Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 115 competitors, 95 men and 20 women, took part in 92 events in 16 sports.

Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
in Tokyo
Competitors	115 in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Gilmour Boa
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medallists

Gold

• Roger Jackson and George Hungerford – Rowing, men's coxless pair

Silver

• Bill Crothers – Athletics, men's 800 m
• Doug Rogers – Judo, men's over 80 kg

Bronze

• Harry Jerome – Athletics, men's 100 m

Harry Jerome's 100 metre bronze medal win at the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics is captured in the documentary film Tokyo Olympiad (1965) directed by Kon Ichikawa. Slow motion close-up footage of Jerome (along with other athletes) preparing for the race begins at the 26 minute mark and then the race is shown in its entirety at full speed.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

100 metres

• Harry Jerome
  • Heat – 10.5
  • Second round – 10.3
  • Semi-final – 10.3
  • Final – 10.2 (→ Bronze medal)

200 metres

• Harry Jerome
  • Heat – 20.9
  • Second round – 21.2
  • Semi-final – 21.0
  • Final – 20.8 (→ 4th place)

400 metres

• Bill Crothers
  • Heat – 46.8
  • Second round – 46.7
  • Semi-final – 46.9 (→ did not advance)

800 metres

• Bill Crothers
  • Heat – 1:49.3
  • Semi-final – 1:47.3
  • Final – 1:45.6 (→ Silver medal)
• Don Bertoia
  • Heat – 1:52.2 (→ did not advance)

1.500 metres

• Ergas Leps
  • Heat – 3:46.4
  • Semi-final – 3:51.2 (→ did not advance)

5.000 metres

• Bruce Kidd
  • Heat – 14:21.8 (→ did not advance)

10.000 metres

• Bruce Kidd
  • Final – 30:56.4 (→ 26th place)

110 m hurdles

• Cliff Nuttall
  • Heat – 14.8 (→ did not advance)

400 m hurdles

• Bill Gairdner
  • Heat – 53.8 (→ did not advance)

20 km walk

• Alexander Oakley
  • Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)

50 km walk

• Alexander Oakley
  • Final – 4:27:24.6 (→ 15th place)

Pole Vault

• Gerry Moro
  • Final – 4m70 (→ 10th place)

Decathlon

• Bill Gairdner
  • Total – 7147 points (→ 11th place)
• Gerry Moro
  • Total – 6716 points (→ 11th place)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• Preliminary round
  • Canada – Soviet Union 52-87
  • Canada – Hungary 59-70
  • Canada – Japan 37-58
  • Canada – Italy 54-66
  • Canada – Mexico 68-78
  • Canada – Puerto Rico 69-88
  • Canada – Poland 69-74
• Classification match
  • Canada – Peru 82-81
• Classification match
  • Canada – Hungary 65-68 → 14th place
• Team roster
  • Walter Birtles
  • John Dacyshyn
  • Rolly Goldring
  • Keith Hartley
  • Barry Howson
  • Fred Ingaldson
  • James Maguire
  • John McKibbon
  • Warren Reynolds
  • Ruby Richman
  • Joseph Stulac
  • George Stulac

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's flyweight (51 kg)

• John Henry
  • First round – lost to Constantin Ciuca (ROM), DSQ

Men's lightweight (60 kg)

• Roger Palmer
  • First round – defeated Gabriel Achy Assi (IVC), 3:2
  • Second round – lost to Stoyan Pilichev (BUL), 0:5

Men's Light-Welterweight (63½ kg)

• Harvey Reti
  • First round – bye
  • Second round – lost to István Toth (HUN), 2:3

Men's welterweight (67 kg)

• Frederick Desrosiers
  • First round – lost to Silvano Bertini (ITA), DSQ

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Thomas Dinsley	3 m springboard	83.02	18	Did not advance
	10 m platform	83.22	24	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Carol Ann Morrow	3 m springboard	64.07	19	Did not advance
Judy Stewart		82.39	11	Did not advance
Carol Ann Morrow	10 m platform	47.62	10 Q	38.52	11	86.14	11
Judy Stewart		36.47	23	Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Canada in 1964.

