1964
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1964
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Updated: 2006-08-25 16:31
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In 1964 in Tokyo, 5,151 athletes from 93 nations squared off at the first
Olympics to take place in Asia. The first-ever Olympic judo and
volleyball events were held, with the Japanese earning gold in every Judo
category except for one and the Soviet Union winning the volleyball
tournament. The Soviets won the medal count as well, defeating the
Americans 96-90.
With six medals, including two gold, at the Tokyo Games, Ukrainian
gymnast Larysa Latynina became the leading medal winner of all time,
having won a total of 18 medals over the course of three Olympics
beginning in Melbourne in 1956. Her victory in the floor exercise at
Tokyo was her third straight.
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