United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 346 competitors, 267 men and 79 women, took part in 159 events in 19 sports.

Medalists

The United States finished first in the final medal rankings, with 36 gold and 90 total medals.

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

|style="text-align:left;width:78%;vertical-align:top"| MedalNameSportEventDateSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyleSwimmingMen's 200 m backstrokeAthleticsMen's 10,000 mDivingMen's 3 m springboardSwimmingMen's 400 m individual medleySteve ClarkGary IlmanDon SchollanderLary SchulhofSwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relaySwimmingWomen's 100 m backstrokeAthleticsMen's discus throwAthleticsMen's 100 mDivingWomen's 10 m platformConn FindlayKent MitchellRowingCoxed pairThomas AmlongBoyce BuddEmory ClarkStanley CwiklinskiHugh FoleyBill KnechtWilliam StoweRóbert ZimonyiRowingEightShooting300 m rifle three positionsSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyleErika BrickerDonna de VaronaKathy EllisJeanne HallockPatience ShermanSharon StouderLillian WatsonSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relayAthleticsMen's 400 m hurdlesAthleticsWomen's 100 mSteve ClarkBill CraigVirgil LukenThompson MannRichard McGeaghWalter RichardsonFred SchmidtSwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m medley relaySwimmingWomen's 100 m butterflyAthleticsMen's 200 mAthleticsMen's pole vaultAthleticsMen's shot putSwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medleyAthleticsMen's 5000 mAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdlesDivingMen's 10 m platformGary IlmanDavid LyonsBill MettlerRoy SaariDon SchollanderEd TownsendMichael WallSwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relaySwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyleCathy FergusonCynthia GoyetteNina HarmerSusan PittJudy ReederSharon StouderLillian WatsonSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m medley relayAthleticsMen's 400 mAthleticsWomen's 200 mShooting50 m rifle three positionsPaul DraytonBob HayesRichard StebbinsAthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m relayOllan CassellMike LarrabeeUlis WilliamsAthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m relayBasketballMen's tournamentBoxingHeavyweightDivingWomen's 3 m springboardSwimmingWomen's 200 m breaststrokeWeightlifting60 kgSwimmingMen's 200 m backstrokeSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyleDivingMen's 3 m springboardSwimmingMen's 400 m individual medleyJames MoorePaul PesthyModern pentathlonTeamJim StormRowingDouble scullsAthleticsWomen's 100 mShooting50 m rifle proneAthleticsMen's 200 mAthleticsMen's shot putSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyleSwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medleyAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdlesAthleticsMen's long jumpShooting50 m pistolSwimmingMen's 200 m butterflySwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyleKevin FreemanMichael PageMichael PlumbEquestrianTeam eventingWyomia TyusMarilyn WhiteWilye WhiteAthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 m relayAthleticsMen's high jumpSailingFinnLynn WilliamsSailingStarGlorianne PerrierCanoeingWomen's K-2 500 mDivingWomen's 3 m springboardSwimmingMen's 200 m backstrokeSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyleDivingMen's 3 m springboardSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstrokeWrestlingFreestyle middleweightAthleticsMen's discus throwTed MittetTed NashGeoffrey PicardRowingCoxless fourShooting300 m rifle three positionsSwimmingMen's 200 m breaststrokeShooting50 m rifle proneSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterflyShootingTrapSwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medleyAthleticsMen's 5000 mDivingMen's 10 m platformSwimmingMen's 200 m butterflySwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyleWeightlifting+90 kgAthleticsMen's high jumpBoxingFlyweightBoxingFeatherweightBoxingLightweightJudo80 kgBuddy MelgesSailingFlying DutchmanLowell NorthCharles RogersSailingDragonJohn McNamaraFrancis ScullySailing5.5 MeterCanoeingWomen's K-1 500 m |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top"|

+ Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics147324Swimming138829Diving3238Shooting2237Rowing2114Boxing1034Basketball1001Sailing0235Canoeing0112Weightlifting0112Equestrian0101Modern pentathlon0101Judo0011Wrestling0011Total36262890

+ Medals by dayDayDateTotal1October 1100002October 1213153October 1312254October 14523105October 15824146October 1642287October 17442108October 18655169October 19210310October 20100111October 212481412October 22011213October 23200214October 240000Total36262890