Men's foil

• John Andru
• Robert Foxcroft

Men's épée

• John Andru
• Robert Foxcroft

Men's sabre

• John Andru
• Robert Foxcroft

Women's foil

• Pacita Weidel

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• Preliminary round
  • Canada – Germany 1-5
  • Canada – Netherlands 0-5
  • Canada – Hong Kong 2-1
  • Canada – Spain 0-3
  • Canada – Belgium 1-5
  • Canada – India 0-3
  • Canada – Malaysia 2-3 → 14th place
• Team roster
  • Ronald Aldridge
  • Derrick Anderson
  • Anthony Boyd
  • Peter Buckland
  • Richard Chopping
  • Gerd Heidinger
  • Ian Johnston
  • Harry Preston
  • Alan Raphael
  • Gerard Ronan
  • Patrick Ruttle
  • Peter Vander Pyl
  • Victor Warren
  • Lee Wright
  • Andrew Yeoman
  • John Young

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Six shooters represented Canada in 1964.

25 m pistol

• William Hare
• Garfield McMahon

50 m pistol

• Garfield McMahon
• William Hare

50 m rifle, three positions

• George Marsh
• Gil Boa

50 m rifle, prone

• Gil Boa
• George Marsh

Trap

• Floyd Nattrass
• Harry Willsie

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sandy Gilchrist	100 m freestyle	55.8	=18 Q	56.4	=21	Did not advance
Ralph Hutton		57.7	=47	Did not advance
Daniel Sherry		55.2	=7 Q	55.5	=12	Did not advance
Sandy Gilchrist	400 m freestyle	4:24.2	11	—N/a		Did not advance
Ralph Hutton		4:29.4	21	—N/a		Did not advance
Ron Jacks		4:29.3	20	—N/a		Did not advance
Sandy Gilchrist	1500 m freestyle	17:42.0	12	—N/a		Did not advance
Ralph Hutton	200 m backstroke	2:17.8	=10 Q	2:15.8	7 Q	2:15.9	7
Ron Jacks		2:21.3	22	Did not advance
Ralph Hutton	200 m butterfly	2:20.8	24	Did not advance
Daniel Sherry		2:12.9	6 Q	2:12.9	8 Q	2:14.6	8
Sandy Gilchrist	400 m individual medley	4:58.3	3 Q	—N/a		4:57.6	5
Ralph Hutton		5:06.2	11	—N/a		Did not advance
Daniel Sherry Ralph Hutton Ron Jacks Sandy Gilchrist	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:49.7	11	—N/a		Did not advance
Ron Jacks Ralph Hutton Daniel Sherry Sandy Gilchrist	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:22.2	9	—N/a		Did not advance
Ralph Hutton Sandy Gilchrist Daniel Sherry Ron Jacks	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:15.5	10	—N/a		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Helen Kennedy	100 m freestyle	1:04.2	=20	Did not advance
Marion Lay		1:02.1	3 Q	1:02.2	3 Q	1:02.2	5
Mary Beth Stewart		1:05.1	28	Did not advance
Barbara Hounsell	400 m freestyle	5:04.9	18	—N/a		Did not advance
Jane Hughes		4:54.8	8 Q	—N/a		4:50.9	5
Patty Thompson		5:06.7	23	—N/a		Did not advance
Helen Kennedy	100 m backstroke	1:12.5	22	—N/a		Did not advance
Eileen Weir		1:09.7	4 Q	—N/a		1:09.8	7
Marianne Humeniuk	100 m butterfly	1:09.5	9 Q	1:09.2	9	Did not advance
Helen Kennedy		1:11.2	=18	Did not advance
Mary Beth Stewart		1:09.9	10 Q	1:08.6	7 Q	1:10.0	8
Barbara Hounsell	400 m individual medley	5:38.4	9	—N/a		Did not advance
Helen Kennedy		5:49.9	17	—N/a		Did not advance
Mary Beth Stewart Patty Thompson Helen Kennedy Marion Lay	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	4:14.9	=6 Q	—N/a		4:15.9	7
Eileen Weir Marion Lay Mary Beth Stewart Helen Kennedy	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:46.6	7 Q	—N/a		4:49.9	6

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

References

• (in English) sports-reference
• (in French) Explorare