Great Britain at the
1964 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IPC codeGBR
NPCBritish Paralympic Association
Websitewww.paralympics.org.uk
in Tokyo
Competitors39 in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
18
Silver
23
Bronze
20
Total
61
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Great Britain sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished second in the gold and overall medal count.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldDick ThompsonAthleticsMen's club throw A
 GoldDick ThompsonAthleticsMen's javelin throw A
 GoldCarol BryantAthleticsWomen's wheelchair dash below T10
 GoldCarol BryantAthleticsWomen's slalom open
 GoldMichael SheltonSnookerMen's paraplegics open
 GoldDavid EllisSwimmingMen's 25m freestyle prone complete class 2
 GoldDavid EllisSwimmingMen's 25m freestyle supine complete class 2
 GoldW. ThorntonSwimmingMen's 50m breaststroke complete class 3
 GoldPauline FouldsSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle prone complete class 4
 GoldValerie ForderSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle supine complete class 3
 GoldPauline FouldsSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle supine complete class 4
 GoldPauline FouldsSwimmingWomen's 50m breaststroke complete class 4
 GoldTommy TaylorTable tennisMen's singles A2
 GoldPaul LyallTable tennisMen's singles B
 GoldMichael Beck
Tommy Taylor		Table tennisMen's doubles A2
 GoldGwen Buck
Susan Masham		Table tennisWomen's doubles B
 GoldJ. RedgwickWeightliftingMen's featherweight
 GoldCyril ThomasWheelchair fencingMen's foil novice individual
 SilverValerie ForderArcheryWomen's Albion round open
 SilverDaphne Legge-WillisArcheryWomen's Columbia round open
 SilverD. PickeringAthleticsMen's club throw B
 SilverDick ThompsonAthleticsMen's shot put A
 SilverG. WilliamsSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle prone incomplete class 3
 SilverP. NewmanSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle prone special class
 SilverW. ThorntonSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle supine complete class 3
 SilverDavid EllisSwimmingMen's 25m breaststroke complete class 2
 SilverS. MilesSwimmingMen's 25m breaststroke incomplete class 1
 SilverBrian DickinsonSwimmingMen's 50m breaststroke complete class 4
 SilverSusan MashamSwimmingWomen's 25m freestyle prone complete class 2
 SilverValerie ForderSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle prone complete class 3
 SilverSusan MashamSwimmingWomen's 25m freestyle supine complete class 2
 SilverJanet LaughtonSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle supine complete class 3
 SilverSusan MashamSwimmingWomen's 25m breaststroke complete class 2
 SilverValerie ForderSwimmingWomen's 50m breaststroke complete class 3
 SilverMichael BeckTable tennisMen's singles A2
 SilverJimmy Gibson
Ginger Swindlehurst		Table tennisMen's doubles C
 SilverSusan MashamTable tennisWomen's singles B
 SilverMarjorie Cooper
Dick Thompson		Table tennisWomen's doubles C
 SilverT. PalmerWeightliftingMen's middleweight
 SilverMen's teamWheelchair basketballMen's class A complete
 SilverValerie Forder
Shelagh Jones
Dick Thompson		Wheelchair fencingWomen's foil team
 BronzeCarol TetleyArcheryWomen's Columbia round open
 BronzeR. IrvineArcheryWomen's FITA round open
 BronzeDick ThompsonAthleticsMen's wheelchair dash above T10
 BronzeDick ThompsonAthleticsMen's Pentathlon 1
 BronzeR. RoweAthleticsMen's club throw C
 BronzeJanet LaughtonAthleticsWomen's club throw A
 BronzeR. HarveyAthleticsWomen's club throw B
 BronzeValerie ForderAthleticsWomen's discus throw C
 BronzeLeo HalfordSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle supine special class
 BronzeS. MilesSwimmingMen's 25m freestyle prone incomplete class 1
 BronzeS. MilesSwimmingMen's 25m freestyle supine incomplete class 1
 BronzeBrian DickinsonSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle supine complete class 4
 BronzeM. GibbsSwimmingWomen's 50m breaststroke cauda equina
 BronzeJanet LaughtonSwimmingWomen's 50m breaststroke complete class 3
 BronzeJimmy GibsonTable tennisMen's singles C
 BronzePaul Lyall
Hugh Stewart		Table tennisMen's doubles B
 BronzeShelagh Jones
Carol Tetley		Table tennisWomen's doubles B
 BronzeD. PickeringWeightliftingMen's middleweight
 BronzeR. RoweWeightliftingMen's heavyweight
 BronzeBrian Dickinson
James Shipman
Cyril Thomas		Wheelchair fencingMen's épée team

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
Sport Total
Swimming 7 12 6 25
Table Tennis 4 4 3 11
Athletics 4 2 6 12
Weightlifting 1 1 2 4
Wheelchair Fencing 1 1 1 3
Snooker 1 0 0 1
Archery 0 2 2 4
Wheelchair Basketball 0 1 0 1
Total 18 23 20 61

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Medal Standings Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1964. Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
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