Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were introduced at these Games. A total of 1016 athletes from 82 countries participated, and these were the last Olympics to use a cinder track.

Medal summary Men 100 metres 10.0(=WR) 10.2 10.2 200 metres 20.3(OR) 20.5 20.6 400 metres 45.1 45.2 45.6 800 metres 1:45.1(OR) 1:45.6 1:45.9 1500 metres 3:38.1 3:39.6 3:39.6 5000 metres 13:48.8 13:49.6 13:49.8 10,000 metres 28:24.4(OR) 28:24.8 28:25.8 110 metres hurdles 13.67 13.74 13.78 400 metres hurdles 49.6 50.1 50.1 3000 metres steeplechase 8:30.8(OR) 8:32.4 8:33.8 4 × 100 metres relay Paul DraytonGerry AshworthRichard StebbinsBob Hayes39.0(WR) Andrzej ZielińskiWiesław ManiakMarian FoikMarian Dudziak39.3 Paul GenevayBernard LaidebeurClaude PiquemalJocelyn Delecour39.3 4 × 400 metres relay Ollan CassellMike LarrabeeUlis WilliamsHenry Carr3:00.7(WR) Tim GrahamAdrian MetcalfeJohn CooperRobbie Brightwell3:01.6 Edwin SkinnerKent BernardEdwin RobertsWendell Mottley3:01.7 Marathon 2:12:11.2(WR) 2:16:19.2 2:16:22.8 20 kilometres walk 1:29:34.0(OR) 1:31:13.2 1:31:59.4 50 kilometres walk 4:11:12.4(OR) 4:11:31.2 4:14:17.4 High jump 2.18 m(OR) 2.18 m(OR) 2.16 m Pole vault 5.10 m(OR) 5.05 m 5.00 m Long jump 8.07 m 8.03 m 7.99 m Triple jump 16.85 m(OR) 16.58 m 16.57 m Shot put 20.33 m(OR) 20.20 m 19.39 m Discus throw 61.00 m(OR) 60.52 m 59.49 m Hammer throw 69.74 m(OR) 69.09 m 68.09 m Javelin throw 82.66 m 82.32 m 80.57 m Decathlon 7887 7842 7809

Women 100 metres 11.4 11.6 11.6 200 metres 23.0(OR) 23.1 23.1 400 metres 52.0(OR) 52.2 53.4 800 metres 2:01.1(WR) 2:01.9 2:02.8 80 metres hurdles 10.5 10.5 10.6 4 × 100 metres relay Teresa CiepłyIrena KirszensteinHalina GóreckaEwa Kłobukowska43.6(WR) Willye WhiteWyomia TyusMarilyn WhiteEdith McGuire43.9 Janet SimpsonMary RandDaphne ArdenDorothy Hyman44.0 High jump 1.90 m(OR) 1.80 m 1.78 m Long jump 6.76 m(WR) 6.60 m 6.42 m Shot put 18.14 m(OR) 17.61 m 17.45 m Discus throw 57.27 m(OR) 57.21 m 56.97 m Javelin throw 60.54 m 58.27 m 57.06 m Pentathlon 5246(WR) 5035 4956

Medal table

References International Olympic Committee results database