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.
The USSR finished second in the final medal rankings, with 30 gold and 96 total medals.
Larisa Latynina — Artistic gymnastics, women's floor exerciseBoris Shakhlin — Artistic gymnastics, men's horizontal barLarisa Latynina, Polina Astakhova, Tamara Manina, Elena Volchetskaya, Tamara Zamotailova, Lyudmila Gromova — Artistic gymnastics, women's team competitionPolina Astakhova — Artistic gymnastics, women's uneven barsTamara Press — Athletics, women's discus throwRomuald Klim — Athletics, men's hammer throwValery Brumel — Athletics, men's high jumpIrina Press — Athletics, women's pentathlonTamara Press — Athletics, women's shot putStanislav Stepashkin — Boxing, men's featherweightBoris Lagutin — Boxing, men's light-middleweightValery Popenchenko — Boxing, men's 71–75 kgAndrei Khimich, Stepan Oshchepkov — Canoeing, men's C-2 1000 mLyudmila Khvedosyuk-Pinaeva — Canoeing, women's K-1 500 mNikolai Chuzhikov, Anatoli Grishin, Vyacheslav Ionov, Vladimir Morozov — Canoeing, K-4 1000 mGrigori Kriss — Fencing, men's épée individualViktor Zhdanovich, Yuri Sharov, Yuri Sisikin, German Sveshnikov, Mark Midler — Fencing, men's foil teamBoris Melnikov, Nugzar Asatiani, Mark Rakita, Yakov Rylsky, Umar Mavlikhanov — Fencing, men's sabre teamAlbert Mokeev, Igor Novikov, Viktor Mineev — Modern pentathlon, men's team competitionOleg Tyurin, Boris Dubrovskiy — Rowing, men's double scullsVyacheslav Ivanov — Rowing, men's single scullsGalina Prozumenschikova-Stepanova — Swimming, women's 200 m breaststrokeYuri Chesnokov, Yuri Vengerovsky, Eduard Sibiryakov, Dmitry Voskoboinikov, Vazha Katcharava, Stanislav Lyugailo, Vitali Kovalenko, Yuri Poyarkov, Ivan Bugaenkov, Nikolai Burobin, Valery Kalachikhin, Georgi Mondzolevsky — Volleyball, men's teamLeonid Zhabotinsky — Weightlifting, men's heavyweightAleksei Vakhonin — Weightlifting, men's bantamweightRudolf Plyukfelder — Weightlifting, men's light-heavyweightVladimir Golovanov — Weightlifting, men's middle-heavyweightAlexander Ivanytsky — Wrestling, men's freestyle heavyweightAlexander Medved — Wrestling, men's freestyle light-heavyweightAnatoli Kolesov — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman welterweightTamara Manina — Artistic gymnastics, women's balance beamViktor Lisitsky — Artistic gymnastics, men's floor exercisePolina Astakhova — Artistic gymnastics, women's floor exerciseYuri Titov — Artistic gymnastics, men's horizontal barBoris Shakhlin — Artistic gymnastics, men's individual all-roundViktor Lisitsky — Artistic gymnastics, men's individual all-roundLarisa Latynina — Artistic gymnastics, women's individual all-roundBoris Shakhlin, Yuri Titov, Viktor Lisitsky, Yury Tsapenko, Sergei Diomidov, Viktor Leontyev — Artistic gymnastics, men's team competitionViktor Lisitsky — Artistic gymnastics, men's vaultLarisa Latynina — Artistic gymnastics, women's vaultRein Aun — Athletics, men's decathlonOleg Fyodoseyev — Athletics, men's triple jumpValdis Muizhniek, Nikolai Bagley, Armenak Alachachian, Aleksandr Travin, Vyacheslav Khrynin, Jānis Krūmiņš, Levan Moseshvili, Yuri Korneev, Aleksandr Petrov, Gennadi Volnov, Jaak Lipso, Yuris Kalnyns — Basketball, men's teamVelikton Barannikov — Boxing, men's lightweightYevgeny Frolov — Boxing, men's light-welterweightRikardas Tamulis — Boxing, men's welterweightAleksei Kiselyov — Boxing, men's light-heavyweightImant Bodnieks, Viktor Logunov — Cycling Track, men's 2000 m tandemLyudmila Shishova, Valentina Prudskova, Valentina