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Larisa Latynina (USSR)
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[10/22/1964]
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Anton Geesink
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[10/12/1964]
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Women's 100M
[10/10/1964]
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[10/1/1964]
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Vyacheslav Ivanov - 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games

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[10/10/1964]
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Judo Men's Openweight
[10/24/1964]
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51 1964 Olympics Anton Geesink
[1/1/1964]
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[10/23/1964]
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Dawn Fraser Takes Gold
[10/15/1964]
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[10/10/1964]
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Olympic Road Race
[10/23/1964]
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[10/1/1964]
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Olympic Marathon
[10/21/1964]
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5000 Metres Final
[10/21/1964]
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[10/1/1964]
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Vera Caslavska Wins 4 Olympic Titles At Tokyo 1964
[10/10/1964]
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Larisa Latynina, Record-breaking Gymnast
[10/10/1964]
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Abebe Bikila: Barefoot To Olympic Gold
[8/25/1960]
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$India prevail in men\'s hockey at the Summer Olympics in Finland, Australia, Japan and the USSR. India win consecutive gold medals from 1928 to 1956 and then regain supremacy in 1964. After twenty six years off the top of the podium, India play Spain in the men\'s hockey final in Moscow and win 4-3. Hockey Men - Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics, Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics, Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics, Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics$ $India prevail in men\'s hockey at the Summer Olympics in Finland, Australia, Japan and the USSR. India win consecutive gold medals from 1928 to 1956 and then regain supremacy in 1964. After twenty six years off the top of the podium, India play Spain in the men\'s hockey final in Moscow and win 4-3. Hockey Men - Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics, Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics, Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics, Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics$
India Dominates Hockey
[7/19/1952]
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Dutch Judoka
[10/10/1964]
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TOP MEDALISTS

ATHLETE MEDALS	NOC	Medals
Donald Arthur SCHOLLANDER	USA	4
Vera CASLAVSKA	TCH	3 1
Sharon Marie STOUDER	USA	3 1
Yukio ENDO	JPN	3 1
Stephen Edward CLARK	USA	3

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Opening date	10 October 1964
Closing date	24 October 1964
Country of the host city	Japan

The Games come to Asia for the first time

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First in Asia

The 1964 Tokyo Games were the first to be held in Asia. The carrier of the flame, Yoshinori Sakai, was chosen because he was born on 6 August 1945, the day the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima, in homage to the victims and as a call for world peace.

Evolving technology

A cinder running track was used for the last time in the athletics events, whilst a fibreglass pole was used for the first time in the pole vaulting competition. The Tokyo Games was also the last occasion that hand timing by stopwatch was used for official timing.

Memorable champions

Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia became the first athlete to win the marathon twice, whilst Soviet gymnast Larysa Latynina brought her career medal total to an incredible 18. It also proved fourth time lucky for Greco-Roman wrestler Imre Polyak, who finally won gold after finishing second in the same division at the previous three Olympic Games.

Olympic spirit

The first official Fair Play Trophy for setting an outstanding example of sportsmanship was awarded to Swedish yachtsmen Lars Gunnar Käll and Stig Lennart Käll. The Swedes gave up their race to come to the aid of two other competitors whose boat had sunk.

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Athletes 5,151 (678 women, 4,473 men)
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Homage and symbolism

The carrier of the flame, Yoshinori Sakai, was chosen because he was born on 6 August 1945, the day the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima, in homage to the victims and as a call for peace in the world.

Fair play rewarded

Swedish yachtsmen Lars Gunnar Käll and Stig Lennart Käll were the first recipients of the Tokyo Trophy for setting an outstanding example of sportsmanship when they gave up their race to save the life of a fellow competitor.

Honour to Japan

Japan wanted to show the world its talent for organisation. It success earned it three awards from the International Olympic Committee- the Olympic Cup, the Bonacossa Trophy and the "Diploma of Merit".