Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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]
| Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 115 in 16 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gilmour Boa |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
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
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
Equestrian
Fencing
Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Canada in 1964.
- Men's foil
- John Andru
- Robert Foxcroft
- Men's épée
- John Andru
- Robert Foxcroft
- Men's sabre
- John Andru
- Robert Foxcroft
- Women's foil
- Pacita Weidel
Gymnastics
Hockey
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round
- Team roster
- Ronald Aldridge
- Derrick Anderson
- Anthony Boyd
- Peter Buckland
- Richard Chopping
- Gerd Heidinger
- Ian Johnston
- Harry Preston
- Alan Raphael
- Gerard Ronan
- Patrick Ruttle
- Peter Vander Pyl
- Victor Warren
- Lee Wright
- Andrew Yeoman
- John Young
Sailing
Shooting
Six shooters represented Canada in 1964.
- 25 m pistol
- William Hare
- Garfield McMahon
- 50 m pistol
- Garfield McMahon
- William Hare
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- George Marsh
- Gil Boa
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Gil Boa
- George Marsh
- Trap
- Floyd Nattrass
- Harry Willsie
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