Athletics at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Athletics
at the II Paralympic Games

Host stadium (shown in 2004)

Dates| 8–12 November 1964
Competitors| 82 from 15 nations

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1968→

Athletics at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of 42 events, 24 for men and 18 for women.

## Participating nations

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* Argentina (9)
* Australia (4)
* Austria (6)
* France (1)
* Great Britain (11)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (4)
* Italy (7)
* Japan (1)
* Malta (1)
* Netherlands (3)
* Rhodesia (3)
* South Africa (3)
* United States (24)
* West Germany (4)

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States (USA)| 18| 18| 12| 48
2|  Italy (ITA)| 6| 4| 2| 12
3|  South Africa (RSA)| 4| 4| 2| 10
4|  Great Britain (GBR)| 4| 2| 6| 12
5|  West Germany (FRG)| 3| 0| 2| 5
6|  Rhodesia (RHO)| 2| 3| 2| 7
7|  Australia (AUS)| 2| 3| 0| 5
8|  Israel (ISR)| 2| 0| 3| 5
9|  Argentina (ARG)| 1| 6| 9| 16
10|  Netherlands (NED)| 0| 1| 1| 2
11|  Austria (AUT)| 0| 1| 0| 1
12|  France (FRA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (12 entries)| 42| 42| 40| 124

## Medal summary

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### Men's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Wheelchair dash above T10
details | Gary Hooper
Australia | Don Kennedy
United States | Dick Thompson
Great Britain
Wheelchair dash below T10
details | Ron Stein
United States | Tim Harris
United States | Richard Miller
United States
Wheelchair relay above T10
details |  United States (USA) |  Australia (AUS) | None
Wheelchair relay below T10
details |  United States (USA) |  Argentina (ARG) | None
Club throw A
details | Dick Thompson
Great Britain | Daniel Erasmus
South Africa | Frank Vecera
United States
Club throw B
details | Walter Prossl
West Germany | D. Pickering
Great Britain | Borghese
Italy
Club throw C
details | H. Smith
United States | Roberto Marson
Italy | Ralph Rowe
Great Britain
Club throw D
details | Ron Stein
United States | Jorge Diz
Argentina | Tim Harris
United States
Discus throw A
details | Daniel Erasmus
South Africa | C. Sandglass
United States | Frank Vecera
United States
Discus throw B
details | J. Meyer
South Africa | Don Kennedy
United States | Keith Pienaar
Rhodesia
Discus throw C
details | Roberto Marson
Italy | Richard Maduro
United States | Benincasa
Italy
Discus throw D
details | Ron Stein
United States | Tim Harris
United States | Alberto Ocampo
Argentina
Javelin throw A
details | Dick Thompson
Great Britain | Daniel Erasmus
South Africa | Frank Vecera
United States
Javelin throw B
details | Walter Prossl
West Germany | J. Meyer
South Africa | Don Kennedy
United States
Javelin throw C
details | Roberto Marson
Italy | William Fairbanks
United States | Leslie Manson-Bishop
Rhodesia
Javelin throw D
details | Ron Stein
United States | Jorge Diz
Argentina | Tim Harris
United States
Shot put A
details | Daniel Erasmus
South Africa | Dick Thompson
Great Britain | I. Rose
West Germany
Shot put B
details | Walter Prossl
West Germany | J. Meyer
South Africa | Don Kennedy
United States
Shot put C
details | Benincasa
Italy | William Fairbanks
United States | Richard Maduro
United States
Shot put D
details | Ron Stein
United States | Tim Harris
United States | Jorge Diz
Argentina
Slalom open
details | Richard Miller
United States | Roberto Marson
Italy | Jacques Biron
France
Pentathlon 1
details | Richard Maduro
United States | Frank Vecera
United States | Dick Thompson
Great Britain
Pentathlon 2
details | William Fairbanks
United States | Leslie Manson-Bishop
Rhodesia | Juan Sznitowski
Argentina
Pentathlon special class
details | Ron Stein
United States | Tim Harris
United States | Jorge Diz
Argentina

### Women's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Wheelchair dash below T10
details | Carol Bryant
Great Britain | L. Patterson
United States | Christa Welger
United States
Club throw A
details | Elaine Schreiber
Australia | Anna Maria Toso
Italy | J. Laughton
Great Britain
Club throw B
details | Lynnette Gilchrist
Rhodesia | Susana Olarte
Argentina | Rosemary Harvey
Great Britain
Club throw C
details | Rosalie Hixson
United States | J. Waterman
United States | Noemi Tortul
Argentina
Club throw D
details | Christa Welger
United States | Patterson
United States | Sylvia Cochetti
Argentina
Discus throw A
details | Barressi
United States | Anna Maria Toso
Italy | Carol Giesse
United States
Discus throw B
details | M. Forty
South Africa | Lynnette Gilchrist
Rhodesia | Susana Olarte
Argentina
Discus throw C
details | Rosalie Hixson
United States | J. Waterman
United States | Valerie Forder
Great Britain
Discus throw D
details | Irene Monaco
Italy | Sylvia Cochetti
Argentina | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum
Israel
Javelin throw A
details | Anna Maria Toso
Italy | Elaine Schreiber
Australia | Carol Giesse
United States
Javelin throw B
details | Lynnette Gilchrist
Rhodesia | Susana Olarte
Argentina | M. Forty
South Africa
Javelin throw C
details | Rosalie Hixson
United States | Marion O'Brien
Australia | Noemi Tortul
Argentina
Javelin throw D
details | Batia Mishani
Israel | Christa Welger
United States | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum
Israel
Shot put A
details | Anna Maria Toso
Italy | I. Driessler
Austria | I. Strecker
West Germany
Shot put B
details | Susana Olarte
Argentina | Lynnette Gilchrist
Rhodesia | M. Forty
South Africa
Shot put C
details | Rosalie Hixson
United States | J. Waterman
United States | Noemi Tortul
Argentina
Shot put D
details | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum
Israel | Patterson
United States | Batia Mishani
Israel
Slalom open
details | Carol Bryant
Great Britain | Elka Gaarlandt
Netherlands | E. O'Brien
Netherlands

## References

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* Athletics at the 1964 Summer Paralympics (Tokyo) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)

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