Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The XVIII. Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 found 36 competitions take place in athletics.
The Olympic Stadium Tokyo had eight tracks, so the first eight participants were able to run in all disciplines to participate in the finals. In the throwing events, as well as in the long jump and the triple jump, however, only six athletes were admitted to the last three attempts.
- 2.1 100 m
- 2.2 200 m
- 2.3 400 m
- 2.4 800 m
- 2.5 80 m hurdles
- 2.6 4 x 100 m
- 2.7 High Jump
- 2.8 Long Jump
- 2.9 Shot Put
- 2:10 Discus Throw
- 2:11 javelin
- 2:12 Pentathlon
100 m
Finale on 15 October
200 m
Final on October 17
400 m
Finale on 19 October
800 m
Finale on 16 October
1500 m
Finale on 21 October
5000 m
Finale on 18 October
10,000 m
October 14
Marathon
October 21
110 m hurdles
Finale on 18 October
400m hurdles
Finale on 16 October
3000 m steeplechase
Final on October 17
In the second flow Herriott improved the Olympic record at 8:33,0 min, in the third lead to increased Aleksejūnas on 8:31,8 min. In the final, the world record holder Roelants ran from the front and improved his hand again the Olympic record.
4 x 100 m
Finale on 21 October
4 x 400 m
Finale on 21 October
20 km Go
October 15
50 km Go
October 18
High Jump
Finale on 21 October
Pole vault
Final on October 17
Long-jump
Finale on 18 October
Triple Jump
Finale on 16 October
Shot Put
Final on October 17
Discus Throw
Finale on 15 October
Hammer Throw
Finale on 18 October
Javelin
Finale on 14 October
Decathlon
19 and 20 October
Women
100 m
Finale on 16 October
200 m
Finale on 19 October
400 m
Final on October 17
800 m
Finale on 20 October
80 m hurdles
Finale on 19 October
4 x 100 m
Finale on 21 October
High Jump
Finale on 15 October
The world record holder Balas began at 1.65 m and jumped all heights up to 1.90 m in the first attempt. Then she tried three times the world record height of 1.92 m, but failed each.
Long-jump
Finale on 14 October
In the fifth experiment Mary Rand surpassed the world record held by Schtschelkanowa to six inches.
Shot Put
Finale on 20 October
Discus Throw
Finale on 19 October
Javelin
Finale on 16 October
In the qualification Gorchakova threw the spear at 62.40 meters, surpassing Ozoliņa world record by 1.02 meters.
Pentathlon
16 and 17 October
For the first time took place at the Olympic Games all-around for the Women. The five disciplines were discharged: 80- meter hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump and 200 -meter run.