Rastvorova, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Galina Gorokhova — Fencing, women's foil teamIgor Novikov — Modern pentathlon, men's individual competitionShota Kveliashvili — Shooting, men's 300 m free rifle 3 positionsPavel Senichev — Shooting, men's trapGeorgi Prokopenko — Swimming, men's 200 m breaststrokeAntonina Ryzhova, Astra Biltauer, Ninel Lukanina, Lyudmila Buldakova, Nelli Abramova, Tamara Tikhonina, Valentina Kamenek-Vinogradova, Inna Ryskal, Marita Katusheva, Tatyana Roshchina, Valentina Mishak, Lyudmila Gureeva — Volleyball, women's teamYury Vlasov — Weightlifting, men's heavyweightVladimir Kaplunov — Weightlifting, men's lightweightViktor Kurentsov — Weightlifting, men's middleweightGuliko Sagaradze — Wrestling, men's freestyle welterweightAnatoli Roshchin — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman super heavyweightVladlen Trostyansky — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman bantamweightRoman Rurua — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman featherweightLarisa Latynina — Artistic gymnastics, women's balance beamPolina Astakhova — Artistic gymnastics, women's individual all-roundYury Tsapenko — Artistic gymnastics, men's pommel horseBoris Shakhlin — Artistic gymnastics, men's ringsLarisa Latynina — Artistic gymnastics, women's uneven barsAnatoly Mikhailov — Athletics, men's 110 m hurdlesVladimir Golubnichy — Athletics, men's 20 km walkIvan Belyayev — Athletics, men's 3000 m steeplechaseTaisiya Chenchik — Athletics, women's high jumpYanis Lusis — Athletics, men's javelin throwYelena Gorchakova — Athletics, women's javelin throwIgor Ter-Ovanesyan — Athletics, men's long jumpTatyana Shchelkanova — Athletics, women's long jumpGalina Bystrova — Athletics, women's pentathlonGalina Zybina — Athletics, women's shot putViktor Kravchenko — Athletics, men's triple jumpVadim Emelyanov — Boxing, men's heavyweightStanislav Sorokin — Boxing, men's flyweightYevgeny Penyaev — Canoenig, men's C-1 1000 mGalina Alekseeva — Diving, women's 10 m platformSergei Filatov, his horse Absent — Equestrian, individual mixedSergei Filatov, Absent, Ivan Kizimov, Ikhor, Ivan Kalita, Moar — Equestrian, team mixedGuram Kostava — Fencing, men's épée individualUmar Mavlikhanov — Fencing, men's sabre individualAnzor Kiknadze — Judo, men's heavyweightParnaos Chikviladze — Judo, men's heavyweightOleg Stepanov — Judo, men's lightweightAron Bogolyubov — Judo, men's lightweightAlbert Mokeev — Modern pentathlon, men's individual competitionSvetlana Babanina — Swimming, women's 200 m breaststrokeTatyana Savelyeva, Svetlana Babanina, Tatyana Devyatova, Natalya Ustinova — women's 4 × 100 m medley relayIgor Grabovsky, Vladimir Kuznetsov, Boris Grishin, Boris Popov, Nikolai Kalashnikov, Zenon Bortkevich, Nikolai Kuznetsov, Vladimir Semyonov, Viktor Ageev, Leonid Osipov, Eduard Egorov — Water polo, men's teamAydin Ibrahimov — Wrestling, men's freestyle bantamweightNodar Khokhashvili — Wrestling, men's freestyle featherweightDavid Gvanteladze — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman lightweightTwelve cyclists represented the Soviet Union in 1964.
Individual road raceGaynan SaydkhuzhinAnatoly OlizarenkoYury MelikhovAleksei PetrovTeam time trialYury MelikhovAnatoly OlizarenkoAleksei PetrovGaynan SaydkhuzhinSprintValery KhitrovOmar Pkhak'adze1000 m time trialViktor LogunovTandemImants BodnieksViktor LogunovIndividual pursuitStanislav MoskvinTeam pursuitDzintars LācisLeonid KolumbetStanislav MoskvinSergey Tereshchenkov20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1964.
