United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics

United States at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United States
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Tokyo
Competitors346 (267 men and 79 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer Parry O'Brien
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
36
Silver
26
Bronze
28
Total
90
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The United States competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 346 competitors, 267 men and 79 women, took part in 159 events in 19 sports.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1964 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1964 Summer Olympics medal winners

The United States finished first in the final medal rankings, with 36 gold and 90 total medals.

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

a Athletes who participated in the heats only.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Key

  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target

Track & road events
Men

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bob Hayes 100 m 10.4 1 Q 10.3 1 Q 9.9 1 Q 10.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
T.J. Jackson 10.5 1 Q 10.4 2 Q 10.6 8 Did not advance
Mel Pender 10.5 2 Q 10.4 2 Q 10.4 4 Q 10.4 =6
Henry Carr 200 m 21.1 2 Q 21.0 1 Q 20.6 1 Q 20.3 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Paul Drayton 20.7 1 Q 20.9 1 Q 20.5 1 Q 20.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Richard Stebbins 21.1 2 Q 21.2 2 Q 20.8 3 Q 20.8 7
Ollan Cassell 400 m 46.8 1 Q 46.2 2 Q 46.6 5 Did not advance
Mike Larrabee 46.8 1 Q 46.5 1 Q 46.0 1 Q 45.1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ulis Williams 46.2 1 Q 46.9 2 Q 46.2 3 Q 46.0 5
Tom Farrell 800 m 1:48.6 2 Q — 1:47.8 2 Q 1:46.6 5
Morgan Groth 1:51.4 6 Did not advance
Jerry Siebert 1:49.2 2 Q 1:47.0 2 Q 1:47.0 6
Dyrol Burleson 1500 m 3:45.6 3 Q — 3:41.5 1 Q 3:40.0 5
Tom O'Hara 3:46.7 3 Q 3:43.4 7 Did not advance
Jim Ryun 3:44.4 4 Q 3:55.0 9 Did not advance
Bill Dellinger 5000 m 13:52.2 2 Q — 13:49.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Oscar Moore 14:24.0 8 Did not advance
Bob Schul 14:11.4 2 Q 13:48.8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ron Larrieu 10,000 m — 30:42.6 24
Gerry Lindgren 29:20.6 9
Billy Mills 28:24.4 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Willie Davenport 110 m hurdles 14.2 2 Q — 14.2 7 Did not advance
Hayes Jones 14.2 2 Q 14.0 3 Q 13.6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Blaine Lindgren 14.2 1 Q 13.9 1 Q 13.7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rex Cawley 400 m hurdles 50.8 1 Q — 49.8 1 Q 49.6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Billy Hardin 51.3 1 Q 50.9 6 Did not advance
Jay Luck 51.7 3 Q 50.4 2 Q 50.5 5
Jeff Fishback 3000 m steeplechase 8:50.2 4 — Did not advance
George Young 8:34.2 3 Q 8:38.2 5
Vic Zwolak 8:43.6 4 Did not advance
Gerry Ashworth
Paul Drayton
Bob Hayes
Richard Stebbins 		4 × 100 m relay 39.8 1 Q — 39.5 1 Q 39.0 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Henry Carr
Ollan Cassell
Mike Larrabee
Ulis Williams 		4 × 400 m relay 3:05.3 1 Q — 3:00.7 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Buddy Edelen Marathon — 2:18:12.4 6
Pete McArdle 1:26:24.4 23
Billy Mills 2:22:55.4 14
Ron Laird 20 km walk — DSQ
Jack Mortland 1:36:35.0 17
Ronald Zinn 1:32:43.0 6
Mike Brodie 50 km walk — 4:57:41.0 29
Bruce MacDonald 4:45:10.4 26
Chris McCarthy 4:35:41.6 21

