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At the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organisation of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...

, eighteen swimming
Swimming (sport)
The aquatic sport of swimming involves competition amongst participants to be the fastest over a given distance under self propulsion.The different events include 25, 50, 100, 200, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, the 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1500, and 1650 free and the 100,...

events were contested.

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At the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organisation of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...

, eighteen swimming
Swimming (sport)
The aquatic sport of swimming involves competition amongst participants to be the fastest over a given distance under self propulsion.The different events include 25, 50, 100, 200, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, the 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1500, and 1650 free and the 100,...

events were contested.

Medal table

1	USA	13	8	8	29
2	AUS	4	1	4	9
3	URS	1	1	2	4
4	EUA	0	4	2	6
5	NED	0	2	1	3
6	GBR	0	1	0	1
6	FRA	0	1	0	1
8	JPN	0	0	1	1

Men's events

100 m freestyle	Don Schollander Don Schollander Donald Arthur Schollander is a former Olympic swimmer for the United States.-Early career:Schollander was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and learned competitive swimming from his uncle, Newt Perry, who ran a swim school in Florida. As a boy, Schollander moved with his family to Lake Oswego,...	53.4	obert McGregor (swimmer)	53.5	Hans-Joachim Klein	54.0
400 m freestyle	Don Schollander Don Schollander Donald Arthur Schollander is a former Olympic swimmer for the United States.-Early career:Schollander was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and learned competitive swimming from his uncle, Newt Perry, who ran a swim school in Florida. As a boy, Schollander moved with his family to Lake Oswego,...	4:12.2	Frank Wiegand	4:14.9	Allan Wood Allan Wood Allan Wood was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won two bronze medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo...	4:15.1
1500 m freestyle	Bob Windle Bob Windle Robert George Windle is a former Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won four Olympic medals, including an individual gold medal...	17:01.7	ohn Nelson (swimmer)	17:03.0	Allan Wood Allan Wood Allan Wood was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won two bronze medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo...	17:07.7
200 m backstroke	Jed Graef Jed Graef Jed Graef is an American swimmer and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo....	2:10.3	Gary Dilley	2:10.5	obert Bennett (swimmer)	2:13.1
200 m breaststroke	Ian O'Brien Ian O'Brien Ian Lovett O'Brien is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time...	2:27.8	Georgi Prokopenko	2:28.2	Chester Jastremski	2:29.6
200 m butterfly	Kevin Berry Kevin Berry Kevin John Berry OAM was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career...	2:06.6	Carl Robie Carl Robie Carl Robie is a former butterfly swimmer from the United States, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. There he won the silver medal in the men's 200m butterfly, followed by the gold four years later in Mexico City, Mexico...	2:07.5	Fred Schmidt Fred Schmidt Fred Schmidt is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay. He received a bronze medal in 200m butterfly....	2:09.3
400 m individual medley	ichard Roth (swimmer)	4:45.4	Roy Saari Roy Saari Roy Allen Saari was a freestyle and medley swimmer from the United States, who has two Olympic medals to his credentials....	4:47.1	Gerhard Hetz Gerhard Hetz Gerhard Hetz was a German Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics andthe 1964 Summer Olympics. He won a Silver medal in the 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay and a Bronze...	4:51.0
4×100 m freestyle relay	USA Stephen Clark Stephen Clark (swimmer) Stephen Edward Clark is a former American swimmer and Yale varsity swimming captain. He won three gold medals at the 1964 Olympics, one of which he donated to Yale University in 2005.-References:... Michael Austin Gary Ilman Gary Ilman Gary Ilman is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.-References:... Don Schollander Don Schollander Donald Arthur Schollander is a former Olympic swimmer for the United States.-Early career:Schollander was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and learned competitive swimming from his uncle, Newt Perry, who ran a swim school in Florida. As a boy, Schollander moved with his family to Lake Oswego,...	3:33.2	EUA Horst Löffler Frank Wiegand Uwe Jacobsen Hans-Joachim Klein	3:37.2	AUS David Dickson David Dickson (swimmer) David Dickson was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, 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.-1960 Summer Olympics:Dickson was selected to make his international debut at... Peter Doak Peter Doak Peter Doak was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.... John Ryan John Ryan (swimmer) John Ryan was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.... Bob Windle Bob Windle Robert George Windle is a former Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won four Olympic medals, including an individual gold medal...	3:39.1
4×100 m medley relay	USA Harold Mann Harold Mann (swimmer) Harold Mann is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay.-References:... William Craig William Craig (swimmer) William Craig is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay.... Fred Schmidt Fred Schmidt Fred Schmidt is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay. He received a bronze medal in 200m butterfly.... Stephen Clark Stephen Clark (swimmer) Stephen Edward Clark is a former American swimmer and Yale varsity swimming captain. He won three gold medals at the 1964 Olympics, one of which he donated to Yale University in 2005.-References:*...	3:58.4	EUA Ernst Küppers Ernst Küppers Ernst Küppers was a German backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Viersen and died in Nordhorn... Egon Henninger Horst-Günther Gregor Hans-Joachim Klein	4:01.6	AUS Peter Reynolds Peter Reynolds Peter Askin Reynolds was an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo... Ian O'Brien Ian O'Brien Ian Lovett O'Brien is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time... Kevin Berry Kevin Berry Kevin John Berry OAM was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career... David Dickson David Dickson (swimmer) David Dickson was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, 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.-1960 Summer Olympics:Dickson was selected to make his international debut at...	4:02.3
4×200 m freestyle relay	USA Stephen Clark Stephen Clark (swimmer) Stephen Edward Clark is a former American swimmer and Yale varsity swimming captain. He won three gold medals at the 1964 Olympics, one of which he donated to Yale University in 2005.-References:... Roy Saari Roy Saari Roy Allen Saari was a freestyle and medley swimmer from the United States, who has two Olympic medals to his credentials.... Gary Ilman Gary Ilman Gary Ilman is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.-References:... Don Schollander Don Schollander Donald Arthur Schollander is a former Olympic swimmer for the United States.-Early career:Schollander was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and learned competitive swimming from his uncle, Newt Perry, who ran a swim school in Florida. As a boy, Schollander moved with his family to Lake Oswego,...	7:52.1	EUA Horst-Günther Gregor Gerhard Hetz Gerhard Hetz Gerhard Hetz was a German Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics andthe 1964 Summer Olympics. He won a Silver medal in the 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay and a Bronze... Frank Wiegand Hans-Joachim Klein	7.59.3	JPN Makoto Fukui Kunihiro Iwasaki Toshio Shoji Yukiaki Okabe	8:03.8

