Designed by THE OLYMPIC PLANNING COMMISSION
Produced by THE OLYMPIC FILM ASSOCIATION
THE OLYMPICS ARE ASYMBOL OF HUMAN ASPIRATION.
The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896
in Athens, Greece-
The second, in Paris, France, in 1900-
The third, in St- Louis, USA, in 1904-
The fourth, in London, England, in 1908-
The fifth, in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912-
The sixth were planned for Berlin in 1916
but were canceled because of the war-
The seventh, in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920-
The eighth, again in Paris, France, in 1924-
The ninth, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1928-
The tenth, in Los Angeles, USA, in 1932-
The 11th, in Berlin, Germany, in 1936-
The 12th, in 1940, were canceled
because of World War II-
The 13th, in 1944, were again canceled
because of the war-
The 14th, once more in London, England, in 1948-
But Japan was excluded-
The 15th, in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952-
The 16th, in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956-
The 17th, in Rome, Italy, in 1960-
And now, in 1964, the 18th,
in Tokyo, Japan.
TOKYO OLYMPIAD
On the 21st of August, 1964,
the sacred flame, kindled at Olympia, Left for Japan-
ISTANBUL
BEIRUT
Many runners helped carry it
from the shores of the Aegean Sea,
across the deserts and plateaus
TEHERAN of Syria and Iran,
and through Southeast Asia-
LAHORE
It visited many new countries-
NEW DELHI
The fire comes to Asia for the first time-
Some who see it are thoughtful,
some enthusiastic,
and some just glad-
RANGOON
We understand the Olympic Games are dedicated to world peace-
We understand they are dedicated to the proposition
HONG KONG that ail men are created equal-
OKINAWA So we celebrate
the sacred fire of the Olympiad-
The flame reached Hiroshima
on September 20th, 1964-
A large group of American athletes arrives in Tokyo-
They are young-
Delegations from many countries-
Never before have so many foreigners gathered in Japan-
Welcome to Japan.
The Russian delegation arrives on its own private flight-
Czechoslovakia-
Italy-
Germany-
Bulgaria-
The buildings in Mongolia are all European style.
It's an interesting place.
Both of us are up for the shot put.
Finally, the sacred flame arrives here in Tokyo-
SEATING CAPACITY: 71,715
On October 10, 1964, at 2:00 in the afternoon,
the delegations begin marching into the stadium-
Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, is in the lead-
The banner is blue with a white cross,
a colorful contrast with the brown clay... and... cinder track
of Tokyo's National Stadium-
7,060 young people from 94 nations participate in the parade-
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
CUBA
ETHIOPIA
Cameroon, an African nation-
It's the first time they've been represented in the Olympic Games-
Only two competitors, but they receive a great ovation-
The Congo, another nation with only two competitors-
FRANCE
East and West Germany, brought together for the 1964 Games-
A unified team with unified colors-
A display of friendship in sports despite differences in ideology-
Germany is followed by athletes from the African nation of Ghana
dressed in their native costumes-
A colorful spectacle.
ENGLAND
INDIA
ITALY
KENYA
KOREA
135 delegates from Mexico,
the nation that will host the next Games-
We hope the 1968 Olympiad will be even greater than this-
Friends came from Asian countries, too-
Here are the athletes of Mongolia-
NEPAL
THE NETHERLANDS
Welcome, Niger, nation of forest, desert and sun.
POLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
The large contingent from the USA
parades to the "Stars and Stripes March-"
470 athletes and officials from the Soviet Union-
The march is reaching a climax-
Vietnam-
Here comes Japan, the last of the 94 countries-
They have toiled hard for this day of glory,
the proud young elite ofthe host nation-
It had been decided to hold the Games in Tokyo in 1940,
but the war prevented it-
Five years ago, Tokyo was officially nominated to host them-
Ever since then, Japan has worked so hard,
so very hard, to prepare for this,
the opening day of the Tokyo Olympiad.
Peace, love and valor...
These are the mottos of the 18th Games
that have come to Asia for the first time-
It has been a very long, very hard journey-
It is both a pleasure and an honor for us to host
the athletes and officials ofthe 18th Olympiad
for the next 15 days.
I have the honor of asking His Imperial Majesty
to declare the games ofthe 18th Olympiad open-
I hereby declare the Olympic Games of Tokyo,
celebrating the 18th Olympiad, now open.
