Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Great Britain at the
1964 Summer Paralympics
IPC code GBR
NPC British Paralympic Association
Website www.paralympics.org.uk
in Tokyo
Competitors 39 in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
18
Silver
23
Bronze
20
Total
61
Summer Paralympics appearances

Great Britain sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Its athletes finished second in the gold and overall medal count.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldDick ThompsonAthleticsMen's club throw A
 GoldDick ThompsonAthleticsMen's javelin throw A
 GoldCarol BryantAthleticsWomen's wheelchair dash below T10
 GoldCarol BryantAthleticsWomen's slalom open
 GoldMichael SheltonSnookerMen's paraplegics open
 GoldDavid EllisSwimmingMen's 25m freestyle prone complete class 2
 GoldDavid EllisSwimmingMen's 25m freestyle supine complete class 2
 GoldW. ThorntonSwimmingMen's 50m breaststroke complete class 3
 GoldPauline FouldsSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle prone complete class 4
 GoldValerie ForderSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle supine complete class 3
 GoldPauline FouldsSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle supine complete class 4
 GoldPauline FouldsSwimmingWomen's 50m breaststroke complete class 4
 GoldTommy TaylorTable tennisMen's singles A2
 GoldPaul LyallTable tennisMen's singles B
 GoldMichael Beck
Tommy Taylor		Table tennisMen's doubles A2
 GoldGwen Buck
Susan Masham		Table tennisWomen's doubles B
 GoldJ. RedgwickWeightliftingMen's featherweight
 GoldCyril ThomasWheelchair fencingMen's foil novice individual
 SilverValerie ForderArcheryWomen's Albion round open
 SilverDaphne Legge-WillisArcheryWomen's Columbia round open
 SilverD. PickeringAthleticsMen's club throw B
 SilverDick ThompsonAthleticsMen's shot put A
 SilverG. WilliamsSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle prone incomplete class 3
 SilverP. NewmanSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle prone special class
 SilverW. ThorntonSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle supine complete class 3
 SilverDavid EllisSwimmingMen's 25m breaststroke complete class 2
 SilverS. MilesSwimmingMen's 25m breaststroke incomplete class 1
 SilverBrian DickinsonSwimmingMen's 50m breaststroke complete class 4
 SilverSusan MashamSwimmingWomen's 25m freestyle prone complete class 2
 SilverValerie ForderSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle prone complete class 3
 SilverSusan MashamSwimmingWomen's 25m freestyle supine complete class 2
 SilverJanet LaughtonSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle supine complete class 3
 SilverSusan MashamSwimmingWomen's 25m breaststroke complete class 2
 SilverValerie ForderSwimmingWomen's 50m breaststroke complete class 3
 SilverMichael BeckTable tennisMen's singles A2
 SilverJimmy Gibson
Ginger Swindlehurst		Table tennisMen's doubles C
 SilverSusan MashamTable tennisWomen's singles B
 SilverMarjorie Cooper
Dick Thompson		Table tennisWomen's doubles C
 SilverT. PalmerWeightliftingMen's middleweight
 SilverMen's teamWheelchair basketballMen's class A complete
 SilverValerie Forder
Shelagh Jones
Dick Thompson		Wheelchair fencingWomen's foil team
 BronzeCarol TetleyArcheryWomen's Columbia round open
 BronzeR. IrvineArcheryWomen's FITA round open
 BronzeDick ThompsonAthleticsMen's wheelchair dash above T10
 BronzeR. RoweAthleticsMen's club throw C
 BronzeJanet LaughtonAthleticsWomen's club throw A
 BronzeR. HarveyAthleticsWomen's club throw B
 BronzeValerie ForderAthleticsWomen's discus throw C
 BronzeS. MilesSwimmingMen's 25m freestyle prone incomplete class 1
 BronzeS. MilesSwimmingMen's 25m freestyle supine incomplete class 1
 BronzeBrian DickinsonSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle supine complete class 4
 BronzeM. GibbsSwimmingWomen's 50m breaststroke cauda equina
 BronzeJanet LaughtonSwimmingWomen's 50m breaststroke complete class 3
 BronzeJimmy GibsonTable tennisMen's singles C
 BronzePaul Lyall
Hugh Stewart		Table tennisMen's doubles B
 BronzeShelagh Jones
Carol Tetley		Table tennisWomen's doubles B
 BronzeD. PickeringWeightliftingMen's middleweight
 BronzeR. RoweWeightliftingMen's heavyweight
 BronzeBrian Dickinson
James Shipman
Cyril Thomas		Wheelchair fencingMen's épée team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Medal Standings Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1964. Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-08-05.


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