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Athletics At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 Metres Relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay was the longer of the two men's relays on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 .... It was held on 20 October and 21 October 1964. 20 teams, for a total of 80 athletes, from 20 nations entered, with 3 teams of 4 not starting in the first round. The first round was held on 20 October with the final on 21 October. The final of the 4×400 relay was the last event on the athletics schedule to begin, though the marathon was still in progress when the 4×400 finished. Results First round The top two teams in each of the 3 heats as well as the two fastest remaining teams advanced. First round, heat 1 First round, heat 2 First round, heat 3 Final Carr moved from initial pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
The Japan National Stadium, officially named and formerly known as or , is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly for association football in Kasumigaokamachi, Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The facility served as the main stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the venue for track and field athletics events at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics in 2021. Demolition of the National Stadium (Tokyo, 1958), old National Stadium was completed in May 2015, allowing for the construction of the new stadium to begin on 11 December 2016. The original plans for the new stadium were scrapped in July 2015 by Prime Minister of Japan, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who announced a rebid after a public outcry prompted by increased building costs. As a result, the new design was not ready for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, as originally intended. A new design created by architect Kengo Kuma was chosen in December 2015 to replace the original design, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toru Honda
is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References 1941 births Living people Japanese male sprinters Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Japan Championships in Athletics winners Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese people Competitors at the 1963 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1965 Summer Universiade {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milkha Singh
Milkha Singh (20 November 1929 18 June 2021), also known as The Flying Sikh, was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements. The race for which Singh was best remembered is his fourth-place finish in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Olympic Games, which he had entered as one of the favourites. He led the race till the 200m mark before easing off, allowing others to pass him. Various records were broken in the race, which required a photo-finish and saw American Otis Davis being declared the winner by one-hundr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajmer Singh (athlete)
Ajmer Singh (1 February 1940 – 26 January 2010) was an Indian sprinter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, was a gold medalist at the 1966 Asian Games, in Bangkok, and later served as Director of Sports, Punjab University, Chandigarh. Early life and education He was born in a Jat Sikh farmer family of Kartar Singh Aulakh and Bachan Kaur Aulakh, at Kup Kalan village in the Sangrur district of Punjab He graduated from Government College, Malerkotla, and later did his Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.E.] from Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Gwalior. This was followed by M.A. from Punjab University, Chandigarh, and finally, he also did his Ph.D from Punjab University Chandigarh. Ajmer Singh is the only Indian personality with a PhD degree in Physical Education to have been honored by Govt. of India with the Arjuna Award. He was a self-made man who came from very humble beginnings and remained a humble person all his life, an able administrato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrit Pal (athlete)
Amrit Pal (born 5 June 1939) is an Indian track and field athlete. He competed in the 800 metre dash at the 1962 Asian Games and won the bronze medal. Pal also appeared at the 1964 Summer Olympics running the 4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ... and 400 metres hurdles. References External links * 1939 births Indian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Living people Indian male middle-distance runners Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Olympic athletes for India Indian male sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makhan Singh (sprinter)
Makhan Singh (1 July 1937 – 21 January 2002) was an Indian track and field athlete during the 1960s. He was born in Bathulla village in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. His primary claim to fame came was his victory over Milkha Singh in the 1964 National Games of India in Calcutta. He won a number of gold medals in National Games, and represented India in the 1962 Asian Games and the 1964 Summer Olympics. Career His first taste of success was a bronze in the National Games held in Cuttack in 1959. He then hit the high spots with the National Games in Delhi the following year when he won a gold in the short sprint and a silver in the 300 metres. He was to continue with this success in subsequent National Games, winning a gold and a silver at Madras in 1960, four golds at Jabalpur in 1962 and two golds and one silver at Trivandrurn in 1963. His greatest triumph was the 1964 National Games in Calcutta where he beat Milkha Singh by 47.5 seconds to 47.9 seconds in the 400 met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Pierre Boccardo
Jean-Pierre Boccardo (16 March 1942 – 29 January 2019) was a French sprinter, born in , who competed in the and in the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juego ...
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Bernard Martin (athlete)
Bernard Martin (born 19 February 1943) is a French sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References 1943 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics French male sprinters Olympic athletes for France Place of birth missing (living people) {{France-sprint-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Hiblot
Michel Hiblot (born 19 April 1943) is a French former sprinter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References 1943 births Living people French male sprinters Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics {{France-sprint-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germain Nelzy
Germain Nelzy (3 August 1934 – 15 December 2012) was a French athlete who specialised in the 4 x 400 meter relay. Nelzy competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Case-Pilote, Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th .... References French male sprinters Olympic athletes for France French people of Martiniquais descent Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1934 births 2012 deaths French Athletics Championships winners {{France-sprint-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadym Arkhypchuk
Vadym Arkhypchuk ( uk, Вадим Архипчук; born 6 July 1937) is a Ukrainian sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ... representing the Soviet Union. References 1937 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Ukrainian male sprinters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes from Kyiv Soviet male sprinters Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
