Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Tokyo
Competitors115 in 16 sports
Flag bearer Gilmour Boa
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
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]

Medalists[edit]

Gold[edit]

Silver[edit]

Bronze[edit]

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

10.000 metres

110 m hurdles

400 m hurdles

20 km walk

50 km walk

Pole Vault

Decathlon

Basketball[edit]

Men's team competition

Boxing[edit]

Men's flyweight (51 kg)

Men's lightweight (60 kg)

Men's Light-Welterweight (63½ kg)

Men's welterweight (67 kg)

Canoeing[edit]

Diving[edit]

Equestrian[edit]

Fencing[edit]

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

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics[edit]

Hockey[edit]

Men's team competition

Judo[edit]

Rowing[edit]

Sailing[edit]

Shooting[edit]

Six shooters represented Canada in 1964.

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

Swimming[edit]

Weightlifting[edit]

Wrestling[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Canada at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-11.