Women

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Edith McGuire 100 m 11.4 1 Q 11.4 1 Q 11.6 3 Q 11.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Wyomia Tyus 11.3 1 Q 11.2 OR 1 Q 11.3 1 Q 11.4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Marilyn White 11.2 1 Q 11.5 2 Q 11.5 3 Q 11.6 4
Vivian Brown 200 m 24.1 3 q — 24.3 8 Did not advance
Edith McGuire 23.4 1 Q 23.3 1 Q 23.0 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Debbie Thompson 24.6 4 Did not advance
Janell Smith 400 m 55.5 5 Q — 54.5 6 Did not advance
Sandy Knott 800 m 2:12.2 6 — Did not advance
Rosie Bonds 80 m hurdles 10.6 1 Q — 10.8 4 Q 10.8 8
Lacey O'Neal 10.9 4 Q 10.9 7 Did not advance
Cherrie Sherrard 11.00 5 Did not advance
Edith McGuire
Wyomia Tyus
Marilyn White
Willye White 		4 × 100 m relay 44.8 1 Q — 43.9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Field events
Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ralph Boston Long jump 8.03 1 Q 8.03 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gayle Hopkins 7.67 4 Q NM
Phil Shinnick 7.26 22 Did not advance
Ira Davis Triple jump 16.29 2 Q 16.00 9
Kent Floerke 15.36 21 Did not advance
Bill Sharpe 15.80 13 Q 15.84 11
Ed Caruthers High jump 2.06 =8 Q 2.09 8
John Rambo 2.06 =8 Q 2.16 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
John Thomas 2.06 6 Q 2.18 OR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Fred Hansen Pole vault 4.60 =1 Q 5.10 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Billy Gene Pemelton 4.60 =1 Q 4.80 8
John Pennel 4.60 17 Q 4.70 11
Dallas Long Shot put 19.51 1 Q 20.33 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Randy Matson 18.92 2 Q 20.20 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Parry O'Brien 17.84 11 Q 19.20 4
Al Oerter Discus throw 60.54 OR 1 Q 61.00 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jay Silvester 57.81 3 Q 59.09 4
Dave Weill 56.95 5 Q 59.49 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Frank Covelli Javelin throw 68.08 21 Did not advance
Les Tipton 70.74 16 Did not advance
Ed Red 72.31 12 q 71.52 11
Ed Burke Hammer throw 64.49 8 Q 65.66 7
Hal Connolly 67.40 OR 2 Q 66.65 6
Albert Hall 64.31 11 Q 63.82 12

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jo Ann Grissom Long jump 5.91 19 Did not advance
Martha Watson 5.94 18 Did not advance
Willye White 6.28 =8 Q 6.07 12
Estelle Baskerville High jump 1.65 =19 Did not advance
Terri Brown 1.68 12 q NM
Eleanor Montgomery 1.70 9 Q 1.71 8
Earlene Brown Shot put 15.44 7 Q 14.80 12
Olga Connolly Discus throw 53.17 6 Q 51.58 12
RaNae Bair Javelin throw 46.89 13 Did not advance

Combined event – Men's decathlon

Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Dick Emberger Result 11.2 6.72 11.80 1.90 49.1 14.9 35.32 3.70 57.54 4:19.3 7292 10
Points 756 761 586 769 847 859 590 728 731 665
Paul Herman Result 11.2 6.97 13.89 1.87 49.2 15.2 44.15 4.35 63.35 4:25.4 7787 4
Points 756 814 721 743 842 827 765 896 802 621
Russ Hodge Result 11.0 6.75 14.93 1.75 49.6 16.0 44.64 3.70 50.21 4:24.9 7325 9
Points 804 767 784 634 824 748 775 728 636 629

Combined event – Women's pentathlon

Athlete Event 80H SP HJ LJ 200 m Final Rank
Pat Winslow Result 12.0 13.04 1.63 5.90 24.6 4724 7
Points 890 924 976 966 968

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
United States men Men's tournament  Australia
W 78–45 		 Finland
W 77–51 		 Peru
W 60–54 		 Uruguay
W 83–28 		 Yugoslavia
W 69–61 		 Brazil
W 86–53 		 South Korea
W 116–50 		1 Q  Puerto Rico
W 62–42 		 Soviet Union
W 73–59 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Roster

Name [2] Position Height Weight Age Team/School Home Town
Jim Barnes C 6'8" 240 23 Texas Western College Stillwater, Oklahoma
Bill Bradley G/F 6'5" 205 21 Princeton University Crystal City, Missouri
Larry Brown G 5'10" 165 24 Goodyear Wingfoots Long Beach, New York
Joe Caldwell G/F 6'5" 195 22 Arizona State University Los Angeles, California
Mel Counts C 7'0" 230 23 Oregon State University Coos Bay, Oregon
Dick Davies G 6'1" 175 28 Goodyear Wingfoots (LSU) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Walt Hazzard G/F 6'3" 188 22 Univ. of California-Los Angeles Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lucious Jackson F 6'9" 238 22 Pan American University Bastrop, Louisiana
Pete McCaffrey F 6'5" 190 25 Goodyear Wingfoots (LSU) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jeff Mullins G/F 6'4" 185 22 Duke University Lexington, Kentucky
Jerry Shipp G 6'5" 190 29 Phillips 66ers (SE Oklahoma St.) Blue, Oklahoma
George Wilson F 6'8" 210 22 Chicago Jamaco Saints (Cincinnati) Chicago, Illinois

