1964 Summer Olympics

Games of the XVIII Olympiad
	Emblem of the 1964 Summer Olympics
Host city	Tokyo, Japan
Nations	93
Athletes	5,151 (4,473 men, 678 women)
Events	163 in 19 sports (25 disciplines)
Opening	10 October
Closing	24 October
Opened by	Emperor Hirohito
Cauldron	Yoshinori Sakai
Stadium	National Stadium
Summer
Winter

The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in Tokyo, Japan from October 10, 1964 to October 24 1964.

Countries taking part in the 1964 Summer Olympics.Blue countries are taking part for the first time, green have taken part before.

1964 Olympic Games competitor medal. It was awarded to Eddie Kelliher, an Irish yachtsman

Related pagesEdit

Sports in Japan

Other websitesEdit

IOC page for the 1964 Summer Olympics

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Factsheet – Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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[Opening_and_Cauldron-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Factsheet – Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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