Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 243 competitors, 203 men and 40 women, took part in 133 events in 19 sports. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medalists
Gold
- Betty Cuthbert — Athletics, Women's 400 m
- Robert Windle — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Ian O'Brien — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Kevin Berry — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Dawn Fraser — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- William Northam, Peter O'Donnell, and James Sargeant — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class
Silver
- Michele Brown — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Lynette Bell, Dawn Fraser, Janice Murphy, and Robyn Thorn — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Bronze
- Ron Clarke — Athletics, Men's 10.000 m
- Marilyn Black — Athletics, Women's 200 m
- Judith Pollock — Athletics, Women's 400 m
- Pamela Kilborn — Athletics, Women's 80 m Hurdles
- Theodore Boronovskis — Judo, Men's Open Class
- Allan Wood — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Allan Wood — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- David Dickson, Peter Doak, John Ryan, and Robert Windle — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- David Dickson, Kevin Berry, Ian O'Brien, and Peter Reynolds — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Mervyn Crossman, Paul Dearing, Raymond Evans, Brian Glencross, Robin Hodder, John McBryde, Donald McWatters, Patrick Nilan, Eric Pearce, Julian Pearce, Desmond Piper, Donald Smart, Anthony Waters, and Graham Wood — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
Athletics
- Lawrie Peckham
- * Qualifying Round — 2.06m
- * Final — 2.09m
- Dixie Willis
- * Heat — did not compete
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- * Lost to 45-78
- * Defeated 81-62
- * Lost to 70-74
- * Defeated 64-58
- * Lost to 59-61
- * Lost to 57-58
- * Lost to 57-69
- Classification Matches
- * 9th-12th place: Defeated 70-58
- * 9th/10th place: Defeated 64-57 → 9th place
- Team Roster
- * Scott Davie
- * Brendon Hackwill
- * John Heard
- * Bill Wyatt
- * Michael Ah Matt
- * Werner Linde
- * Ken Cole
- * Les Hody
- * Carl Rodwell
- * Mike Dancis
- * Lindsay Gaze
- * John Gardiner
- Head Coach: Keith Miller
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.[Cycling at the [1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual road race]]
- Ray Bilney
- Michael Hollingsworth
- David Humphreys
- Malcolm McCredie
[Cycling at the 1964 [Summer Olympics – Men's sprint|Sprint]]
- Thomas Harrison
- Gordon Johnson
1000m time trial">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial">1000m time trial
- Richard Paris
Tandem">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem">Tandem
- Ian Browne
- Daryl Perkins
Individual pursuit">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit">Individual pursuit
- Richard Hine
Team pursuit">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit">Team pursuit
- Kevin Brislin
- Robert Baird
- Victor Browne
- Henk Vogels, Sr.
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Australia in 1964.Men's foil">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's foil">Men's foil
- David McKenzie
- Brian McCowage
- Ivan Lund
Men's team foil">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil">Men's team foil
- Gerard Tubier, David McKenzie, John Douglas, Brian McCowage, Ivan Lund
Men's épée">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's épée">Men's épée
- John Humphreys
- Ivan Lund
- Russell Hobby
Men's team épée">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée">Men's team épée
- Russell Hobby, John Humphreys, Imants Terrauds, Ivan Lund, Ian Bowditch
Men's sabre">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre">Men's sabre
- Henry Sommerville
- Alexander Martonffy
- Les Tornallyay
Men's team sabre">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre">Men's team sabre
- Alexander Martonffy, Les Tornallyay, Paul Rizzuto, Brian McCowage, Henry Sommerville
Women's foil">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's foil">Women's foil
- Janet Hopner
- Jan Redman
- Johanna Winter
Women's team foil">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil">Women's team foil
- Jan Redman, Johanna Winter, Val Winter, Janet Hopner, Ulrike Winter
Gymnastics
Hockey
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.Individual
- Peter Macken
- Donald McMiken
- Duncan Page
Team
- Peter Macken
- Donald McMiken
- Duncan Page
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.25 m pistol">Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol">25 m pistol
- Michael Papps
- Tibor Gonczol
50 m pistol">Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol">50 m pistol
- Rodney Johnson
- Leslie Coffey
[Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's [50 metre rifle three positions|50 m rifle, three positions]]
- Don Tolhurst
- John Murphy
50 m rifle, prone">Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone">50 m rifle, prone
- Norman Rule
- James Kirkwood
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Freestyle
Light Heavyweight- Hughie Williams