The 1964 United States Olympic basketball team featured college and AAU players. Jerry Shipp led the team with an average of 12.4 points per game.[3]

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Robert Carmody Flyweight — Bye  Thapa (NEP)
W RSC 		 Babiasch (EUA)
W 4–1 		 Atzori (ITA)
L 1–4 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Louis Johnson Bantamweight —  Huppen (NED)
W 5–0 		 Puiu (ROU)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Charles Brown Featherweight —  Hope (AUS)
W 5–0 		 Khieu (CAM)
W 4–1 		 Duran (MEX)
W 4–1 		 Villanueva (PHI)
L 1–4 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ronald Allen Harris Lightweight Bye  Hassan (UAR)
W KO 		 Shiratori (JPN)
W 5–0 		 Arpon (PHI)
W 5–0 		 Grudzień (POL)
L 1–4 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Charley Ellis Light welterweight Bye  Winter (EUA)
W 5–0 		 Frolov (URS)
L 2–3 		Did not advance
Maurice Frilot Welterweight —  Mabwa (UGA)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Tolman Gibson Light middleweight —  Sangthein (THA)
W RSC 		 Davies (GHA)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
James Rosette Middleweight — Bye  Darkey (GHA)
L 2–3 		Did not advance
Robert Christopherson Light heavyweight —  Ali (PAK)
W 5–0 		 Kiselyov (URS)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Joe Frazier Heavyweight —  Oywello (UGA)
W RSC 		 McQueen (AUS)
W RSC 		 Yemelyanov (URS)
W RSC 		 Huber (EUA)
W 3–2 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dennis van Valkenburgh C-1 1000 m 5:12.63 5 SF — 5:00.43 3 Q 5:12.55 8
Joseph Dronzek
James O'Rourke Jr. 		C-2 1000 m 4:51.65 6 SF — 4:51.98 5 Did not advance
Tony Ralphs K-1 1000 m 4:21.53 5 R 5:09.14 3 SF DNS Did not advance
Gert Grigoleit
Tony Ralphs 		K-2 1000 m 3:54.01 7 R 3:54.31 4 Did not advance
William Jewell
Tony Ralphs
Walter Richards
William Smoke 		K-4 1000 m 3:35.74 6 R 3:46.48 4 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marica Jones K-1 500 m 2:11.50 2 Q Bye 2:15.68 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Francine Fox
Glorianne Perrier 		K-2 500 m 1:59.69 2 Q Bye 1:59.16 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Qualification legend: Q = Qualify to final; SF = Qualify to semifinal; R = Qualify to repehcage

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Sixteen cyclists represented the United States in 1964.

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
John Allis Individual road race 4:39:5183 75
Raymond Castilloux DNF
Michael Hiltner 4:59:54.00 100
Thomas Montemage DNF
Michael Allen
John Allis
Wes Chowen
Michael Hiltner 		Team time trial 2:40:30.13 20

Track

Pursuit

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Time Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Skip Cutting Individual 5:25.59 16 Did not advance
Oliver Martin
Donald Nelsen
Arnold Uhrlass
Hans Wolf 		Team 5:01.41 12 Did not advance

Sprint

Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Round of 16 Repechage 3 Repechage 4 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Alan Grieco Individual  Gibbon (TTO),
 Kučírek (TCH)
L 		 Fredborg (DEN),
 Mercado (MEX)
L 		Did not advance
Jackie Simes  Mercado (MEX),
 Sato (JPN)
L 		 Fuggerer (EUA)
L 		Did not advance
Jack Disney
Tim Mountford 		Tandem  Barton /
Church (GBR),
 de Graaf /
van der Touw (NED)
L 		 Paar /
Štark (TCH)
L 		Did not advance — Did not advance

