Tokyo 1964 Olympics

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:closed 1964-10-24
gptkbp:firstOlympicsInAsia true
gptkbp:firstTelevisedLiveViaSatellite true
gptkbp:followedBy Mexico City 1968 Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tokyo 1964 Olympics
gptkbp:introducedSport gptkb:volleyball
judo
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:National_Stadium
gptkbp:mascot none
gptkbp:memberState 93
gptkbp:notableFor South Africa was banned due to apartheid
First Olympics to use electronic timing
First Olympics to use a computer for event scheduling
First Olympics to use a computer for athlete registration
First Olympics to use a computer for scoring gymnastics
First Olympics to use bullet trains for transportation
East and West Germany competed as a unified team
First Olympics after the 1960 Rome Games
First Olympics before the 1968 Mexico City Games
First Olympics to use a computer for medal tally
First Olympics to use computers for timekeeping
First Olympics to use fiber-optic communications
First Olympics to use photo finish technology
First Olympics to use pictograms for signage
First Olympics to use satellite broadcasting
First Olympics to use synthetic track surface
First Olympics with color telecasts
First time Japan won a gold medal in gymnastics
First time judo was included as an Olympic sport
First time the Olympic torch relay was run in Asia
First time women competed in volleyball
Indonesia and North Korea withdrew
First Olympics with a dedicated Olympic Village in Japan
First time Ethiopia won a gold medal in the marathon
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:precededBy Rome 1960 Olympics
gptkbp:sport 19
gptkbp:torchLighter gptkb:Yoshinori_Sakai
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seiko_watches
gptkb:Jingu_Gaien
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8