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Sixty years on, Dawn Fraser remembers the 1964 Olympics
The ban was later reduced to four years. Still, it cost Dawn the chance to compete in the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 and the possibility of winning her fourth 100m freestyle gold medal in a ...
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The 1964 Olympics Was Pivotal to Postwar Tokyo
It culminated with being selected to host the 1964 Olympic Games becoming the first Asian country to win the rights to the prestigious sporting event. Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content ...
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Lynn Davies recalls Olympic gold 60 years on
As he stood preparing for his now legendary fifth round jump at the 1964 Olympic Games, Lynn Davies recalled some wise words from his coach Ron Pickering. "When you’re on the runway, watch the ...
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Marise Chamberlain, the only Kiwi woman to win an Olympic track medal, has died
Marise Chamberlain, in 2008, won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Marise Chamberlain, the only New ...
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Passing the Olympic Torch from 1964 to 2020
He recently published a book about Japan's first Olympics in Tokyo in 1964, and he hopes to be in Fukushima for the start of the torch relay next March. On October 10, 1964, I was just one year ...
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60 years on: celebrating Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games
Sixty years ago this month, the world witnessed the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, a landmark event that introduced Asia to the global stage of the Olympic Games. Not only was it the first time the Games ...
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1964 - Tokyo
A memorable Olympics as they are held in Asia for the first time with plenty of success for British athletes TOKYO had spent over £2 billion on new facilities and infrastructure for these Olympic ...