Time trial

Athlete Event Time Rank
William Kund 1000 m time trial 1:12.89 14

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Preliminary Final Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Lawrence Andreasen 3 m springboard 100.31 2 Q 4.46 6 143.77 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Frank Gorman 105.99 1 Q 51.64 2 157.63 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kenneth Sitzberger 98.66 3 Q 61.24 1 159.90 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tom Gompf 10 m platform 92.79 7 Q 53.78 2 146.57 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Louis Vitucci 86.40 19 Did not advance
Bob Webster 93.18 6 Q 55.40 1 148.58 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Preliminary Final Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Jeanne Collier 3 m springboard 89.94 3 Q 48.42 2 138.36 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sue Gossick 89.29 4 Q 40.41 5 129.70 4
Patsy Willard 92.68 2 Q 45.50 3 138.18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lesley Bush 10 m platform 53.78 1 Q 46.02 2 99.80 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Linda Cooper 47.80 9 Q 48.50 1 96.30 4
Barbara Talmage 47.28 11 Q 42.32 7 89.60 8

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Preliminary Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Patricia de la Tour Path Patrick Individual 783.0 8 Did not advance
Karen McIntosh Malteser 640.0 17 Did not advance
Jessica Newberry Forstrat 707.0 14 Did not advance
Patricia de la Tour
Karen McIntosh
Jessica Newberry 		See above Team 2130.0 4 —

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Endurance Jumping Total
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Lana duPont Mr. Wister Individual 52.33 =10 141.60 36 30.00 =26 223.39 33
Kevin Freeman Gallopade 69.67 =36 –96.80 9 10.00 =13 –17.13 12
Michael Page The Grasshopper 43.00 6 –90.40 13 0.00 =1 –47.40 4
Michael Plumb Bold Minstrel 42.67 =4 –44.00 23 0.00 =1 –1.33 15
Lana duPont
Kevin Freeman
Michael Page
Michael Plumb 		See above Team — –65.86 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Total
Faults Faults Faults Rank
Frank Chapot San Lucas Individual 12.50 8.00 20.50 7
Kathryn Kusner Untouchable 13.75 16.00 29.75 13
Mary Mairs Tomboy 44.50 12.25 56.75 33
Frank Chapot
Kathryn Kusner
Mary Mairs 		See above Team 70.75 36.25 107.00 6

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

18 fencers represented the United States in 1964.

Men

Athlete Event Round 1 Barrage Round 2 Barrage Round of 24 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final round Medal barrage Final / BM
V – D (IV) Rank V – D Rank V – D Rank V – D Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		V – D Rank V – D Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Frank Anger Épée 3 – 4 6 — Did not advance — Did not advance
David Micahnik 4 – 3 5 Q 3 – 3 =4 B 0 – 1 2 Did not advance Did not advance
Paul Pesthy 4 – 3 3 Q 1 – 4 6 Did not advance Did not advance
Frank Anger
Larry Anastasi
David Micahnik
Paul Pesthy 		Team épée 1 – 1 (14) 3 — Did not advance — Did not advance
Albert Axelrod Foil 3 – 2 2 Q — 4 – 1 1 Q Bye  Tabuchi (JPN)
W 10–5 		 Franke (POL)
L 9–10 		Did not advance — Did not advance
Herbert Cohen 2 – 3 =3 B 1 – 1 1 Q 2 – 3 =3 B 2 – 0 1 Q  Ōkawa (JPN)
L 4–10 		Did not advance Did not advance
Ed Richards 1 – 4 5 — Did not advance Did not advance
Albert Axelrod
Larry Anastasi
Herbert Cohen
Eugene Glazer
Ed Richards 		Team foil 2 – 1 (22) 3 — Did not advance — Did not advance
Jenő Hámori Sabre 5 – 1 2 Q — 3 – 4 5 — Did not advance — Did not advance —
Attila Keresztes 4 – 1 2 Q 3 – 4 6 Did not advance Did not advance
Thomas Orley 3 – 2 3 Q 3 – 4 5 Did not advance Did not advance
Robert Blum
Jenő Hámori
Attila Keresztes
Alfonso Morales
Thomas Orley 		Team sabre 1 – 0 (9) 2 Q —  Soviet Union (URS)
L 4–9 		5th-8th semifinal
 United Team of Germany (EUA)
L 5–9 		— Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Round 1 Barrage Round 2 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final round Medal barrage Final / BM
V – D (IV) Rank V – D Rank V – D Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		V – D Rank V – D Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Tommy Angell Foil 1 – 5 6 — Did not advance — Did not advance —
Harriet King 5 – 1 1 Q Bye 3 – 2 1 Q  Rousselet (FRA)
L 6–8 		Did not advance Did not advance
Janice Romary 2 – 3 =4 B 0 – 1 2 Did not advance Did not advance
Tommy Angell
Anne Drungis
Harriet King
Denise O'Connor
Janice Romary 		Team foil 0 – 2 3 — Did not advance — Did not advance

