Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. The competition was held from October 18 to October 23 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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[edit] Format of competition
The scoring in all the events was the same, as for gymnastics events at the previous Olympics. Six best gymnasts on the apparatus in the team competition (by sum of two scores - for compulsory and optional routine) qualified for that apparatus finals. Each of the women's events was judged by five judges. The highest and lowest marks were dropped and an average of three remaining ones constituted the score. Each of the men's events were judged by four judges. The highest and lowest marks were dropped and an average of two remaining ones constituted the score.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Finland (FIN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's floor exercise | Franco Menichelli Italy (ITA) |
Endo Yukio (JPN) Victor Lisitsky (URS) |
None |
| Men's pommel horse | Miroslav Cerar Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Tsurumi Shuji Japan (JPN) |
Yury Tsapenko Soviet Union (URS) |
| Men's rings | Hayata Takuji Japan (JPN) |
Franco Menichelli Italy (ITA) |
Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union (URS) |
| Men's vault | Yamashita Haruhiro Japan (JPN) |
Victor Lisitsky Soviet Union (URS) |
Hannu Rantakari Finland (FIN) |
| Men's parallel bars | Endo Yukio Japan (JPN) |
Tsurumi Shuji Japan (JPN) |
Franco Menichelli Italy (ITA) |
| Men's horizontal bar | Endo Yukio Japan (JPN) |
Tsurumi Shuji Japan (JPN) |
Franco Menichelli Italy (ITA) |
| Men's individual all-around | Endo Yukio Japan (JPN) |
Victor Lisitsky (URS) Boris Shakhlin (URS) Tsurumi Shuji (JPN) |
None |
| Men's team competition | Japan (JPN) |
Soviet Union (URS) |
United Team of Germany (EUA) |
[edit] Women's
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women's floor exercise | Larisa Latynina Soviet Union (URS) |
Polina Astakhova Soviet Union (URS) |
Ducza Janosi Hungary (HUN) |
| Women's vault | Vera Caslavska Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Larisa Latynina (URS) Birgit Radochla (EUA) |
None |
| Women's uneven bars | Polina Astakhova Soviet Union (URS) |
Katalin Makray Hungary (HUN) |
Larisa Latynina Soviet Union (URS) |
| Women's balance beam | Vera Caslavska Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Tamara Manina Soviet Union (URS) |
Larisa Latynina Soviet Union (URS) |
| Women's individual all-around | Vera Caslavska Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Larisa Latynina Soviet Union (URS) |
Polina Astakhova Soviet Union (URS) |
| Women's team competition | Soviet Union (URS) |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Japan (JPN) |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (1966) The Official Report of The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964. Tokyo: Kyodo Printing Co.
- 1964 Olympic Games. Gymn-Forum.com. Retrieved on May 20, 2006.
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