The

cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from ...

competition 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 h ...

consisted of two road cycling events and five

track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...

events, all for men only. The 4000m individual pursuit event was introduced at these Games.

Medal summary

Road cycling

Track cycling

Participating nations

303 cyclists from 40 nations competed.

Medal table

References

External links

Official Olympic Report
{{Cycling at the Summer Olympics 1964 Summer Olympics events

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