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Swimming At The 1964 Summer Olympics
At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen swimming events were contested, ten for men and eight for women. There were a total of 405 participants from 42 countries competing. For the first time, the 4×100 metres freestyle relay for men and the 400 metres individual medley for both men and women were contested. Olympic records were broken in all events and the world record was broken in ten events. This competition also marked the debut of electronic touchpads for timing. 15-year-old Sharon Stouder won four medals, three of them gold. Events Participating nations 405 swimmers from 42 nations competed. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events Gallery of the medalists Some of the Olympic medalists in Tokyo: File:Don Schollander 1964.jpg, Don Schollander, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, 4×100-metre freestyle relay, and 4×200-metre freestyle relay. File:Jed Graef 1964.jpg, Jed Graef, winner of the 200-metre backstroke. File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian O'Brien
Ian Lovett O'Brien (born 3 March 1947) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time. He won five Commonwealth Games gold medals and claimed a total of nine individual and six relay titles at the Australian Championships, before retiring at the age of 21 due to financial pressures. After showing promise at an early age, O'Brien was sent to Sydney to train under renowned coach Forbes Carlile and his breaststroke assistant Terry Gathercole. He competed in his first national championships in 1962 at the age of 15, winning the 220 yard breaststroke to gain selection for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, where he won both the 110 and breaststroke and the 4 × 110 yd medley relay. He won both breaststroke events at the 1963 Australian Championships, repeating the feat for the next three years. In 1964, O'Brien went to the Tokyo Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uwe Jacobsen
Uwe Jacobsen (born 22 September 1940 in Aschersleben) is a German former freestyle swimmer who competed in 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 ... and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. References 1940 births Living people German male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United Team of Germany Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming People from Aschersleben Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Löffler
Horst Löffler (born 17 March 1942 in Langenau Langenau is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 14 km northeast of Ulm. Transport Langenau is located directly on the Autobahn A7 and near the A8 Public transport is guaranteed by the Do ...) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. References 1942 births Living people German male swimmers German male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United Team of Germany Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming 20th-century German people 21st-century German people {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Ilman
Gary Steven Ilman (August 13, 1943 — August 16, 2014) was an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder in two relay events.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, AthletesGary Ilman. Retrieved May 31, 2015. Ilman made his international swimming debut as a member of the U.S. national swimming team at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a member of the U.S. squad that won the gold medal in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay, together with his American teammates Richard McDonough, David Lyons and Ed Townsend. Ilman represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he won gold medals as a member of the first-place U.S. teams in the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay and men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. In both freestyle relay events, Ilman and his American teammates broke existing world records. Steve Clark, Mike Austin, Ilman and Don Schollander set a new w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Austin (swimmer)
Michael MacKay Austin (born August 26, 1943) is a retired American swimmer. He represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay with teammates Steve Clark, Gary Ilman and Don Schollander, setting a new world record of 3:33.2. Individually, he placed sixth in the 100 m freestyle with a time of 54.5 seconds. Austin attended Yale University, where he swam for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Ivy League competition from 1962 to 1964. He graduated from Yale with his bachelor's degree in 1964. Austin donated his Olympic gold medal to his alma mater in 2006. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of Yale University people * World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres freestyle relay, and it shows the chronologic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Clark (swimmer)
Stephen Edward Clark (born June 17, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Clark swam for the first-place U.S. relay teams in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay and men's 4×100-meter medley relay. Both American relay teams won gold medals, but Clark was ineligible for a medal under the Olympic swimming rules in effect in 1960 because he did not compete in the event finals. He won his first international gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil, winning the men's 100-metre freestyle in a time of 54.7 seconds, and narrowly edging American swimmer Steven Jackman (54.8 seconds). When Tokyo, Japan hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, Clark won three gold medals as a member of the winning U.S. relay teams in the 4×100-meter freestyle, 4×200-meter freestyle, and 4×100-meter medley events. Clark attended Los Altos (California) High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Hetz
Gerhard Hetz (; 13 July 1942 – 19 May 2012) was a German Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley in 1964. He set two world records in the 400 m individual medley, in 1962 and 1963. In 1962 he was selected as the German Sportspersonality of the Year. After retirement from competitions he became a successful swimming coach at Blau-Weiß Bochum, SSF Bonn (1968–1975) and then SV Rhenania Köln (1975–1991), training such swimmers as Rainer Henkel, Werner Lampe and Peter Sitt. However, he was also criticized for his harsh training methods. He died in Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ..., where he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Saari
Roy Allen Saari (February 26, 1945 – December 30, 2008) was an American swimmer and water polo player. He qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics in both disciplines, and chose swimming, as the Olympic rules of the time did not allow him to compete in two sports. He won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, setting a new world record in the final with teammates Steve Clark, Gary Ilman and Don Schollander (7:52.1). Individually he earned a silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley (4:47.1). He also advanced to the finals of the 400-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle, placing fourth and seventh, respectively. Before the Olympics Saari became the first person to break the 17 minute barrier over 1500 m, but in the Olympic final he was suffering from a cold and clocked a mere 17:29.2. He and his younger brother Robert Saari were on the 1964 Olympic water polo team, which was coached by their father, Urho Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Roth
Richard William Roth (born September 26, 1947) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. He swam in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the gold medal for his first-place finish in the men's 400-meter individual medley, setting a new world record of 4:45.4 in the event final. Shortly before the individual medley final, Roth suffered an appendicitis, but refused an immediate operation. He insisted the surgeons delay to allow him to swim in the final, and won the gold medal as a result.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes Dick Roth. Retrieved march 13, 2015. Roth attended Stanford University. He was a two-time individual NCAA champion for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team, winning the 200- and 400-yard individual medley. See also * List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of Stanford University peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Schmidt
Frederick Weber Schmidt (born October 23, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer. He was Olympic champion in 4×100 m medley in 1964, and bronze medallist in 200 m butterfly. He is a former world record-holder in men's 100-meter butterfly, holding the record from 1961 to 1962. Swimming career Schmidt began swimming competitively at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, and was part of one of the greatest high school swim teams, in 1961. The team won the Illinois high school championship, and various team members held every high school national record at the time. The New Trier High School team placed third in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships that year behind the Yale and Indiana University teams. He then joined coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team at Indiana University. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, he received a gold medal by swimming the butterfly leg for the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Robie
Carl Joseph Robie III (May 12, 1945 – November 29, 2011) was an American swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Biography At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Robie received a silver medal for his second-place finish in the men's 200-meter butterfly. Four years later at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a gold medal for winning the men's 200-meter butterfly. Robie broke the world record in men's 200-meter butterfly four times during his career, including twice on the same day in August 1962. Robie practiced civil trial law in Sarasota, Florida. He was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1976. Death Robie died at the age of 66 on November 29, 2011. See also * List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of University of Michigan alumni * World record progression 200 metres butterfly This is a history of the progression ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