Qualification key: Q - Qualify to next round; B - Qualify to tiebreaker barrage

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Women
All-around

Athlete Event Apparatus Total
Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor exercise
C O Total Rank C O Total Rank C O Total Rank C O Total Rank Score Rank
Kathleen Corrigan Individual 9.400 9.300 18.700 28 8.933 9.100 18.033 54 8.900 9.166 18.066 59 8.966 9.066 18.032 59 72.831 51
Muriel Grossfeld 8.800 8.600 17.400 74 9.266 8.133 17.399 62 8.933 9.466 18.399 43 9.433 9.433 18.866 16 72.064 58
Dorothy McClements 9.400 9.466 18.866 18 9.066 9.233 18.299 42 9.000 9.233 18.233 54 9.333 9.333 18.666 25 74.064 34
Linda Metheny 9.333 8.933 18.266 56 9.400 9.300 18.700 19 9.166 9.533 18.699 22 9.133 9.200 18.333 46 73.998 36
Janie Speaks 9.233 9.200 18.433 47 8.533 8.166 16.699 69 9.066 9.300 18.366 44 9.066 9.300 18.366 43 71.864 62
Marie Walther 9.233 9.033 18.266 56 9.366 7.500 16.866 66 8.900 9.366 18.266 49 9.300 9.333 18.633 29 72.031 60
Kathleen Corrigan
Muriel Grossfeld
Dorothy McClements
Linda Metheny
Janie Speaks
Marie Walther 		Team 46.599 45.932 — 46.031 43.932 — 45.065 46.898 — 46.265 46.599 — 367.321 9

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Pool stage Repechage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Paul Maruyama 68 kg  Reisinger (AUT)
W 02–00 		 Schießleder (EUA)
W 02–00 		1 Q —  Nakatani (JPN)
L 00–10 		Did not advance =5
Jim Bregman 80 kg  Goldschmied (MEX)
W 10–00 		 Paige (AUS)
W 10–00 		1 Q —  Pérez (ARG)
W 02–00 		 Hofmann (EUA)
L 00–10 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
George Harris +80 kg  Sweeney (GBR)
W 10–00 		 Chikviladze (URS)
L 01–00 		2 — Did not advance =6
Ben Nighthorse Campbell Open  Ong (PHI)
W 10–00 		 Glahn (EUA)
L 00–10 		2 R WD — Did not advance 6

Qualification key: Q - Qualify to elimination rounds; R - Qualify to repechage round

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1964. They won a silver medal in the team event.

