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⚫ | The 1964 [[Summer Olympic Games]], officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was held in Tokyo |
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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. |
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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== |
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− | *[[/Logos|Logos]] - A collection of logos featuring this event. |
+ | *[[Tokyo 1964/Logos|Logos]] - A collection of logos featuring this event. |
− | *[[/Torch|Torch]] - Information about this Olympics' torch. |
+ | *[[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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[[Category:Summer Olympic Games]] |
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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 |
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