I promise that we will take part in these Olympic Games
in the true spirit of sportsmanship.
Athletes' Representative Takashi Ono.
FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER
100-METER DASH... MEN'S FINALS
At the starting line, the tension of the runners shows
in the expressions on their faces- They even look sad-
A very long, very tense moment-
One hears only the flags flapping in the wind-
Lane 1... No 702, Hayes, USA-
Lane 2... No 196, Schumann, Germany-
Lane 3... No 80, Figuerola, Cuba-
Lane 4... No 366, Kone, Ivory Coast-
Lane 5... No 56,Jerome, Canada-
Lane 6... No 493, Maniak, Poland-
Lane 7... No 33, Robinson, the Bahamas-
Lane 8... No 704, Pender, USA-
These are the eight athletes who will be competing-
First place... Bob Hayes, USA-
Ten seconds flat, the fastest speed a man has ever run-
How much faster can a human being run?
This ties the world record and sets a new Olympic record-
The bar is 2- 14 meters high now-
Twenty... eight athletes from 19 countries have competed in the high jump-
Now only five athletes are left vying for the medals-
They are, as expected,
Brumel and Shavlakadze, USSR,
Thomas and Rambo, USA,
and Peterson, Sweden-
Shavlakadze, the gold medal winner in Rome-
Thomas, USA-
Rambo, USA-
Valery Brumel, USSR,
started in the sport when he was 11 years old-
He approaches it with a calm strength-
Brumel clears the bar cleanly-
John Rambo-
Robert Shavlakadze-
He couldn't win this time-
Thomas and Brumel will face off in the finals-
John Thomas-
Valery Brumel-
An excited Valery Brumel wins the gold.
Z. NAGY, HUNGARY
V.VARJU, HUNGARY
N.VARANAUSKA, USSR
R. MATSON, USA
D. LONG, USA
FIRST PLACE: LONG, USA.
SECOND: MATSON, USA. THIRD: VARJU, HUNGARY
A. SALAGEAN, ROMANIA
E. D. BROWN, USA
N. C. McCREDIE, CANADA
The ball for the women's shot put weighs 4 kilograms,
half that used by the men-
I. PRESS, USSR
I.YOUNG, NEW ZEALAND
G.ZYBINA, USSR
174.5 meters, a new Olympic record-
R. G. CULMBERGER, GERMANY
176.1 meters, another Olympic record-
T. PRESS, USSR
181.4 meters-
T- Press has won the gold medal twice in succession-
They've been competing for seven hours-
Only Hansen, USA, and Reinhardt, Germany, are left-
The bar is 5.10 meters high-
Hansen's first attempt-
Reinhardt-
He misses his first try-
The second attempt-
Hansen-
He misses again-
Reinhardt's second try-
He fails, too-
It's just about 10:00 p.m.
The temperature is 66 degrees, with no wind-
The third attempt at the 5.10 meter mark-
They have three attempts-
This is the final try-
Can America score its 15th consecutive win in this event?
His last try-
Hansen makes it. He clears 5.10 meters.
A beautiful jump by Fred Hansen, USA-
Now, Reinhardt-
The 21 year old with blond hair has one last chance
to beat Hansen-
This is his final attempt-
He misses-
Hansen, USA, wins.
USA gets the gold medal again.
The young medical student from Rice University in Texas wins it-
He's studying the elasticity and resilience of fiberglass-
He must have learned a lot from this competition-
It was a very hard battle fought over nine hours-
It will long be remembered by everyone-
Final results for the pole vault...
First place-No 737, Hansen, USA-
Height, 5.10 meters-
A new Olympic record-
U. BEYER, GERMANY
G.ZSIVOTZKY, HUNGARY
Supporting the activity of the athletes
are the officials and the grounds crew-
These men are participating in the Olympics, too-
R. KLIM, USSR
Klim throws, and it flies through the air.
