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Tokyo 1964

Tokyo 1964

Tokyo 1964 -- Games of the XVIII Olympiad

The 1964 Tokyo Games were the first to be held in Asia. The Japanese expressed their successful reconstruction after World War II by choosing as the final torchbearer Yoshinori Sakai, who was born in Hiroshima the day that that city was destroyed by an atomic bomb. Judo and volleyball were introduced to the Olympic programme. American swimmer Don Schollander won four gold medals. [Full story]

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Participation

Participation, Tokyo 196493 NOCs (Nations)
5,151 athletes (678 women, 4,473 men)
163 events

Ceremonies

Ceremonies, Tokyo 1964Tokyo 24 October 1964. Ceremony of closure. The delegations enter the Olympic Stadium. Here Zambia and Japan.





Official opening of the Games by: The Emperor Hirohito

Lighting the Olympic Flame by: Yoshinori Sakaï, a student born on 6 August 1945, the day the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima

Olympic Oath by: Takashi Ono (gymnastics)

Official Oath by: The first officials' oath was sworn at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

Highlights

Larisa Latynina, Tokyo 1964 Larisa Latynina (URS-gymnastics) added six new medals to her fantastic Olympic records. In three Olympics, she won nine gold, five silver and four bronze medals, making a total of eighteen. [Full story]

Milestone

Milestone, Tokyo 1964This was the first time the Olympic Games took place in an Asian country. By winning two medals of each kind, Larisa Latynina of the Ukraine brought her career medal total to an incredible 18. [Full story]

Did you know?

The first time in Asia, Tokyo 1964The first time in Asia: It was the first time the Olympic Games were given to an Asian country. [Full story]

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