Athlete Event Equestrian
(Cross-country steeplechase) 		Fencing
(Épée) 		Shooting
(Rapid-fire pistol) 		Swimming
(300 m freestyle) 		Running
(4000 m cross-country) 		Total
Time Penalties Rank MP V–D Rank MP Score Rank MP Time Rank MP Time Rank MP MP points Rank
David Kirkwood Individual 3:13.7 0 6 1100 21–15 13 784 191 17 920 4:11.5 27 945 15:09.7 19 973 4722 9
James Moore 3:03.5 30 16 1070 18–18 20 676 193 12 960 4:02.4 15 990 13:55.0 2 1195 4891 6
Paul Pesthy 3:14.7 30 18 1070 22–14 7 820 183 29 760 4:04.9 18 980 15:12.1 20 964 4594 16
David Kirkwood
James Moore
Paul Pesthy 		Team — 3240 — 2280 — 2640 — 2915 — 3132 14207 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Donald Spero Single sculls 7:41.94 1 FA Bye 8:37.53 6
James Edmonds
Tony Johnson 		Coxless pair 7:33.89 4 R 7:30.84 2 FB 7:15.04 10
Edward Ferry
Conn Findlay
Kent Mitchell (C) 		Coxed pair 7:53.17 1 FA Bye 8:21.33 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Seymour Cromwell
Jim Storm 		Double sculls 6:31.63 1 FA Bye 7:13.16 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dick Lyon
Ted Mittet
Ted Nash
Geoffrey Picard 		Coxless four 6:56.40 2 R 6:38.93 1 FA 7:01.37 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Paul Gunderson
Hughie Pollock
Tom Pollock
Jim Tew
Ted Washburn (C) 		Coxed four 6:48.19 2 R 7:12.82 2 FB 6:43.68 7
Joseph Amlong
Thomas Amlong
Boyce Budd
Emory Clark
Stanley Cwiklinski
Hugh Foley
Bill Knecht
William Stowe
Róbert Zimonyi (C) 		Eight 5:54.30 2 R 6:01.47 1 FA 6:18.23 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Qualification key: FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to non-medal final; R - Qualify to repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Points Rank
Peter Barrett Finn 1 1620 3 1142 DNF 101 7 774 3 1142 5 921 7 774 6373 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
William Bentsen
Buddy Melges 		Flying Dutchman 10 423 2 1122 DNF 101 2 1122 2 1122 3 946 10 423 5158 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Richard Stearns
Lynn Williams 		Star 7 486 8 428 1 1131 2 1030 3 854 3 854 2 1030 5585 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Richard Deaver
Lowell North
Charles Rogers 		Dragon 3 986 5 764 1 1463 3 986 8 550 5 764 8 560 5523 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Joseph Batchelder
John J. McNamara
Francis Scully 		5.5 Meter 10 277 1 1277 1 1277 6 499 2 976 3 800 DNF 101 5106 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Ten shooters represented the United States in 1964. Between them they won two golds, a silver and three bronze medals.

Athlete Event Score Rank
Bill McMillan 25 m rapid fire pistol 586 12
Edwin Teague 583 17
Franklin Green 50 m pistol 557 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Thomas Smith 548 8
Tommy Pool 50 m rifle prone 596 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lones Wigger 597 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tommy Pool 50 m rifle three positions 1147 6
Lones Wigger 1164 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gary Anderson 300 m rifle three positions 1153 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Martin Gunnarsson 1136 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Frank Little Trap 187 21
William Morris 194 (+24) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mike Austin 100 m freestyle 54.9 5 Q 54.3 =3 Q 54.5 6
Gary Ilman 54.0 OR 1 Q 53.9 OR 1 Q 54.0 4
Don Schollander 54.3 2 Q 54.0 2 Q 53.4 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
John Nelson 400 m freestyle 4:19.9 6 Q — 4:16.9 5
Roy Saari 4:20.0 7 Q 4:16.7 4
Don Schollander 4:15.8 1 Q 4:12.2 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bill Farley 1500 m freestyle 17:30.5 7 Q — 17:18.2 4
John Nelson 17:22.4 2 Q 17:03.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Roy Saari 17:27.0 4 Q 17:29.2 7
Bob Bennett 200 m backstroke 2:16.1 OR 5 Q 2:16.3 8 Q 2:13.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gary Dilley 2:14.2 OR 1 Q 2:13.8 OR 2 Q 2:10.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jed Graef 2:14.5 OR 2 Q 2:13.7 OR 1 Q 2:10.3 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Wayne Anderson 200 m breaststroke 2:31.5 5 Q 2:32.6 5 Q 2:35.0 7
Chet Jastremski 2:30.5 3 Q 2:32.1 4 Q 2:29.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tom Trethewey 2:33.4 7 Q 2:34.5 =11 Did not advance
Philip Riker 200 m butterfly 2:12.6 4 Q 2:09.9 3 Q 2:11.0 4
Carl Robie 2:10.0 OR 1 Q 2:09.3 OR 1 Q 2:07.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Fred Schmidt 2:13.3 7 Q 2:11.5 4 Q 2:09.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Carl Robie 400 m individual medley 4:52.0 1 Q — 4:51.4 4
Dick Roth 5:01.3 4 Q 4:45.4 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Roy Saari 5:02.3 5 Q 4:47.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mike Austin
Steve Clark
Gary Ilman
Don Schollander
Lary Schulhof[b] 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:38.8 1 Q — 3:33.2 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Steve Clark
Gary Ilman
David Lyons[b]
Bill Mettler[b]
Roy Saari
Don Schollander
Ed Townsend[b]
Michael Wall[b] 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:09.0 1 Q — 7:52.1 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bob Bennett[b]
Steve Clark
Bill Craig
Virgil Luken[b]
Thompson Mann
Richard McGeagh[b]
Walter Richardson[b]
Fred Schmidt 		4 × 100 m medley relay 4:05.1 OR 1 Q — 3:58.4 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kathy Ellis 100 m freestyle 1:01.5 2 Q 1:02.5 8 Q 1:00.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jeanne Hallock 1:03.6 13 Q 1:02.9 =9 Did not advance
Sharon Stouder 1:02.3 4 Q 1:01.4 2 Q 59.9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ginny Duenkel 400 m freestyle 4:48.6 2 Q — 4:43.3 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Marilyn Ramenofsky 4:47.7 1 Q 4:44.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Terri Stickles 4:49.3 3 Q 4:47.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ginny Duenkel 100 m backstroke 1:08.9 3 Q — 1:08.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cathy Ferguson 1:08.8 2 Q 1:07.7 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nina Harmer 1:09.8 5 Q 1:09.4 5
Tammy Hazleton 200 m breaststroke 2:55.0 14 — Did not advance
Claudia Kolb 2:49.7 5 Q 2:47.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sandra Nitta 2:58.4 18 Did not advance
Donna de Varona 100 m butterfly 1:07.5 OR 2 Q 1:07.7 4 Q 1:08.0 5
Kathy Ellis 1:07.8 OR =3 Q 1:07.2 3 Q 1:06.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sharon Stouder 1:07.0 OR 1 Q 1:05.6 OR 1 Q 1:04.7 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Donna de Varona 400 m individual medley 5:24.2 1 Q — 5:18.7 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sharon Finneran 5:32.7 5 Q 5:24.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Martha Randall 5:27.8 3 Q 5:24.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lynne Allsup[b]
Erika Bricker[b]
Donna de Varona
Kathy Ellis
Jeanne Hallock[b]
Patience Sherman[b]
Sharon Stouder
Lillian Watson 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:12.2 2 Q — 4:03.8 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kathy Ellis
Cathy Ferguson
Cynthia Goyette
Nina Harmer[b]
Susan Pitt[b]
Judy Reeder[b]
Sharon Stouder
Lillian Watson[b] 		4 × 100 m medley relay 4:41.6 3 Q — 4:33.9 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

