Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics

IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Tokyo
Competitors	115 in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Gilmour Boa
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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
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

Gold

Roger Jackson and George Hungerford – Rowing, men's coxless pair

Silver

Bill Crothers – Athletics, men's 800 m
Doug Rogers – Judo, men's over 80 kg

Bronze

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

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

Men's team competition

Preliminary round
- Canada – Soviet Union 52-87
- Canada – Hungary 59-70
- Canada – Japan 37-58
- Canada – Italy 54-66
- Canada – Mexico 68-78
- Canada – Puerto Rico 69-88
- Canada – Poland 69-74
Classification match
- Canada – Peru 82-81
Classification match
- Canada – Hungary 65-68 → 14th place
Team roster

Boxing

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

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Canada in 1964.

Men's foil

Men's épée

Men's sabre

Women's foil

Pacita Weidel

Gymnastics

Hockey

Men's team competition

Preliminary round
- Canada – Germany 1-5
- Canada – Netherlands 0-5
- Canada – Hong Kong 2-1
- Canada – Spain 0-3
- Canada – Belgium 1-5
- Canada – India 0-3
- Canada – Malaysia 2-3 → 14th place
Team roster

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Canada in 1964.

25 m pistol

50 m pistol

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

Trap

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

^ "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

Canada at the Olympics

Summer Olympic Games	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
Winter Olympic Games	1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Intercalated Games	1906

Canada hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1988 and 2010 Winter Olympics. Canada did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.

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