Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Australia 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
Men's High Jump- 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
[Boxing at the [1964 Summer Olympics – Flyweight|Flyweight]]
[Boxing at the 1964 [Summer Olympics – Bantamweight|Bantamweight]]
Featherweight">Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Featherweight">Featherweight
Lightweight">Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Lightweight">Lightweight
Light welterweight">Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight">Light welterweight
- Julian Rossi
Welterweight">Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Welterweight">Welterweight
Light middleweight">Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight">Light middleweight
Middleweight">Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Middleweight">Middleweight
Light heavyweight">Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">Light heavyweight
Heavyweight">Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight">Heavyweight
Cycling
14 cyclists represented Australia in 1964.Individual road race">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race">Individual road race
Sprint">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint">Sprint
1000m time trial">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial">1000m time trial
Tandem">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem">Tandem
Individual pursuit">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit">Individual pursuit
Team pursuit">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit">Team pursuit
Diving
;WomenFencing
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
Men's team foil">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil">Men's team foil
Men's épée">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's épée">Men's épée
Men's team épée">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée">Men's team épée
Men's sabre">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre">Men's sabre
Men's team sabre">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre">Men's team sabre
Women's foil">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's foil">Women's foil
Women's team foil">Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil">Women's team foil
Judo
Australia was represented in judo by four male competitors.;Lightweight
- Brian Dalton
- Ronald Ford
;Open category
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1964.Individual
Team
Sailing
;OpenShooting
Eight shooters represented Australia in 1964.;Men
Swimming
;Men;Women
Water polo
First round
Group B
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