b Swimmers who participated in the heat only.

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team Event Round robin
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
United States men Men's tournament  Netherlands
W 3–0 		 South Korea
L 3–2 		 Hungary
L 0–3 		 Czechoslovakia
L 0–3 		 Japan
L 1–3 		 Bulgaria
L 0–3 		 Soviet Union
L 0–3 		 Brazil
L 2–3 		 Romania
L 1–3 		9
United States women Women's tournament  Japan
L 0–3 		 Poland
L 0–3 		 Romania
L 0–3 		 Soviet Union
L 0–3 		 South Korea
W 3–0 		— 5

Men's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Team roster

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Team roster

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team Event First round Semifinal round Final round / Cl.
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
United States men Men's tournament  Yugoslavia
L 1–2 		 Brazil
W 7–1 		 Netherlands
L 4–6 		3 Did not advance

First round

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 6 Semifinals
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 11 13 −2 4
3  United States 3 1 0 2 12 9 +3 2
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Source: Official Report p. 673


11 October 1964
18:50 		Official Report p.676 Yugoslavia  2–1  United States Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool
Referees:
A. Fuchs (BEL)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0
Janković, Rosić 1 Goals Cole 1
12 October 1964
18:50 		Official Report p.679 United States  7–1  Brazil Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool
Referees:
M. Natori (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 1–0, 3–0, 2–1
Crawford 3 Goals Szabo 1
13 October 1964
18:50 		Official Report p.681 United States  4–6  Netherlands Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool
Referees:
J. Dirnweber (AUT)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–3, 0–0, 2–1
four players 1 Goals W. Vriend 2

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Weight Rank
Issac Berger 60 kg 382.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tony Garcy 67.5 kg 412.5 4
Gary Cleveland 82.5 kg 455.0 5
Louis Riecke 90 kg DNF
William March 467.5 4
Gary Gubner +90 kg 512.5 4
Norbert Schemansky 537.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Key:

