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Athletics At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres
The women's 800 metres was the longest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 18 October, 19 October, and 20 October 1964. 24 athletes from 16 nations entered, with 1 not starting the first round. The first round was held on 18 October, the semifinals on 19 October, and the final on 20 October. The 1964 race was run with the contemporary break after a single turn, a style that changed and was reverted over the next decade and a half. Results First round The top five runners in each of the 3 heats advanced, as well as the next fastest runner from across the heats. Heat 1 All three of the eventual medallists were in the first heat. Heat 2 Heat 3 Semifinals The top four runners in each semifinal advanced to the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final After winning a silver medal in the 400 metres Ann Packer had no plans to run in the 800 metres and had a shopping trip planned until her fia ... [...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] |
Gerda Kraan
Gerarda ("Gerda") Maria Kraan (born 30 July 1933) is a retired female middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1960 (Rome) and 1964 (Tokyo). In 1962 she won the gold medal in the women's 800 metres race at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a .... Kraan is the oldest sibling in a family of 14 children. Initially she trained in handball, while working as a police officer, and changed to athletics only in 1954, aged 21. At her first major race in 1958 she improved the Dutch record in the 800 m to 2,16.6. She shaved another 8 seconds from it the next year, and in 1960 qualified for the Olympics, where she was eliminated in a preliminary round. After that sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Brightwell
Robert Ian Brightwell MBE (27 October 1939 – 6 March 2022) was a British track and field athlete and silver medallist.Times On Line biography of Robbie Brightwell and Ann Packer Biography Brightwell was born in , (now part of ), but moved to the UK with his family in 1946 and grew up in |
Han Myung Hee
Han Myeong-hui (born 20 November 1945) is a South Korean sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres 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 1945 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics South Korean female sprinters South Korean female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of South Korea Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Olympic female sprinters 20th-century South Korean women 21st-century South Korean women {{SouthKorea-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Kisaki
is a Japanese middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres 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 Japanese female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Japan Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Kazi
Olga Kazi (born 10 May 1941 in Kispest, Budapest) is a retired female middle distance runner from Hungary. She is a multiple Hungarian Athletics Championships winner, having collected two gold medals in 400 metres, five on 800 metres and one each in 1500 metres and cross country running. In addition Kazi twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1960 and 1964. She set her personal best in the women's 800 metres (2:05.0) on 16 September 1962 at the European Championships in Belgrade. Personal life Kazi married to fellow Olympian István Gyulai, with whom she had two children, Miklós Miklós () is a given name or surname, the Hungarian form of the Greek (English ''Nicholas''), and may refer to: In Hungarian politics * Miklós Bánffy, Hungarian nobleman, politician, and novelist * Miklós Horthy, Regent of the Kingdom of Hun ... and Katalin. References External linksTrack and Field Statistics 1941 births Living people Athletes from Budapest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannie Van Eyck-Vos
Johanna "Jannie" van Eyck-Vos (19 January 1936 – 16 June 2020) was a Dutch track and field athlete. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the 800 m event but failed to reach the final despite setting a personal record. She started as a javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...er and won a national title in 1956, but then changed to middle-distance running and won another title, in 1966, in the 800 m. References 1936 births 2020 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Dutch female javelin throwers Dutch female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Hilversum 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gizela Farkaš
Gizela Farkaš Todorović (born 22 October 1942, in Novi Sad) is a Serbian former middle distance runner who ran for Yugoslavia in the 800m semi final 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 .... External links * 1942 births Living people Sportspeople from Novi Sad Serbian female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Yugoslav female middle-distance runners {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laine Erik
Laine Erik (married name Kallas; born 21 April 1942) is an Estonian agricultural scientist and a retired middle-distance runner. Running Erik specialized in the 800 metres. In this event she finished sixth at the 1964 Olympics, while at the 1968 Games she was eliminated in semifinals. She won the Soviet titles in 1964, 1967 and 1968. In 1965 she won a gold medal at the Summer Universiade, and in 1964 she was part of the Soviet 3×800 m team that set a world record. Science She graduated from the Zootechnics Faculty of Estonian Agricultural Academy in 1969 and in 1984 defended a PhD in agricultural science Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Profession ...s. Between 1969 and 1996 she worked as a researcher at the Institute of Animal Science of Estonian Agricultural University, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antje Gleichfeld
Antje Gleichfeld (née Braasch on 31 March 1938) is a retired German middle-distance runner. Biography Gleichfeld's father was killed on the fronts of World War II, and she had to take odd jobs from the age of six to help support her family. As a teenager she played handball before changing to athletics. Competing in the 800 m Gleichfeld finished fifth at the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964; she won a bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships. She also won three medals at the Universiade; a gold in 1961 and silver medals in 1963 and 1965. At the 1969 European Championships she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, together with teammates Christa Czekay, Inge Eckhoff and Christel Frese. Domestically she represented the sports club LG Alstertal-Garstedt. She became West German 800 m outdoor champion in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966, and indoor champion in 1962 and 1965. In the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Smith (middle-distance Runner)
Anne Rosemary Smith (31 August 1941 – 9 November 1993), was a sprinter and middle distance runner, who specialised in the 1500 metres and mile events. She represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. In 1967, Smith broke two world records in one race, running 4:17.3 for the 1500 metres and 4:37.0 for the mile. These were the first 1500 m and mile world records to be ratified by the IAAF. Career Smith was born in Amersham, England. She was coached by Frank Mitchell and Gordon Pirie, Pirie had won silver in the 5000m at the Olympics in Melbourne in 1956 but Anne Smith's preferred distance, 1500m, did not become part of the Olympic Games programme for women until 1972. She had begun running as a 17-year-old and won the WAAA's 880y title four times from 1964 to 1967. At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she reached the final of the 800 metres (women were not permitted to run any distance longer than 800 m at the time). She set a British rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixie Willis
Dixie Isabel Willis ''(later Booth, then Ingram)'' (born 13 December 1941 in Fremantle, Western Australia) is a former Australian middle distance runner, who won the gold medal in the women's 880 yards event at the 1962 Commonwealth Games. She was selected to compete over 800 metres for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics. At Rome in 1960 she was leading the final with 70 metres remaining when she fell off the track. She then regained the track to finish last. In 1964 at Tokyo she was unable to compete due to injury. On 3 March 1962 she set world records for 800 metres (2:01.2) and 880 yards (2:02.0) in narrowly beating Marise Chamberlain (2:01.4 and 2:02.3) who also beat the previous world records. She broke the world record for the women's 440 yards in Brisbane in 1963 alongside Betty Cuthbert Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert, (20 April 1938 – 6 August 2017) was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion. She was nicknamed Australia's "Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
