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.
Medallists
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 Preliminary round Canada – Soviet Union 52-87 Canada – Hungary 59-70 Canada – Japan 37-58 Canada – Italy 54-66 Canada – Mexico 68-78 Canada – Puerto Rico 69-88 Canada – Poland 69-74 Classification match Canada – Peru 82-81 Classification match Canada – Hungary 65-68 → 14th place Team roster Walter Birtles John Dacyshyn Rolly Goldring Keith Hartley Barry Howson Fred Ingaldson James Maguire John McKibbon Warren Reynolds Ruby Richman Joseph Stulac George Stulac
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
Canoeing
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankThomas Dinsley3 m springboard83.0218Did not advance10 m platform83.2224Did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankCarol Ann Morrow3 m springboard64.0719Did not advanceJudy Stewart82.3911Did not advanceCarol Ann Morrow10 m platform47.6210 Q38.521186.1411Judy Stewart36.4723Did not advance
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 Canada – Germany 1-5 Canada – Netherlands 0-5 Canada – Hong Kong 2-1 Canada – Spain 0-3 Canada – Belgium 1-5 Canada – India 0-3 Canada – Malaysia 2-3 → 14th place 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
Judo
Rowing
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
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSandy Gilchrist100 m freestyle 55.8 =18 Q 56.4 =21 Did not advanceRalph Hutton 57.7 =47 Did not advanceDaniel Sherry 55.2 =7 Q 55.5 =12 Did not advanceSandy Gilchrist400 m freestyle 4:24.2 11 colspan=2 Did not advanceRalph Hutton 4:29.4 21 colspan=2 Did not advanceRon Jacks 4:29.3 20 colspan=2 Did not advanceSandy Gilchrist1500 m freestyle 17:42.0 12 colspan=2 Did not advanceRalph Hutton200 m backstroke 2:17.8 =10 Q 2:15.8 7 Q 2:15.9 7Ron Jacks 2:21.3 22 Did not advanceRalph Hutton200 m butterfly 2:20.8 24 Did not advanceDaniel Sherry 2:12.9 6 Q 2:12.9 8 Q 2:14.6 8Sandy Gilchrist400 m individual medley 4:58.3 3 Q colspan=2 4:57.6 5Ralph Hutton 5:06.2 11 colspan=2 Did not advanceDaniel SherryRalph HuttonRon JacksSandy Gilchrist4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:49.7 11 colspan=2 Did not advanceRon JacksRalph HuttonDaniel SherrySandy Gilchrist4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:22.2 9 colspan=2 Did not advanceRalph HuttonSandy GilchristDaniel SherryRon Jacks4 × 100 m medley relay 4:15.5 10 colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHelen Kennedy100 m freestyle 1:04.2 =20 Did not advanceMarion Lay 1:02.1 3 Q 1:02.2 3 Q 1:02.2 5Mary Beth Stewart 1:05.1 28 Did not advanceBarbara Hounsell400 m freestyle 5:04.9 18 colspan=2 Did not advanceJane Hughes 4:54.8 8 Q colspan=2 4:50.9 5Patty Thompson 5:06.7 23 colspan=2 Did not advanceHelen Kennedy100 m backstroke 1:12.5 22 colspan=2 Did not advanceEileen Weir 1:09.7 4 Q colspan=2 1:09.8 7Marianne Humeniuk100 m butterfly 1:09.5 9 Q 1:09.2 9 Did not advanceHelen Kennedy 1:11.2 =18 Did not advanceMary Beth Stewart 1:09.9 10 Q 1:08.6 7 Q 1:10.0 8Barbara Hounsell400 m individual medley 5:38.4 9 colspan=2 Did not advanceHelen Kennedy 5:49.9 17 colspan=2 Did not advanceMary Beth StewartPatty ThompsonHelen KennedyMarion Lay4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:14.9 =6 Q colspan=2 4:15.9 7Eileen WeirMarion LayMary Beth StewartHelen Kennedy4 × 100 m medley relay 4:46.6 7 Q colspan=2 4:49.9 6
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
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