Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics
| Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 115 in 16 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gilmour Boa |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Canada competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 115 competitors, 95 men and 20 women, took part in 92 events in 16 sports.[1]
Medallists
[edit]Gold
[edit]- Roger Jackson and George Hungerford – Rowing, men's coxless pair
Silver
[edit]- Bill Crothers – Athletics, men's 800 m
- Doug Rogers – Judo, men's over 80 kg
Bronze
[edit]- Harry Jerome – Athletics, men's 100 m
Harry Jerome's 100 metre bronze medal win at the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics is captured in the documentary film Tokyo Olympiad (1965) directed by Kon Ichikawa. Slow motion close-up footage of Jerome (along with other athletes) preparing for the race begins at the 26 minute mark and then the race is shown in its entirety at full speed.
Athletics
[edit]- Men's Competition
100 metres
- Harry Jerome
- Heat – 10.5
- Second round – 10.3
- Semi-final – 10.3
- Final – 10.2 (→
Bronze medal)
200 metres
- Harry Jerome
- Heat – 20.9
- Second round – 21.2
- Semi-final – 21.0
- Final – 20.8 (→ 4th place)
400 metres
- Bill Crothers
- Heat – 46.8
- Second round – 46.7
- Semi-final – 46.9 (→ did not advance)
800 metres
- Bill Crothers
- Heat – 1:49.3
- Semi-final – 1:47.3
- Final – 1:45.6 (→
Silver medal)
- Don Bertoia
- Heat – 1:52.2 (→ did not advance)
1.500 metres
- Ergas Leps
- Heat – 3:46.4
- Semi-final – 3:51.2 (→ did not advance)
5.000 metres
- Bruce Kidd
- Heat – 14:21.8 (→ did not advance)
10.000 metres
- Bruce Kidd
- Final – 30:56.4 (→ 26th place)
110 m hurdles
- Cliff Nuttall
- Heat – 14.8 (→ did not advance)
400 m hurdles
- Bill Gairdner
- Heat – 53.8 (→ did not advance)
20 km walk
- Alexander Oakley
- Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
50 km walk
- Alexander Oakley
- Final – 4:27:24.6 (→ 15th place)
Pole Vault
- Gerry Moro
- Final – 4m70 (→ 10th place)
Decathlon
- Bill Gairdner
- Total – 7147 points (→ 11th place)
- Gerry Moro
- Total – 6716 points (→ 11th place)
Basketball
[edit]- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round
- Classification match
- Canada – Peru 82-81
- Classification match
- Canada – Hungary 65-68 → 14th place
- Team roster
Boxing
[edit]Men's flyweight (51 kg)
- John Henry
- First round – lost to Constantin Ciuca (ROM), DSQ
Men's lightweight (60 kg)
- Roger Palmer
- First round – defeated Gabriel Achy Assi (IVC), 3:2
- Second round – lost to Stoyan Pilichev (BUL), 0:5
Men's Light-Welterweight (63½ kg)
- Harvey Reti
- First round – bye
- Second round – lost to István Toth (HUN), 2:3
Men's welterweight (67 kg)
- Frederick Desrosiers
- First round – lost to Silvano Bertini (ITA), DSQ
Canoeing
[edit]Diving
[edit]Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Canada in 1964.
Gymnastics
[edit]Hockey
[edit]- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round
- Team roster
Judo
[edit]Rowing
[edit]Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Six shooters represented Canada in 1964.
Swimming
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
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- ^ "Canada at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- (in English) sports-reference
- (in French) Explorare