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Swimming At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metre Freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1964 Olympic Games took place between October 11 and 12. There were 66 competitors from 33 nations. Nations were again able to bring up to three swimmers each after a one-Games limit of two in 1960. The event was won by Don Schollander of the United States, the nation's first victory in the event since 1952 and eighth overall (most of any nation). Great Britain (Bobby McGregor's silver) and the United Team of Germany (Hans-Joachim Klein's bronze) both earned their first medal in the men's 100 metre freestyle. Background This was the 14th appearance of the men's 100 metre freestyle. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1900 (when the shortest freestyle was the 200 metres), though the 1904 version was measured in yards rather than metres. Two of the eight finalists from the 1960 Games returned: fifth-place finisher Gyula Dobay of Hungary and eighth-place finisher Per-Ola Lindberg of Sweden. John Devitt of Australia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games. It will also host handball competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The design inspired Frei Otto's arena designs for the Olympic Stadium in Munich. The arena holds 13,291 people (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena seats and 88 "royal box" seats) and is now primarily used for ice hockey, futsal and basketball. The NHK World studios are adjacent to the arena along the edge of Yoyogi Park. Therefore, images of the arena are regularly featured at the end of NHK Newsline broadcasts. Events * The 1977 World Figure Skating Championships * The official 1971 Asian Basketball Championship for men * The official 1982 Asian Basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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Pietro Boscaini
Pietro Boscaini (22 April 1947 – 30 June 1973) was an Italian freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in five events in total and reached the finals of the 4 × 100 m medley and 4 × 200 m freestyle relays. He died in a diving accident, aged 26. References External links * * 1947 births 1973 deaths Italian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Italy Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Swimmers at the 1967 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Lord (swimmer)
Robert 'Bob' Thomas Lord (born 5 June 1945) is a male British former swimmer. He competed in four events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won the 1965 British championship over 100 metres freestyle The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight ( Blue Ribbon event) of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics. The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in .... References 1945 births Living people British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Coventry Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games British male freestyle swimmers Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengt Nordwall
Bengt-Olof Nordwall (born 1 June 1941) is a Swedish former freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. Nordwall represented SK Neptun SK Neptun, ''Simklubben Neptun'', Swedish swim team from Stockholm founded October 12, 1906 by members from Stockholms KK. Home pool is Eriksdalsbadet in Stockholm. The club practises swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and masters .... References External links * 1941 births Living people Swedish male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Stockholm SK Neptun swimmers {{Sweden-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] |
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] |
Jindřich Vágner
Jindřich Vágner (born 19 September 1943) is a Czech former swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle 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 External links * 1943 births Living people Czech male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Czechoslovakia Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Strakonice {{CzechRepublic-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ryan (swimmer)
John Sydney Ryan (born 23 February 1944) is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The West Australian combined with Bob Windle, David Dickson and Peter Doak to win Bronze in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, behind the United States and German teams, the first time this event had been contested at the Olympics. He also made the semifinals of the 100-metre freestyle. Ryan later took gold in the freestyle relayfreestyle relay at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and finished fourth in the 110-yard freestyle event. See also * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming. Men's events 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 1500 metre freestyle 100 metre b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Kroon
Ronald Kroon (17 September 1942, Amsterdam – 12 July 2001, Huizen) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of 8th place in the 4×100 meters medley relay. Between 1960 and 1964 he was four times national champion and set 12 national records in the 100 m freestyle event. He was the first Dutch athlete to swim 100 meters within 55 seconds. zwemmenindepolder.nl After his swimming career, Kroon became a photographer with photograph press agency (1965-1968), and contributing editor at |
Daniel Sherry
Daniel John Sherry (born 2 April 1946) is a male Canadian former swimmer. Sherry competed in five events 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 .... He broke the world record for 110 yards butterfly in 1965, on his way to winning the ASA National British Championships after setting a time of 58.1 sec, the event was 'open' to all nationalities. He also won the 220 yards butterfly title. References 1946 births Living people Canadian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Swimmers at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games {{Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dickson (swimmer)
David Gavin Dickson (born 20 February 1941) is an Australian freestyle swimmer who won three bronze medals in freestyle and medley relay events at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Rome and Tokyo respectively. Swimming career Dickson was born in Malaya, where his father was stationed during World War II. He was three months old when he arrived in Perth, Western Australia. His schooling years was spent Malaya, Geelong and Bunbury. Dickson was a member of the Bunbury Swimming Club. Australian Championships * 110 yd freestyle - first in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 * 220 yd freestyle - first in 1965 Summer Olympics Dickson was selected to make his international debut at 1960 Rome Olympics in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. With John Konrads, Jon Henricks and Murray Rose, Dickson broke the world record on 6 August 1960, at the Tobruk Pool in Townsville, Queensland. However, in the Olympic final, swimming alongside individual gold medallists John Devitt, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
