# Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 204 competitors, 160 men and 44 women, took part in 124 events in 17 sports. British athletes have competed and won at least one gold medal in every Summer Olympic Games. Future Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell represented Britain at the 200m.

## Medallists

Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 |

### Gold

* Ken Matthews — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
* Lynn Davies — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
* Ann Packer — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
* Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's Long Jump

### Silver

* Basil Heatley — Athletics, Men's Marathon
* John Cooper — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
* Maurice Herriott — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
* Adrian Metcalfe, Robbie Brightwell, John Cooper, and Tim Graham — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
* Paul Nihill — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
* Ann Packer — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
* Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's Pentathlon
* Henry Hoskyns — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
* John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry, and John James — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
* Robert McGregor — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
* Louis Martin — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
* Keith Musto and Tony Morgan — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman

### Bronze

* Janet Simpson, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman, and Mary Rand — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
* Peter Robeson — Equestrian, Jumping Individual

## Athletics

Men's Hammer Throw
* Howard Payne
   * Qualifying Round — 61.90m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

## Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented Great Britain in 1964.

### Individual road race

* Colin Lewis
* Terry West
* Derek Harrison
* Michael Cowley

### Team time trial

* Bob Addy
* Michael Cowley
* Derek Harrison
* Colin Lewis

### Sprint

* Karl Barton
* Christopher Church

### 1000m time trial

* Roger Whitfield

### Tandem

* Karl Barton
* Christopher Church

### Individual pursuit

* Hugh Porter

### Team pursuit

* Trevor Bull
* Harry Jackson
* Hugh Porter
* Brian Sandy

## Fencing

13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Great Britain in 1964.

### Men's foil

* Bill Hoskyns
* Allan Jay
* Sandy Leckie

### Men's team foil

* Bill Hoskyns, Allan Jay, Sandy Leckie, Ralph Cooperman, Derrick Cawthorne

### Men's épée

* Bill Hoskyns
* Allan Jay
* Peter Jacobs

### Men's team épée

* Bill Hoskyns, John Pelling, Peter Jacobs, Michael Howard, Allan Jay

### Men's sabre

* Ralph Cooperman
* Sandy Leckie
* Richard Oldcorn

### Men's team sabre

* Richard Oldcorn, Sandy Leckie, Ralph Cooperman, Michael Howard, Bill Hoskyns

### Women's foil

* Mary Watts-Tobin
* Shirley Netherway
* Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh

### Women's team foil

* Shirley Netherway, Theresa Offredy, Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh, Mary Watts-Tobin

## Judo

Four male Judoka represented Great Britain in 1964.

### Individual

* Brian Jacks
* Syd Hoare
* Tony Sweeney
* Alan Petherbridge

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1964.

### Individual

* Benjamin Finnis
* Robert Phelps
* Jim Fox

### Team

* Benjamin Finnis
* Robert Phelps
* Jim Fox

## Rowing

* Double scull - Arnold Cooke and Peter Webb - Seventh
* Coxless pair - David Lee Nicholson and Stewart Farquharson - Fourth
* Coxless four - John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry, and John James - Silver

## Shooting

Eight shooters represented Great Britain in 1964.

### 25 m pistol

* Tony Clark
* Alan Bray

### 50 m pistol

* Anthony Chivers
* Harry Cullum

### 50 m rifle, prone

* Peter Morgan
* John Hall

### Trap

* Bob Braithwaite
* Joe Wheater

## Weightlifting

Louis Martin