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The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, and commonly known as Tokyo 1964, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 9 to 24 October. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A total of 5,151 athletes representing 93 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. [ 3 ]
The entire 1964 Olympic Games was chronicled in the ground-breaking 1965 sports documentary film Tokyo Olympiad, directed by Kon Ichikawa. The games were scheduled for mid-October to avoid the city's midsummer heat and humidity and the September typhoon season. [6] The previous Olympics in Rome in 1960 started in late August and experienced hot ...
Abebe has been featured in several documentaries about his life and the Olympics in general. His victory at the 1964 Olympics was featured in the 1965 documentary, Tokyo Olympiad directed by Kon Ichikawa. [115] [116] Footage from that film was recycled in the 1976 thriller, Marathon Man directed by John Schlesinger and starring Dustin Hoffman ...
1964 Summer Olympics; Bid process (bid details) Development (venues, torch relay) Marketing (mascots, pictograms) Broadcasters; Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Event calendar; Chronological summary; Medal table ; Controversies; World and Olympic records; Closing ceremony (flag bearers) Paralympics (medal table)
United States Olympic Committee: in Tokyo; Competitors: 346 (267 men and 79 women) in 19 sports: Flag bearer : Parry O'Brien: Medals Ranked 1st: Gold 36 Silver 26 Bronze 28 Total 90: Summer Olympics appearances
William Mervin Mills (born June 30, 1938), also known by his Oglala Lakota name Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla, is an American Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre run (6.2 mi) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His 1964 victory is considered one of the greatest Olympic upsets because he was a virtual unknown ...
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.
The men's marathon was part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 21 October 1964. 79 athletes from 41 nations entered, with 68 starting and 58 finishing. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.