XVIII Olympic Games

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. Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia became the first repeat winner of the marathon - less than six weeks after having his appendix removed. Russian rower Vyacheslav Ivanov won the single sculls for the third time, and Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser won the 100m freestyle for the third time. Al Oerter of the United States did the same in the discus throw despite a cervical disc injury that forced him to wear a neck harness and torn rib cartilage incurred a week before the competition. Hungarian water polo player Dezso Gyarmati won his fifth medal in a row. Another Hungarian, Greco-Roman wrestler Imre Polyak, finally won a gold medal after finishing second in the same division at the previous three Olympics. By winning two medals of each kind, Larysa Latynina of the Ukraine brought her career medal total to an incredible 18. She is also one of only four athletes in any sport to win nine gold medals.

Participation & Events

Participating Nations: 93

Participants: 5,151 athletes (678 women, 4,473 men)

Total Events: 163

Top Three Nations: United States of America, USSR and Japan

Medal Tally of XVIII Olympic Games

Rank Nation Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States of America 36 26 28 90
2 USSR 30 31 35 96
3 Japan 16 5 8 29
4 United Team of Germany 10 22 18 50
5 Italy 10 10 7 27
6 Hungary 10 7 5 22
7 Poland 7 6 10 23
8 Australia 6 2 10 18
9 Czechoslovakia 5 6 3 14
10 Great Britain 4 12 2 18
11 Bulgaria 3 5 2 10
12 Finland 3 0 2 5
12 New Zealand 3 0 2 5
14 Romania 2 4 6 12
15 Netherlands 2 4 4 10
16 Turkey 2 3 1 6
17 Sweden 2 2 4 8
18 Denmark 2 1 3 6
19 Yugoslavia 2 1 2 5
20 Belgium 2 0 1 3
21 France 1 8 6 15
22 Canada 1 2 1 4
22 Switzerland 1 2 1 4
24 Bahamas 1 0 0 1
24 Ethiopia 1 0 0 1
24 India 1 0 0 1
27 Korea 0 2 1 3
28 Trinidad and Tobago 0 1 2 3
29 Tunisia 0 1 1 2
30 Argentina 0 1 0 1
30 Cuba 0 1 0 1
30 Pakistan 0 1 0 1
30 Philippines 0 1 0 1
34 Islamic Republic of Iran 0 0 2 2
35 Brazil 0 0 1 1
35 Ghana 0 0 1 1
35 Ireland 0 0 1 1
35 Kenya 0 0 1 1
35 Mexico 0 0 1 1
35 Nigeria 0 0 1 1
35 Uruguay 0 0 1 1
Total 152 149 160 461

Pakistan Medal Tally of XVIII Olympic Games

S.No. Discipline Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1. Hockey - 1 - 1
Total - 1 - 1
Players Who Won Medal in XVIII Olympic Games
S.No. Name Designation Medal
Hockey
1 Mr. A.I.S. Dara Team Manager
2 Mr. M. Taufiq Asstt. Manager
3 Mr. 5M.H. Atif Captain
4 Mr. Anwar Ahmed Khan Vice Captain
5 Mr. Habib Kiddie Player
6 Mr. Muneer Dar Player
7 Mr. Motiullah Player
8 Mr. Zakuddin Player
9 Mr. Zafar Khan Player
10 Mr. Mohammad Afzal Player Silver
11 Mr. Khurshid Aslam Player
12 Mr. Zafar Hayat Player
13 Mr. Mazhar Hussain Player
14 Mr. Abdul Hamid Player
15 Mr. Tariq Niazi Player
16 Mr. Hayat Muhammad Player
17 Mr. Khizar Bajwa Player
18 Mr. Saeed Anwar Player
19 Mr. Asad Malik Player
20 Mr. Khalid Mahmood Player
21 Mr. Tariq Aziz Player
22 Mr. Abdul Rasheed Player
23 Mr. Khurshid Azam Player