  • TF – Victory by fall.
  • SP - Win by technical superiority
  • PP - Win by technical points
  • DF - Win by default
  • FO - Win by foul
Athlete Event Elimination stage Final stage
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points) 		Opposition
Result
(Penalty points) 		Opposition
Result
(Penalty points) 		Opposition
Result
(Penalty points) 		Opposition
Result
(Penalty points) 		TPP Opposition
Result
(Penalty points) 		Opposition
Result
(Penalty points) 		FPP Rank
Gray Simons Freestyle flyweight  Malov (BUL)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Aliyev (URS)
T
(2.0) 		 Singh (IND)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Heidari (IRN)
T
(2.0) 		EL 6.0 — Did not advance 7
David Auble Freestyle bantamweight  Sükhbaatar (MGL)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Leibovich (ARG)
W TF
(0.0) 		 Georgiev (BUL)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Singh (IND)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Uetake (JPN)
L PP
(3.0) 		6.0 Did not advance 4
Bobby Douglas Freestyle featherweight  Şahinkaya (TUR)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Patil (IND)
W TF
(0.0) 		 Jutila (CAN)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Kokhashvili (URS)
L PP
(3.0) 		 Khedri (AFG)
W PP
(1.0) 		6.0 Did not advance 4
Gregory Ruth Freestyle lightweight  Poikala (SWE)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Sereeter (MGL)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Horiuchi (JPN)
L PP
(3.0) 		 Marsh (AUS)
W PP
(1.0) 		EL 6.0 — Did not advance =6
Charles Tribble Freestyle welterweight  Ogan (TUR)
L TF
(4.0) 		WD 4.0 Did not advance =21
Daniel Brand Freestyle middleweight  van Wyk (ZAM)
W TF
(0.0) 		 Mehdizadeh (IRN)
T
(2.0) 		 Sasaki (JPN)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Faiz (PAK)
W TF
(0.0) 		 Güngör (TUR)
L PP
(3.0) 		6.0 — Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jerry Conine Freestyle light heavyweight  Eriksson (SWE)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Balla (ROM)
T
(2.0) 		Bye  Jutzeler (SUI)
L PP
(3.0) 		EL 6.0 — Did not advance 6
Larry Kristoff Freestyle heavyweight  Dietrich (EUA)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Ivanitsky (URS)
L PP
(3.0) 		 Kaplan (TUR)
T
(2.0) 		EL — 6.0 — Did not advance =7
Dick Wilson Greco-Roman flyweight  del Rio (MEX)
W TF
(0.0) 		Bye  Sin (KOR)
L PP
(3.0) 		 Kerezov (BUL)
L PP
(3.0) 		— 6.0 Did not advance =4
Andy Fitch Greco-Roman bantamweight  Stange (EUA)
L PP
(3.0) 		 Noor (AFG)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Pashkulev (BUL)
T
(2.0) 		EL 6.0 — =9
Ronald Finley Greco-Roman featherweight  Polyák (HUN)
L PP
(3.0) 		 Jutila (CAN)
W DF
(0.0) 		Bye  Cacas (AUS)
W TF
(0.0) 		 Martinović (YUG)
L PP
(3.0) 		6.0 — Did not advance =4
James Burke Greco-Roman lightweight  Ebrahimian (IRN)
T
(2.0) 		 Ivanov (BUL)
L PP
(3.0) 		 Bularca (ROM)
L FO
(4.0) 		EL 9.0 Did not advance =12
Russell Camilleri Greco-Roman welterweight  Dubicki (POL)
L PP
(3.0) 		 Längle (AUT)
W PP
(1.0) 		 Michiels (BEL)
W TF
(0.0) 		 Nyström (SWE)
L PP
(3.0) 		EL 7.0 Did not advance =7
R. Wayne Baughman Greco-Roman middleweight  Andalkar (IND)
W PP
(1.0) 		Bye  Popovici (ROM)
L PP
(3.0) 		 Olenik (URS)
L PP
(3.0) 		EL 7.0 — Did not advance =7
Pat Lovell Greco-Roman light heavyweight  Svensson (SWE)
L FO
(4.0) 		 Kiehl (EUA)
L TF
(4.0) 		EL 8.0 — =15
Bob Pickens Greco-Roman heavyweight  Svensson (SWE)
L PP
(3.0) 		 Kangasniemi (FIN)
W TF
(0.0) 		 Kment (TCH)
L TF
(4.0) 		EL 7.0 — Did not advance 6

References

  1. ^ "United States at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "1964 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Team Leaders.