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7 Equestrian  





8 Fencing  





9 Gymnastics  





10 Judo  





11 Modern pentathlon  





12 Rowing  





13 Sailing  





14 Shooting  





15 Swimming  





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United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics






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United States at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
inTokyo
Competitors346 (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 (overview)
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    The United States competed at the 1964 Summer OlympicsinTokyo, Japan. 346 competitors, 267 men and 79 women, took part in 159 events in 19 sports.[1]

    Athletics[edit]

    Men's Competition

    Men's 100 meters

    Men's 200 meters

    Men's 400 meters

    Men's 800 meters

    Men's 1.500 meters

    Men's 5,000 meters

    Men's 10,000 meters

    Men's Marathon

    Men's 110 meter Hurdles

    Men's 400 meter Hurdles

    Men's 3,000 meter Steeplechase

    Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

    Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

    Men's 20 km Walk

    Men's 50 km Walk

    Men's Long Jump

    Men's triple jump

    Men's High Jump

    Men's Pole Vault

    Men's Shot Put

    Men's Javelin Throw

    Men's Discus Throw

    Men's Hammer Throw

    Men's Decathlon

    Women's Competition

    Women's 100 meters

    Women's 200 meters

    Women's 400 meters

    Women's 800 meters

    Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

    Women's 80m Hurdles

    Women's Long Jump

    Women's High Jump

    Women's Shot Put

    Women's Javelin Throw

    Women's Discus Throw

    Women's Pentathlon

    Basketball[edit]

    Boxing[edit]

    Bob Watkins, Fairmont, WV. Silver Medal

    Canoeing[edit]

    Cycling[edit]

    Sixteen cyclists represented the United States in 1964.

    Individual road race
    Team time trial
    Sprint
    1000m time trial
    Tandem
    Individual pursuit
    Team pursuit

    Diving[edit]

    Equestrian[edit]

    Fencing[edit]

    18 fencers represented the United States 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[edit]

    Judo[edit]

    Modern pentathlon[edit]

    Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1964. They won a silver medal in the team event.

    Individual
    Team

    Rowing[edit]

    Sailing[edit]

    Shooting[edit]

    Ten shooters represented the United States in 1964. Between them they won two golds, a silver and three bronze medals.

    25 m pistol
    50 m pistol
    300 m rifle, three positions
    50 m rifle, three positions
    50 m rifle, prone
    Trap

    Swimming[edit]

    Volleyball[edit]

    Men's team competition
    • Defeated Netherlands (3-0)
    • Defeated South Korea (3-2)
    • Lost to Hungary (0-3)
    • Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
    • Lost to Japan (1-3)
    • Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
    • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
    • Lost to Brazil (2-3)
    • Lost to Romania (1-3) → Ninth place
    Women's team competition
    • Lost to Japan (0-3)
    • Lost to Poland (0-3)
    • Lost to Romania (0-3)
    • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
    • Defeated South Korea (3-0) → Fifth place

    Water polo[edit]

    Weightlifting[edit]

    Wrestling[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "United States at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-22.

    External links[edit]


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