1964 Tokyo Olympics

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:athleteOathBy gptkb:Takashi_Ono
gptkbp:boycottedBy gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:closed 1964-10-24
gptkbp:commemorativeInfrastructure Metropolitan Expressway built
Shinkansen (bullet train) opened
Tokyo Monorail opened
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:firstOlympicsInAsia true
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Tokyo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1964 Tokyo Olympics
gptkbp:IOC_President gptkb:Avery_Brundage
gptkbp:judgeOathBy Kiyoshi Kase
gptkbp:mainLogoDesigner gptkb:Yusaku_Kamekura
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:National_Stadium
gptkbp:mascot none
gptkbp:medalTableTopCountry gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:memberState 93
gptkbp:nextSeason gptkb:1968_Mexico_City_Olympics
gptkbp:notableAthlete gptkb:Yoshinori_Sakai
gptkb:Billy_Mills
gptkb:Bob_Hayes
gptkb:Joe_Frazier
gptkb:Larisa_Latynina
gptkb:Don_Schollander
Abebe Bikila
gptkbp:notableFor introduction of pictograms for sports
first Olympics broadcast live via satellite
first use of computers for timekeeping
first Olympics with judo
first Olympics with volleyball
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 5151
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 163
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
Japanese
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XVIII_Olympiad
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Emperor_Hirohito
1964-10-10
gptkbp:paralympicsDate 1964-11-08 to 1964-11-12
gptkbp:paralympicsHeld true
gptkbp:paralympicsLocation gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:previousOlympics gptkb:1960_Rome_Olympics
gptkbp:reasonForSouthAfricaBan apartheid policies
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:sport 19
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:torchLighter gptkb:Yoshinori_Sakai
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hotel_New_Otani
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6