1964 Summer Olympics
Games of the XVIII Olympiad, in Tokyo, Japan
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Summary
1964 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 6,400 Wikipedia views per month (summer olympic games edition category, ranking #20 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Japan[3]
- Instance of: international sporting event[4]
- Follows: 1960 Summer Olympics[5]
- Followed by: 1968 Summer Olympics[6]
- Location: Tokyo[7], National Stadium in Tokyo[8]
- Commons category: 1964 Summer Olympics[9]
- Has part(s): budo at the 1964 Summer Olympics[10], diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics[11], judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics[12], cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics[13], rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics[14], shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics[15], weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics[16], canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics[17], sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics[18], field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics[19], baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics[20], fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics[21], football at the 1964 Summer Olympics[22], wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics[23]
- Officially opened by: Hirohito[24]
- Oath made by: Takashi Ono[25]
- Torch lit by: Yoshinori Sakai[26]
- Start time: October 10, 1964[27]
- End time: October 24, 1964[28]
- Sport: Olympic sport[29]
- Organizer: Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad[30]
- Participant: Eddy Merckx[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:1964 Summer Olympics[32]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/[33], https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-1964[34]
- Number of participants: 93[35], 5151[36]
- Topic has template: Template:1964 Summer Olympics[37]
- Has effect: legacy of the 1964 Summer Olympics[38]
- Native label: Spiller vun der XVIII. Olympiad[39]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[40]
- Sports season of league or competition: Summer Olympic Games[41]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for 1964 Summer Olympics include Komazawa Olympic Park[42], a sports park[43], in Japan[44], founded in 1964[45].
Why It Matters
1964 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Komazawa Olympic Park[42], a sports park[43], in Japan[44], founded in 1964[45].