Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Australia at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Australia at the; 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Federation
in Tokyo
Competitors	243 (203 men, 40 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearers	Ivan Lund (opening); Dawn Fraser (closing)
Medals; Ranked 8th	Gold 6 Silver 2 Bronze 10 Total 18
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024; 2028;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games; –––– Australasia (1908–1912)

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. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

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

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
Classification Matches
- 9th-12th place: Defeated Mexico 70-58
- 9th/10th place: Defeated Japan 64-57 → 9th place
Team Roster
Head coach: Keith Miller

Boxing

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)

Canoeing

Cycling

14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.

Individual road race

Sprint

1000m time trial

Richard Paris

Tandem

Individual pursuit

Richard Hine

Team pursuit

Diving

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Robyn Bradshaw	3 m springboard	77.64	13	Did not advance
Susan Knight	3 m springboard	76.76	14	Did not advance
Robyn Bradshaw	10 m platform	46.58	12 Q	41.58	8	88.16	9
Susan Knight	10 m platform	41.84	20	Did not advance

Equestrian

Fencing

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Gerard Tubier, David McKenzie, John Douglas, Brian McCowage, Ivan Lund

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Russell Hobby, John Humphreys, Imants Terrauds, Ivan Lund, Ian Bowditch

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Alexander Martonffy, Les Tornallyay, Paul Rizzuto, Brian McCowage, Henry Sommerville

Women's foil

Women's team foil

Jan Redman, Johanna Winter, Val Winter, Janet Hopner, Ulrike Winter

Gymnastics

Hockey

Judo

Australia was represented in judo by four male competitors.

Lightweight

Brian Dalton (=9th)
Ronald Ford (=19th)

Middleweight

Peter Paige (=17th)

Open category

Ted Boronovskis Bronze

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.

Individual

Team

Peter Macken
Donald McMiken
Duncan Page

Rowing

Sailing

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Colin Ryrie	Finn	3	22	1	15	11	4	14	5273	6
John Dawe Ian Winter	Flying Dutchman	13	4	~~DNF~~	7	DNF	DNF	9	2379	14
Martinus Visser Thomas Owens	Star	8	16	~~DNF~~	10	5	7	12	2256	10
Graham Drane Ian Quartermain John Coon	Dragon	9	12	6	~~DNF~~	11	12	4	3243	12
Bill Northam Peter O'Donnell James Sargeant	5.5 Metre	1	6	2	1	~~DNF~~	1	4	5981

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Leslie Coffey	50 m pistol	508	45
Tibor Gonczol	25 m pistol	581	20
Rodney Johnson	50 m pistol	521	38
James Kirkwood	50 m rifle, prone	589	26
John Murphy	50 m rifle, three positions	1104	35
Michael Papps	25 m pistol	582	19
Norman Rule	50 m rifle, prone	590	22
Don Tolhurst	50 m rifle, three positions	1141	10

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
David Dickson	100 m freestyle	55.1	=5 Q	54.9	9	Did not advance
Peter Phelps		56.1	=26	Did not advance
John Ryan		55.5	=11 Q	56.5	=23	Did not advance
Russell Phegan	400 m freestyle	4:19.8	5 Q	N/a		4:20.2	7
Bob Windle		4:21.6	9	N/a		Did not advance
Allan Wood		4:16.2	2 Q	N/a		4:15.1
Russell Phegan	1500 m freestyle	17:28.9	6 Q	N/a		17:22.4	5
Bob Windle		17:15.9	1 Q	N/a		17:01.7 OR
Allan Wood		17:26.3	3 Q	N/a		17:07.7
John Byrom	200 m backstroke	2:27.0	29	Did not advance
Peter Reynolds	200 m backstroke	2:15.9	4 Q	2:15.6	6 Q	2:16.6	8
Ian O'Brien	200 m breaststroke	2:31.4	4 Q	2:28.7 OR	1 Q	2:27.8 WR
John Oravainen		2:38.7	16 Q	2:39.6	15	Did not advance
Peter Tonkin		2:39.3	17	Did not advance
Kevin Berry	200 m butterfly	2:11.0	2 Q	2:09.8	2 Q	2:06.6 WR
Brett Hill		2:12.8	5 Q	2:11.9	=5 Q	2:12.8	7
John Stark		2:15.3	11 Q	2:18.4	16	Did not advance
Alex Alexander	400 m individual medley	5:10.8	17	N/a		Did not advance
Terry Buck		5:02.5	6 Q	N/a		5:03.0	8
John Oravainen		5:07.0	12	N/a		Did not advance
David Dickson Peter Doak John Ryan Bob Windle	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:40.6	2 Q	N/a		3:39.1
David Dickson Allan Wood Peter Doak Bob Windle John Konrads John Ryan	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:18.3	8 Q	N/a		8:05.7	4
Peter Reynolds Ian O'Brien Kevin Berry David Dickson Peter Tonkin	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:11.4	7 Q	N/a		4:02.3

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lyn Bell	100 m freestyle	1:02.4	5 Q	1:02.2	=3 Q	1:02.7	8
Dawn Fraser		1:00.6	1 Q	59.9	1 Q	59.5 OR
Robyn Thorn		1:03.7	=14 Q	1:03.9	=14	Did not advance
Nanette Duncan	400 m freestyle	4:55.2	9	N/a		Did not advance
Dawn Fraser		4:52.2	5 Q	N/a		4:47.6	4
Kim Herford		4:49.8	4 Q	N/a		4:52.9	7
Marlene Dayman	100 m backstroke	1:12.9	23	N/a		Did not advance
Nanette Duncan		1:12.4	21	N/a		Did not advance
Belinda Woosley		1:15.3	28	N/a		Did not advance
Christine Barnetson	200 m breaststroke	DSQ		N/a		Did not advance
Linda McGill		2:59.4	20	N/a		Did not advance
Marguerite Ruygrok		2:53.1	9	N/a		Did not advance
Gillian de Greenlaw	100 m butterfly	1:14.8	28	Did not advance
Linda McGill		1:11.7	22	Did not advance
Jan Turner		1:14.4	27	Did not advance
Jane Cortis	400 m individual medley	5:43.6	15	N/a		Did not advance
Linda McGill	400 m individual medley	5:38.3	8 Q	N/a		5:28.4	5
Robyn Thorn Jan Murphy Lyn Bell Dawn Fraser Jan Turner	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	4:11.8	1 Q	N/a		4:06.9
Nanette Duncan Marguerite Ruygrok Linda McGill Dawn Fraser	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:52.3	9	N/a		Did not advance

Water polo

First round

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	2	2	0	9	2	+7	4	Semifinals
2	Germany	2	1	1	5	4	+1	2	Semifinals
3	Australia	2	0	2	1	9	−8	0

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

Wrestling

Freestyle

Light Heavyweight

Hughie Williams

References

↑ "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[sports-reference-1] "Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

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