Olympics History Timeline 1961 - 1970 |
| Year | Venue and Date | Medal count | Records | Nations participating | Athletes participating | No. of Events | News | Main Events |
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| 1963 | 
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| 1964 | Tokyo, Japan October 10 - October 24 |
United States finished in first position in the final
medal rankings, with 36 gold medals and 90 medals overall USSR finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 30 gold medals and 96 medals overall |
Bob Hayes won the 100m title in a time of 9.99 seconds; however,
this was not a world record as it was wind assisted. Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina won two gold medals (both for the third time in a row in Team Competition and Floor Exercise events), a silver medal and two bronze medals. She ended her Olympic career and holds the record for most Olympic medals at 18 (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) since then. |
93 | 5140 | 163 in 19 sports | The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. | The women's pentathlon was introduced. Judo and volleyball, both popular sports in Japan, were introduced to the Olympics. Japan won three of the titles in judo, but Dutchman Anton Geesink won the Open category. The Japanese women's volleyball team won the gold medal, with the final being broadcasted live. |
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| 1966 | Munich won its 1972 Olympic bid in July 1966 over the cities of Detroit, Madrid and Montreal. | 
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| 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico October 12 - October 27 |
United States finished in first position in the final
medal rankings, with 45 gold medals and 107 medals overall USSR finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 29 gold medals and 91 medals overall |
Bob Beamon jumped 8.90 m in the long jump, a 55 cm improvement
of the world record that would stand until 1991 (when it was broken by Mike
Powell); it is still the Olympic record. |
112 | 5530 | 172 in 20 sports | The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. | In the triple jump, the previous world record was improved five times by three different athletes. |
| 1969 | 
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| 1970 | IOC withdraws recognition of South African National Olympic Committee | |||||||
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Olympics History Timeline 1951 - 1960 |
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