Women's events

100 m freestyle	Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser AO, MBE is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times, in her case, the 100 meters freestyle....	59.5	Sharon Stouder Sharon Stouder Sharon Strouder is an American swimmer. She was fifteen when she won three golden and one silver medals in the 1964 Summer Olympics....	59.9	Kathleen Ellis Kathleen Ellis Kathleen Ellis is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 4x100 m freestyle relay, and also a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay. She received a bronze medal in 100m freestyle and in 100m butterfly.-References:...	1:00.8
400 m freestyle	Virginia Duenkel	4:43.3	Marilyn Ramenofsky Marilyn Ramenofsky Marilyn Ramenofsky was an American freestyle swimmer. She is currently a researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle, studying the physiology and behavior of bird migration. ...	4:44.6	Terri Stickles Terri Stickles Terri Lee Stickles is a former American Olympic swimmer. She won a bronze medal for the women's 400-meter freestyle swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.“I was very happy to win bronze,” Strunck said...	4:47.2
100 m backstroke	Cathy Ferguson Cathy Ferguson Cathy Ferguson is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 100 m backstroke, and also a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay.-References:...	1:07.7	Kiki Caron	1:07.9	Virginia Duenkel	1:08.0
200 m breaststroke	Galina Prozumenschikova	2:46.4	Claudia Kolb Claudia Kolb Claudia Ann Kolb is a retired breaststroke and medley swimmer from the United States, who won her first Olympic medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics when she was fourteen years of age...	2:47.6	Svetlana Babanina	2:48.6
100 m butterfly	Sharon Stouder Sharon Stouder Sharon Strouder is an American swimmer. She was fifteen when she won three golden and one silver medals in the 1964 Summer Olympics....	1:04.7	Ada Kok Ada Kok Aagje Kok is a former swimmer who ranked among the world's best in the butterfly stroke category during the 1960s....	1:05.6	Kathleen Ellis Kathleen Ellis Kathleen Ellis is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 4x100 m freestyle relay, and also a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay. She received a bronze medal in 100m freestyle and in 100m butterfly.-References:...	1:06.0
400 m individual medley	Donna de Varona Donna de Varona Donna de Varona is a former American swimmer of Mexican and Irish ancestry.De Varona was the youngest swimmer to compete at the 1960 Summer Olympics, while at the following Olympics, she won gold medals in the 400 meter individual medley and as a member of the 400 meter freestyle relay...	5:18.7	Sharon Finneran	5:24.1	Martha Randall	5:24.2
4×100 m freestyle relay	USA Sharon Stouder Sharon Stouder Sharon Strouder is an American swimmer. She was fifteen when she won three golden and one silver medals in the 1964 Summer Olympics.... Donna de Varona Donna de Varona Donna de Varona is a former American swimmer of Mexican and Irish ancestry.De Varona was the youngest swimmer to compete at the 1960 Summer Olympics, while at the following Olympics, she won gold medals in the 400 meter individual medley and as a member of the 400 meter freestyle relay... Lillian Watson Lillian Watson (swimmer) Lillian "Pokey" Watson is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.... Kathleen Ellis Kathleen Ellis Kathleen Ellis is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 4x100 m freestyle relay, and also a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay. She received a bronze medal in 100m freestyle and in 100m butterfly.-References:...	