Raymond Evans, Brian Glencross, Robin Hodder, John McBryde, Donald McWatters, Patrick Nilan, Eric Pearce, Julian Pearce, Desmond Piper, Donald Smart, Anthony Waters, and Graham Wood — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
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Athletics
Men's High Jump
- Lawrie Peckham
- Qualifying Round — 2.06m
- Final — 2.09m (→ 10th place)
Women's 800 metres
- Dixie Willis
- Heat — did not compete (→ did not advance)
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Lost to
United States 45-78 - Defeated
Peru 81-62 - Lost to
Yugoslavia 70-74 - Defeated
South Korea 64-58 - Lost to
Finland 59-61 - Lost to
Uruguay 57-58 - Lost to
Brazil 57-69
- Lost to
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Head coach: Keith Miller
Boxing
Flyweight
- Darryl Norwood (=9th)
Bantamweight
- William Booth (=17th)
Featherweight
- Randall Hope (=17th)
Lightweight
- Adrian Blair (=9th)
Light welterweight
- Julian Rossi (=17th)
Welterweight
- Frank Roberts (=17th)
Light middleweight
- Tony Barber (=5th)
Middleweight
- John Bukowski (=17th)
Light heavyweight
- Fred Casey (=17th)
Heavyweight
- Athol McQueen (=5th)
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Canoeing
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Cycling
14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.
Individual road race
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Diving
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Equestrian
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Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil
Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Judo
Australia was represented in judo by four male competitors.
- Brian Dalton (=9th)
- Ronald Ford (=19th)
- Peter Paige (=17th)
- Ted Boronovskis
Bronze
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.
Individual
Team
- Peter Macken
- Donald McMiken
- Duncan Page
Rowing
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Sailing
- Open
Shooting
Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.
- Men
Swimming
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Water polo
First round
Group B
Source: Official Report p. 673
| 11 October 1964 16:30 |
Official Report p.675 | Soviet Union  |
6–0 |  Australia |
Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool Referees: M. Manguillot (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 1–0, 1–0, 2–0, 2–0 | |||||
| Kuznetsov, Semyonov 2 | Goals | None | |||
| 13 October 1964 16:30 |
Official Report p.680 | Australia |
1–3 |  Germany |
Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool Referees: C.H. Angerhausen (BEL) |
| Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–0, 0–2, 0–0 | |||||
| Mills 1 | Goals | three players 1 | |||
Weightlifting
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Wrestling
Freestyle
Light Heavyweight
References
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