He wins another gold medal for the Soviet Union-
10,OOO-METER RACE... FINALS
They're off-
Czechoslovakia's Josef Thomas, No- 85, has the lead-
The group is about 50 meters from the starting line-
Ivanov and Boltnikov of the Soviet Union have the lead-
They're passing the 150-meter point now-
Kokichi Tsuburaya,Japan, is in the middle of the group-
Tsuburaya is about 20th now-
They're passing the 300-meter mark, nearing the end of the first lap-
They will complete 25 laps of this 400-meter track
for a total of 10,000 meters-
A Russian, two Americans, a Frenchman, a Pole,
and Hogan of Ireland-
He's running barefoot-
Ronald Clarke, Australia, has the lead now-
Clarke passes the 800-meter mark at 2:09:04-
Canada's Bruce Kidd is in second place now-
Kenya joins the front runners-
They're lapping a runner now-
No 67, Ceylon's Karunananda-
Australian Ron Clarke has the lead in the tightly bunched group-
Tsuburaya,Japan-
Billy Mills, USA, has the lead now-
Ron Clarke takes the lead again-
Mohamed Gammoudi follows-
Clarke in the lead, followed by Mamo Wolde, Ethiopia-
Gammoudi of Tunisia is third-
Wolde has the lead-
They're lapping the runners-
Some are two laps behind, some three-
The leaders are running a desperate race-
They're on the last lap-
Gammoudi of Tunisia is moving up. He elbows his way through.
The last 150 meters.
Clarke is moving up.
Only 100 meters to go now-
Clarke in the lead. Mills, USA, is moving up.
Billy Mills has the lead.
He breaks the tape.
Mills wins.
First place... Mills, USA- Time... 28 minutes, 24 seconds-
Here comes the last man- Karunananda of Ceylon-
He crosses the finish line, but he has one more lap-
A great shout goes up from the stands-
I. BALAS, ROMANIA
M. PENES, ROMANIA
P. SNELL, NEW ZEALAND WINS THE 1,500-METER RACE
Takayuki Okazaki, Japan-
Victor Kravchenko, USSR-
Jozef Szmidt, Poland, a mechanic from Warsaw-
He steps, he jumps, and he's flying.
Over 16 meters-
He has jumped over 16 meters again- A very fine jump-
A miraculous comeback with an injured knee-
Will the Rome gold medal winner capture it again in Tokyo?
Lane 8... Ann Packer, England-
80O-METER RACE... WOMEN'S FINALS
Lane 7... Chamberlain, New Zealand-
Lane 6... Smith, England-
Lane 5... Erik, USSR-
Lane 4... Kraan, the Netherlands-
Lane 3... Gleichfeld, Germany-
Lane 2... Dupureur, France-
Lane 1... Szabo, Hungary-
England's Ann Packer wins- Dupureur is second-
Chamberlain, New Zealand, is third-
Packer is embracing somebody-
It must be Brightwell, her fianc�-
400-METER RELAY... MEN'S FINALS
Lane 1... England- Lane 2... France-
Lane 3... Italy- Lane 4... Jamaica-
Lane 5... Venezuela- Lane 6... Poland-
Lane 7... USA- Lane 8... USSR-
The starter checks his microphone now-
Ready for the starting signal-
They're off to a clean start-
Russia has the lead-
America is second-
Italy is in third place-
The second 100 meters- Russia is still ahead-
The third relay-
America is moving up- Russia in the lead-
Poland is coming up now.
Now the final relay-
America is behind, but the last runner is Hayes-
France in the lead, but here comes Bob Hayes.
Hayes is ahead. America is in the lead.
He's crossed the finish line. America wins.
First place... USA- Time... 39 seconds-
A new Olympic and a new world record-
Second place... Poland, 39:03 seconds- A new Olympic record-
Third place... France, 39:03 seconds- A new Olympic record-
Fourth place... Jamaica- Fifth... USSR- Both new Olympic records-
And sixth and seventh place tie the old Olympic record-
The press center is located at the front of the stadium-
More than 100 reporters send news to their countries from here-
It is also telecast by satellite throughout the world,
a first for the Tokyo Olympics-
Sunday, October 18th-
3:10 p.m.
Rain-
Temperature, 56 degrees-
Humidity, 97%
Northerly wind at 1.8 meters-
Men's long jump finals-
Hiroomi Yamada, Japan-
Igor Ter... Ovanesyan, USSR-
Ralph Boston, USA-
Lynn Davis, Great Britain-
It's over 8 meters. 8-O7m.
A 22 year old rising star.
He beats Boston, USA, and Ter... Ovanesyan, USSR-
An unexpected gold medal for England-
80-METER HURDLES... FINALS
R. BONDS, USA
I. PRESS, USSR
P. KILBORN,AUSTRALIA
K. BALZER, GERMANY
T. CIEPLA, POLAND
IKUKO YODA,JAPAN