+ Medals by genderGenderTotalMale27172165Female98724Mixed0101Total36262890

+ Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalDon SchollanderSwimming4004Sharon StouderSwimming3104Kathy EllisSwimming2024Steve ClarkSwimming3003Edith McGuireAthletics1203Henry CarrAthletics2002Donna de VaronaSwimming2002Cathy FergusonSwimming2002Bob HayesAthletics2002Gary IlmanSwimming2002Mike LarrabeeAthletics2002Lillian WatsonSwimming2002Paul DraytonAthletics1102Roy SaariSwimming1102Wyomia TyusAthletics1102Lones WiggerShooting1102Bob BennettSwimming1012Ginny DuenkelSwimming1012Fred SchmidtSwimming1012

Athletics

Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBob Hayes100 m10.41 Q10.31 Q9.91 Q10.0T.J. Jackson10.51 Q10.42 Q10.68Did not advanceMel Pender10.52 Q10.42 Q10.44 Q10.4=6Henry Carr200 m21.12 Q21.01 Q20.61 Q20.3 Paul Drayton20.71 Q20.91 Q20.51 Q20.5Richard Stebbins21.12 Q21.22 Q20.83 Q20.87Ollan Cassell400 m46.81 Q46.22 Q46.65Did not advanceMike Larrabee46.81 Q46.51 Q46.01 Q45.1Ulis Williams46.21 Q46.92 Q46.23 Q46.05Tom Farrell800 m1:48.62 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 1:47.82 Q1:46.65Morgan Groth1:51.46Did not advanceJerry Siebert1:49.22 Q1:47.02 Q1:47.06Dyrol Burleson1500 m3:45.63 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 3:41.51 Q3:40.05Tom O'Hara3:46.73 Q3:43.47Did not advanceJim Ryun3:44.44 Q3:55.09Did not advanceBill Dellinger5000 m13:52.22 Qcolspan=4 rowspan=3 13:49.8Oscar Moore14:24.08Did not advanceBob Schul14:11.42 Q13:48.8Ron Larrieu10,000 mcolspan=6 rowspan=3 30:42.624Gerry Lindgren29:20.69Billy Mills28:24.4 Willie Davenport110 m hurdles14.22 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 14.27Did not advanceHayes Jones14.22 Q14.03 Q13.6Blaine Lindgren14.21 Q13.91 Q13.7Rex Cawley400 m hurdles50.81 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 49.81 Q49.6Billy Hardin51.31 Q50.96Did not advanceJay Luck51.73 Q50.42 Q50.55Jeff Fishback3000 m steeplechase8:50.24colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceGeorge Young8:34.23 Q8:38.25Vic Zwolak8:43.64Did not advanceGerry AshworthPaul DraytonBob HayesRichard Stebbins4 × 100 m relay39.81 Qcolspan=2 39.51 Q39.0 Henry CarrOllan CassellMike LarrabeeUlis Williams4 × 400 m relay3:05.31 Qcolspan=4 3:00.7 Buddy EdelenMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:18:12.46Pete McArdle1:26:24.423Billy Mills2:22:55.414Ron Laird20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 Jack Mortland1:36:35.017Ronald Zinn1:32:43.06Mike Brodie50 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 4:57:41.029Bruce MacDonald4:45:10.426Chris McCarthy4:35:41.621

Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEdith McGuire100 m11.41 Q11.41 Q11.63 Q11.6Wyomia Tyus11.31 Q11.2 1 Q11.31 Q11.4Marilyn White11.21 Q11.52 Q11.53 Q11.64Vivian Brown200 m24.13 qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 24.38Did not advanceEdith McGuire23.41 Q23.31 Q23.0 Debbie Thompson24.64Did not advanceJanell Smith400 m55.55 Qcolspan=2 54.56Did not advanceSandy Knott800 m2:12.26colspan=2 Did not advanceRosie Bonds80 m hurdles10.61 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 10.84 Q10.88Lacey O'Neal10.94 Q10.97Did not advanceCherrie Sherrard11.005Did not advanceEdith McGuireWyomia TyusMarilyn WhiteWillye White4 × 100 m relay44.81 Qcolspan=4 43.9

Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankRalph BostonLong jump8.031 Q8.03Gayle Hopkins7.674 QPhil Shinnick7.2622Did not advanceIra DavisTriple jump16.292 Q16.009Kent Floerke15.3621Did not advanceBill Sharpe15.8013 Q15.8411Ed CaruthersHigh jump2.06=8 Q2.098John Rambo2.06=8 Q2.16John Thomas2.066 Q2.18 Fred HansenPole vault4.60=1 Q5.10 Billy Gene Pemelton4.60=1 Q4.808John Pennel4.6017 Q4.7011Dallas LongShot put19.511 Q20.33 Randy Matson18.922 Q20.20Parry O'Brien17.8411 Q19.204Al OerterDiscus throw60.54 1 Q61.00 Jay Silvester57.813 Q59.094Dave Weill56.955 Q59.49Frank CovelliJavelin throw68.0821Did not advanceLes Tipton70.7416Did not advanceEd Red72.3112 q71.5211Ed BurkeHammer throw64.498 Q65.667Hal Connolly67.40 2 Q66.656Albert Hall64.3111 Q63.8212

