The 1964 Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan, the first Games held in Asia, and were widely seen as a symbol of Japan's postwar recovery, coinciding with the launch of the Shinkansen high-speed rail line shortly before the opening ceremony. The Games introduced satellite television broadcasting, allowing live images to reach audiences overseas for the first time, and judo, a Japanese martial art, made its Olympic debut. South Africa was excluded from these Games over its apartheid policies, beginning decades of Olympic isolation for the country.
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The 1964 Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan, the first Games held in Asia, and were widely seen as a symbol of Japan's postwar recovery, coinciding with the launch of the Shinkansen high-speed rail line shortly before the opening ceremony. The Games introduced satellite television broadcastin
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The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years, and themselves occur two years apart within the four-year Olympiad.
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were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
Wikipedia: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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The cycling competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.
Wikipedia: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, from 11 to 18 October, comprising 80 divers from 20 nations.
Wikipedia: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, eight events in fencing were contested.
Wikipedia: Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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The field hockey tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the 10th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games.
Uwe Beyer (Wikipedia)
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He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics
Pierre Trentin (Wikipedia)
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In the semi-final of the 1,000 metres sprint at the Tokyo Olympic Games
Henri Chammartin, Wikipedia
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Henri Chammartin (30 July 1918-30 May 2011) was a Swiss equestrian who won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Milkha Singh (Wikipedia)
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He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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