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The 1964 [[Summer Olympic Games]], officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was held in Tokyo in Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the 1940 Summer Games but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's invastion of China, before ultimately being canceled because of World War II.
 
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The 1964 [[Summer Olympic Games]], officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was held in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded the 1940 Summer Games, but this honor was subsequently passed to [[Helsinki]] because of Japan's invasion of China, before ultimately being canceled because of World War II.
   
The 1964 Summer Games were the first Olympics held in Asia. These games were the first to be broadcast internationally.
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The 1964 Summer Games were the first Olympics to be held in Asia. These games were also the first to be broadcast internationally.
   
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[[/Logos|Logos]] - A collection of logos featuring this event.
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*[[Tokyo 1964/Logos|Logos]] - A collection of logos featuring this event.
*[[/Torch|Torch]] - Information about this Olympics' torch.
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*[[Tokyo 1964/Torch|Torch]] - Information about this Olympics' torch.
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{{Succession box| title=Winter Olympics| before= [[Innsbruck 1964]]| years=1964| after=[[Grenoble 1968]]}}
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{{Succession box| title=Summer Olympics| before= [[Rome 1960]]| years=1964| after=[[Mexico City 1968]]}}
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Revision as of 21:20, 13 February 2014

The 1964 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded the 1940 Summer Games, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's invasion of China, before ultimately being canceled because of World War II.

The 1964 Summer Games were the first Olympics to be held in Asia. These games were also the first to be broadcast internationally.

See Also

  • Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
  • Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.


Preceded by
Innsbruck 1964
Winter Olympics
1964
Succeeded by
Grenoble 1968
Preceded by
Rome 1960
Summer Olympics
1964
Succeeded by
Mexico City 1968


Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
Athens 1896Paris 1900St. Louis 1904Athens 1906 (Intercalated Games)London 1908Stockholm 1912Berlin 1916Antwerp 1920Paris 1924Amsterdam 1928Los Angeles 1932Berlin 1936London 1948Helsinki 1952Melbourne 1956Rome 1960Tokyo 1964Mexico City 1968Munich 1972Montreal 1976Moscow 1980Los Angeles 1984Seoul 1988Barcelona 1992Atlanta 1996Sydney 2000Athens 2004Beijing 2008London 2012Rio de Janeiro 2016Tokyo 2020Paris 2024Los Angeles 2028Brisbane 2032
Winter Olympic Games
Chamonix 1924St. Moritz 1928Lake Placid 1932Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936St. Moritz 1948Oslo 1952Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956Squaw Valley 1960Innsbruck 1964Grenoble 1968Sapporo 1972Innsbruck 1976Lake Placid 1980Sarajevo 1984Calgary 1988Albertville 1992Lillehammer 1994Nagano 1998Salt Lake City 2002Torino 2006Vancouver 2010Sochi 2014Pyeongchang 2018Beijing 2022Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026