Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 204 competitors, 160 men and 44 women, took part in 124 events in 17 sports. British athletes have competed and won at least one gold medal in every Summer Olympic Games. Future Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell represented Britain at the 200m.

Medallists

Gold

Ken Matthews — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk

Lynn Davies — Athletics, Men's Long Jump

Ann Packer — Athletics, Women's 800 metres

Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's Long Jump

Silver

Basil Heatley — Athletics, Men's Marathon

John Cooper — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles

Maurice Herriott — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase

Adrian Metcalfe, Robbie Brightwell, John Cooper, and Tim Graham — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Paul Nihill — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk Ann Packer — Athletics, Women's 400 metres Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's Pentathlon Henry Hoskyns — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry, and John James — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours Robert McGregor — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle Louis Martin — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight Keith Musto and Tony Morgan — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman

Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Bronze

Janet Simpson, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman, and Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay Peter Robeson — Equestrian, Jumping Individual

Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Athletics

Men's Hammer Throw

Howard Payne

Qualifying Round — 61.90m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented Great Britain in 1964.

Individual road race

Colin Lewis

Terry West

Derek Harrison

Michael Cowley

Team time trial

Bob Addy

Michael Cowley

Derek Harrison

Colin Lewis

Sprint

Karl Barton

Christopher Church

1000m time trial

Roger Whitfield

Tandem

Karl Barton

Christopher Church

Individual pursuit

Hugh Porter

Team pursuit

Trevor Bull

Harry Jackson

Hugh Porter

Brian Sandy

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Great Britain in 1964.

Men's foil

Bill Hoskyns

Allan Jay

Sandy Leckie

Men's team foil

Bill Hoskyns, Allan Jay, Sandy Leckie, Ralph Cooperman, Derrick Cawthorne

Men's épée

Bill Hoskyns

Allan Jay

Peter Jacobs

Men's team épée

Bill Hoskyns, John Pelling, Peter Jacobs, Michael Howard, Allan Jay

Men's sabre

Ralph Cooperman

Sandy Leckie

Richard Oldcorn

Men's team sabre

Richard Oldcorn, Sandy Leckie, Ralph Cooperman, Michael Howard, Bill Hoskyns

Women's foil

Mary Watts-Tobin

Shirley Netherway

Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh

Women's team foil

Shirley Netherway, Theresa Offredy, Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh, Mary Watts-Tobin

Gymnastics

Hockey

Judo

Four male Judoka represented Great Britain in 1964.

Individual

Brian Jacks

Syd Hoare

Tony Sweeney

Alan Petherbridge

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1964.

Individual

Benjamin Finnis

Robert Phelps

Jim Fox

Team

Benjamin Finnis

Robert Phelps

Jim Fox

Rowing

Double scull - Arnold Cooke and Peter Webb - Seventh

Coxless pair - David Lee Nicholson and Stewart Farquharson - Fourth

Coxless four - John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry, and John James - Silver

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Great Britain in 1964.

25 m pistol

Tony Clark

Alan Bray

50 m pistol

Anthony Chivers

Harry Cullum

50 m rifle, prone

Peter Morgan

John Hall

Trap

Bob Braithwaite

Joe Wheater

Swimming

Weightlifting

Louis Martin

Wrestling

References

Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics

1964

Summer Olympics