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankJo Ann GrissomLong jump5.9119Did not advanceMartha Watson5.9418Did not advanceWillye White6.28=8 Q6.0712Estelle BaskervilleHigh jump1.65=19Did not advanceTerri Brown1.6812 qEleanor Montgomery1.709 Q1.718Earlene BrownShot put15.447 Q14.8012Olga ConnollyDiscus throw53.176 Q51.5812RaNae BairJavelin throw46.8913Did not advance

Combined event – Men's decathlon AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRankDick EmbergerResult11.26.7211.801.9049.114.935.323.7057.544:19.3729210Points756761586769847859590728731665Paul HermanResult11.26.9713.891.8749.215.244.154.3563.354:25.477874Points756814721743842827765896802621Russ HodgeResult11.06.7514.931.7549.616.044.643.7050.214:24.973259Points804767784634824748775728636629

Combined event – Women's pentathlon AthleteEvent200 mFinalRankPat WinslowResult12.013.041.635.9024.647247Points890924976966968

Basketball

Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundSemifinal / Final / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankUnited States menMen's tournamentW 78–45W 77–51W 60–54W 83–28W 69–61W 86–53W 116–501 QW 62–42W 73–59

Roster

Boxing

Future world champion Joe Frazier won the only U.S. gold medal in boxing at these Games. Entering as a 20-year-old alternate, he fought his way against older and more experienced opponents and won the Olympic title despite having fought with a broke thumb.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRobert CarmodyFlyweightW W 4–1L 1–4Did not advanceLouis JohnsonBantamweightW 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceCharles BrownFeatherweightW 5–0W 4–1W 4–1L 1–4Did not advanceRonald Allen HarrisLightweightW KOW 5–0W 5–0L 1–4Did not advanceCharley EllisLight welterweightW 5–0L 2–3Did not advanceMaurice FrilotWelterweightL 0–5Did not advanceTolman GibsonLight middleweightW L 0–5Did not advanceJames RosetteMiddleweightL 2–3Did not advanceRobert ChristophersonLight heavyweightW 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceJoe FrazierHeavyweightcolspan=2 W W RSCW RSCW 3–2

Canoeing

Men AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDennis van ValkenburghC-1 1000 m5:12.635 SFcolspan=2 5:00.433 Q5:12.558Joseph DronzekJames O'Rourke Jr.C-2 1000 m4:51.656 SFcolspan=2 4:51.985Did not advanceTony RalphsK-1 1000 m4:21.535 R5:09.143 SFDid not advanceGert GrigoleitTony RalphsK-2 1000 m3:54.017 R3:54.314Did not advanceWilliam JewellTony RalphsWalter RichardsWilliam SmokeK-4 1000 m3:35.746 R3:46.484Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarica JonesK-1 500 m2:11.502 Qcolspan=2 2:15.68Francine FoxGlorianne PerrierK-2 500 m1:59.692 Qcolspan=2 1:59.16

Qualification legend: Q = Qualify to final; SF = Qualify to semifinal; R = Qualify to repehcage

Cycling

Sixteen cyclists represented the United States in 1964.

Road

AthleteEventTimeRankJohn AllisIndividual road race4:39:518375Raymond CastillouxMichael Hiltner4:59:54.00100Thomas MontemageMichael AllenJohn AllisWes ChowenMichael HiltnerTeam time trial2:40:30.1320

Track

Pursuit AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / TimeRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSkip CuttingIndividual5:25.5916Did not advanceOliver MartinDonald NelsenArnold UhrlassHans WolfTeam5:01.4112Did not advance

Sprint AthleteEventRound 1Repechage 1Repechage 2Round of 16Repechage 3Repechage 4QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlan GriecoIndividual, L, LDid not advanceJackie Simes, LLDid not advanceJack DisneyTim MountfordTandem, LLDid not advancecolspan=3 Did not advance

Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankWilliam Kund1000 m time trial1:12.8914

Diving

Men