1964 in Sports - Multi-sport Events

Multi-sport Events

  • 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan
    • United States wins the most medals (90), and the most gold medals (36).
    • This Olympic opening ceremony is first time of live Olympic telecast program by geostationary communication satellite.
  • 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria
    • USSR wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (11).
  • Third Winter Universiade held in Špindleruv Mlýn, Czechoslovakia

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