4:03.8	AUS Robyn Thorn Robyn Thorn Robyn Thorn , Robyn Nock by marriage, was an Australian freestyle swimmer who won the silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.... Janice Murphy Janice Murphy Janice Murphy was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s. She won a silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.... Lynette Bell Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser AO, MBE is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times, in her case, the 100 meters freestyle....	4:06.9	NED Pauline van der Wildt Pauline van der Wildt Paulina Jacoba van der Wildt was a Dutch swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her teammates in that race, who clocked in at 4:12, were Toos Beumer, Erica Terpstra and Winnie van Weerdenburg.-References:* *... Toos Beumer Toos Beumer Catharina Johanna Beumer was a Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her team mates in that race, clocked in 4:12,0, were Pauline van der Wildt, Erica Terpstra and Winnie van Weerdenburg... Winnie van Weerdenburg Winnie van Weerdenburg Wilhelmina van Weerdenburg was a Dutch swimmer. Born in The Hague, she won the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her team mates in that race, clocked in 4:12,0, were Toos Beumer, Erica Terpstra and Pauline van der Wildt... Erica Terpstra Erica Terpstra Erica Georgine Terpstra is a retired freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won two medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo: the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay and the silver in the 4x100 metres Medley Relay. At her only individual start, on the 100m Freestyle, she...	4:12.0
4×100 m medley relay Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre medley relay The women's 4x100 metre medley relay was a swimming competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics. It was held from October 16 to October 18, 1964.-Medalists:-Heats:Heat 1Heat 2-Final:-References:**...	USA Cathy Ferguson Cathy Ferguson Cathy Ferguson is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 100 m backstroke, and also a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay.-References:... Cynthia Goyette Cynthia Goyette Cynthia Goyette is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay, together with Cathy Ferguson, Sharon Stouder and Kathleen Ellis.... Sharon Stouder Sharon Stouder Sharon Strouder is an American swimmer. She was fifteen when she won three golden and one silver medals in the 1964 Summer Olympics.... Kathleen Ellis Kathleen Ellis Kathleen Ellis is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 4x100 m freestyle relay, and also a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay. She received a bronze medal in 100m freestyle and in 100m butterfly.-References:...	4:33.9	NED Corrie Winkel Corrie Winkel Kornelia Winkel is a former backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the 4x100 m medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics... Klenie Bimolt Klenie Bimolt Klena Geertje Bimolt is a former swimmer from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the 4x100 medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics... Ada Kok Ada Kok Aagje Kok is a former swimmer who ranked among the world's best in the butterfly stroke category during the 1960s.... Erica Terpstra Erica Terpstra Erica Georgine Terpstra is a retired freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won two medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo: the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay and the silver in the 4x100 metres Medley Relay. At her only individual start, on the 100m Freestyle, she...	4:37.0	URS Tatyana Savelyeva Svetlana Babanina Tatyana Devyatova Natalya Ustinova	4:39.2

1	USA	13	8	8	29
2	AUS	4	1	4	9
3	URS	1	1	2	4
4	EUA	0	4	2	6
5	NED	0	2	1	3
6	GBR	0	1	0	1
6	FRA	0	1	0	1
8	JPN	0	0	1	1

1	USA	13	8	8	29
2	AUS	4	1	4	9
3	URS	1	1	2	4
4	EUA	0	4	2	6
5	NED	0	2	1	3
6	GBR	0	1	0	1
6	FRA	0	1	0	1
8	JPN	0	0	1	1

1	USA	13	8	8	29
2	AUS	4	1	4	9
3	URS	1	1	2	4
4	EUA	0	4	2	6
5	NED	0	2	1	3
6	GBR	0	1	0	1
6	FRA	0	1	0	1
8	JPN	0	0	1	1