1964 Tokyo Summer Games
5,140 Athletes, 94 Countries, 163 Events
The Tokyo Games were the first to be held in Asia. Hosting the
Games allowed the Japanese government to display its perseverance
after World War II. The final torchbearer at the Opening Ceremonies
was Yoshinori Sakai, a Japanese man born in
Hiroshima the day that the city was hit with an atomic bomb. In
recognition of the superb organization of the Games, the IOC
awarded Japan the Olympic Cup, Bonacossa Trophy, and Diploma of
Merit.
Among the Leaguers in Japan was threetime men's basketball
All-American Bill Bradley (Princeton '65). Bradley
was the first Ivy League hoopster to play in the Olympics. He
captained the Americans to a 9-0 record. After Princeton, he would
attend Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship despite being drafted by the
New York Knicks. Bradley returned from England and proceeded to
have a long NBA career, after which he was a three-term U.S.
senator from New Jersey and a presidential candidate in 2000.
The other Ivy star of the Tokyo Games was undoubtedly
Don Schollander (Yale '68). He became the first
swimmer to win four gold medals in one Olympics with victories (and
world records) in the 100-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle,
4x100-meter freestyle relay, and 4x200-freestyle relay. He was
selected as the top athlete at the Tokyo Games and was United
States and World Athlete of the Year. Schollander added another
gold and silver medal in 1968 (Mexico City).
Runner Wendell Mottley (Yale '64) won silver in
the 400-meter race and bronze in the 4x400meter relay for his
native Trinidad.
| Name |
School |
Sport |
| David C. Auble |
Cornell University |
Men's Wrestling |
| Peter J. Barrett |
Cornell University |
Men's Sailing |
| Kevin Freeman |
Cornell University |
Men's Equestrian |
| Albert Hall |
Cornell University |
Men's Athletics |
| Don Spero |
Cornell University |
Men's Rowing |
| Bill Stowe |
Cornell University |
Men's Rowing |
| Gerald H. Ashworth |
Dartmouth College |
Men's Athletics |
| Joseph L. Batchelder |
Dartmouth College |
Men's Sailing |
| Francis X. Gorman |
Harvard University |
Men's Diving |
| Paul E. Gunderson |
Harvard University |
Men's Rowing |
| Robert C. Lea, Jr. |
Harvard University |
Men's Rowing |
| John J. McNamara, Jr. |
Harvard University |
Men's Sailing |
| Geoffrey W. Picard |
Harvard University |
Men's Rowing |
| Thomas Pollock, III |
Harvard University |
Men's Rowing |
| Harry W. Pollock, III |
Harvard University |
Men's Rowing |
| Robert D. Schwartz |
Harvard University |
Men's Rowing |
| Francis P. Scully |
Harvard University |
Men's Sailing |
| James D. Tew |
Harvard University |
Men's Rowing |
| Frank D. Chapot |
University of Pennsylvania |
Men's Equestrian |
| David M. Micahnik |
University of Pennsylvania |
Men's Fencing |
| John Allis |
Princeton University |
Men's Cycling |
| Frank Anger |
Princeton University |
Men's Fencing |
| William Bradley |
Princeton University |
Men's Basketball |
| Seymore Cromwell |
Princeton University |
Men's Rowing |
| Jed Graef |
Princeton University |
Men's Swimming |
| G.L. Schoonmaker |
Princeton University |
Men's Sailing |
| Michael Austin |
Yale University |
Men's Swimming |
| Boyce Budd |
Yale University |
Men's Rowing |
| Emory Clark |
Yale University |
Men's Rowing |
| Stephen Clark |
Yale University |
Men's Swimming |
| Andrew Fitch |
Yale University |
Men's Wrestling |
| James Luck |
Yale University |
Men's Athletics |
| David Lyons |
Yale University |
Men's Swimming |
| Bill Mettler |
Yale University |
Men's Swimming |
| Al Morales |
Yale University |
Men's Fencing |
| Wendell Mottley |
Yale University |
Men's Athletics |
| John Nelson |
Yale University |
Men's Swimming |
| Donald Schollander |
Yale University |
Men's Swimming |
| William Steinkraus |
Yale University |
Men's Equestrian |
| Edward Townsend |
Yale University |
Men's Swimming |
| Edward H. Washburn |
Harvard University |
Men's Rowing |
| R. Geoffrey Pitchford |
Dartmouth College |
Men's Alpine Skiing |