Soviet Union at the 1964 Summer Olympics

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 317 competitors, 254 men and 63 women, took part in 154 events in 19 sports. The use of both the English alphabet and abbreviations threw it directly behind the USA in the Parade of Nations.

Medalists

The USSR finished second in the final medal rankings, with 30 gold and 96 total medals.

Gold

• Larisa Latynina — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercise
• Boris Shakhlin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
• Larisa Latynina, Polina Astakhova, Tamara Manina, Elena Volchetskaya, Tamara Zamotailova, Lyudmila Gromova — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Team Competition
• Polina Astakhova — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Uneven Bars
• Tamara Press — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
• Romuald Klim — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
• Valery Brumel — Athletics, Men's High Jump
• Irina Press — Athletics, Women's Pentathlon
• Tamara Press — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
• Stanislav Stepashkin — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
• Boris Lagutin — Boxing, Men's......
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