Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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 Leader of the Liberal Democrats 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

Bronze

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

Athletics

Men's Hammer Throw

• Howard Payne

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

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

Men

Women

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

Women's team foil

• Shirley Netherway, Theresa Offredy, Janet Bewley-Cathie, 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

Men

Women

Weightlifting

Louis Martin

Wrestling

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