14th October 1964 – First Round Heat 2: 2nd – 10.6
14th October 1964 – Second Round Heat 4: 5th – 10.5
Three other athletes who also ran 10.5 in round two advanced to the finals.
Athlete: Peter Radford
Event: 200 metres
16th October 1964 – First Round Heat 2: 4th – 21.5
16th October 1964 – Second Round Heat 4: 6th – 21.5
Athlete: Peter Radford
Event: 4 x 100m Relay
20th October 1964 – First Round Heat 1: 3rd – 40.1 (Peter Radford, Ronald Jones, Menzies Campbell, Lynn Davies)
20th October 1964 – Semifinal 1: 4th – 40.1 (Peter Radford, Ronald Jones, Menzies Campbell, Lynn Davies)
21st October 1964 – FINAL: 8th – 39.6 (Peter Radford, Ronald Jones, Menzies Campbell, Lynn Davies)
The Olympic Record had stood at 39.5 before this race, which set a new World Record of 39.0.
Video: Olympic mens 4 x 100m Relay final 1964
Athlete: Andrew Howard Payne
Event: Hammer Throw
17th October 1964 – Qualifying Round: 17th – 61.90
Athlete: John Michael Morbey
Event: Long Jump
14th October 1964 – Qualifying Round: 7th – 7.56 (Qualified)
14th October 1964 – FINAL: 11th – 7.09 (Qualified)
The Gold medal was won by Lynn Davies of Great Britain.
Athlete: John Hugh Cooper
Event: 400m Hurdles
14th October 1964 – First Round Heat 1: 1st – 50.5 (Qualified)
15th October 1964 – Semifinal 2: 1st – 50.4 (Qualified)
16th October 1964 – FINAL: 2nd – 50.1
SILVER MEDAL
Video: Olympic mens 400m Hurdles final 1964
Athlete: John Hugh Cooper
Event: 4 x 400m Relay
20th October 1964 – First Round Heat 3: 1st – 3:04.7 (Timothy Graham, Adrian Peter Metcalfe, John Hugh Cooper, Robbie Ian Brightwell)
21st October 1964 – FINAL: 2nd – 3:01.6 (Timothy Graham, Adrian Peter Metcalfe, John Hugh Cooper, Robbie Ian Brightwell)
The first three teams were all under the old World Record. Two Birchfield Harriers were on the Silver medal winning team.
SILVER MEDAL
Athlete: Robbie Ian Brightwell MBE
Event: 4 x 400m Relay
20th October 1964 – First Round Heat 3: 1st – 3:04.7 (Timothy Graham, Adrian Peter Metcalfe, John Hugh Cooper, Robbie Ian Brightwell)
21st October 1964 – FINAL: 2nd – 3:01.6 (Timothy Graham, Adrian Peter Metcalfe, John Hugh Cooper, Robbie Ian Brightwell)
The first three teams were all under the old World Record. Two Birchfield Harriers were on the Silver medal winning team.
SILVER MEDAL
Athlete: Robbie Ian Brightwell MBE
Event: 400 metres
17th October 1964 – First Round Heat 1: 2nd – 46.1
17th October 1964 – Second Round Heat 3: 3rd – 47.1
18th October 1964 – Semifinal 1: 1st – 45.7
19th October 1964 – FINAL: 4th – 45.7
Robbie finished outside of the medals by the smallest possible margin.
Robbie was captain of the highly succesful 1964 British Olympic team.
Athlete: Daphne Arden
Event: 100 metres
15th October 1964 – First Round Heat 1: 2nd – 11.1
15th October 1964 – Second Round Heat 4: 2nd – 11.5
16th October 1964 – Semifinal 1: 6th – 11.8
Athlete: Daphne Arden
Event: 200 metres
18th October 1964 – First Round Heat 6: 2nd – 24.2
18th October 1964 – Semifinal 1: 4th – 24.0
19th October 1964 – FINAL: 8th – 24.0
Athlete: Daphne Arden
Event: 4 x 100m Relay
20th October 1964 – First Round Heat 1: 2nd – 44.9 (Janet Simpson, Mary Rand, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman)
21st October 1964 – FINAL: 3rd – 44.0(Janet Simpson, Mary Rand, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman)
SILVER MEDAL