Men's foilViktor ZhdanovichGerman SveshnikovMark MidlerMen's team foilViktor Zhdanovich, Yury Sisikin, Mark Midler, German Sveshnikov, Yury SharovMen's épéeGrigory KrissGuram KostavaBruno HabārovsMen's team épéeBruno Habārovs, Guram Kostava, Yury Smolyakov, Grigory Kriss, Aleksey NikanchikovMen's sabreUmyar MavlikhanovYakov RylskyMark RakitaMen's team sabreUmyar Mavlikhanov, Mark Rakita, Yakov Rylsky, Boris Melnikov, Nugzar AsatianiWomen's foilGalina GorokhovaValentina RastvorovaValentina PrudskovaWomen's team foilValentina Rastvorova, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Lyudmila Shishova, Valentina Prudskova, Galina GorokhovaThree male pentathlete represented the Soviet Union in 1964. The team won gold, Albert Mokeyev won an individual bronze and Igor Novikov won an individual silver.
IndividualIgor NovikovAlbert MokeyevViktor MineyevTeamIgor NovikovAlbert MokeyevViktor MineyevThe Soviet Union had 26 male rowers participate in seven rowing events in 1964.
Men's single sculls – 1st place ( gold medal)Vyacheslav Ivanov (Вячеслав Иванов)Men's double sculls – 1st place ( gold medal)Oleg Tyurin (Олег Тюрин)Boris Dubrovskiy (Борис Дубровский)Men's coxless pairOleg Golovanov (Олег Голованов)Valentin Boreyko (Валентин Борейко)Men's coxed pair – 4th placeNikolay Safronov (Николай Сафронов)Leonid Rakovshchik (Леонид Раковщик)Igor Rudakov (Игорь Рудаков)Men's coxless four – 7th placeCelestinas Jucys (Tselestinas Yutsis, Целестинас Юцис)Eugenijus Levickas (Еугениус Левицкас)Jonas Motiejūnas (Yonas Monteyunas, Йонас Матеюнас)Anatoliy Sass (Анатолий Сасс)Men's coxed four – 5th placeAnatoliy Tkachuk (Anatoly Tkachuk, Анатолий Ткачук)Vitaly Kurdchenko (Виталий Курдченко)Boris Kuzmin (Борис Кузьмин)Vladimir Yevseyev (Владимир Евсеев)Anatoly Luzgin (Анатолий Лузгин)Men's eight – 5th placeJuozas Jagelavičius (Yozas Yagelavichyus, Йозас Ягелавичюс)Yury Suslin (Юрий Суслин)Petras Karla (Петрас Карла)Vytautas Briedis (Vitautas Briedis, Витаутас Бриедис)Volodymyr Sterlik (Vladimir Sterlik, Владимир Стерлик)Zigmas Jukna (Zigmas Yukna, Зигмас Юкна)Antanas Bagdonavičius (Antanas Bagdonavichyus, Антанас Багдонавичюс)Ričardas Vaitkevičius (Richardas Vaytkyavichyus, Ричардас Вайткявичус)Yury Lorentsson (Юрий Лоренцсон)Ten shooters represented the Soviet Union in 1964. Shota Kveliashvili won a silver in the 300 m rifle, three positions and Pāvels Seničevs won a silver in the trap event.
25 m pistolIgor BakalovAleksandr Zabelin50 m pistolAlbert UdachinYevgeny Rasskazov300 m rifle, three positionsShota KveliashviliAleksandrs Gerasimjonoks50 m rifle, three positionsViktor ShamburkinVladimir Chuyan50 m rifle, proneVladimir ChuyanViktor ShamburkinTrapPāvels SeničevsSergey KalininMen's team competitionRound robinDefeated Romania (3–0)Defeated Netherlands (3–0)Defeated South Korea (3–0)Defeated Hungary (3–0)Defeated Czechoslovakia (3–2)Lost to Japan (1–3)Defeated United States (3–0)Defeated Bulgaria (3–0)Defeated Brazil (3–0) → gold medalTeam rosterIvan BugaenkovNikolai BurobinYuri ChesnokovVascha KacharavaValery KalatschikhinVitaly KovalenkoStanislav LjugailoGeorgy MondzolevskyYuri PoryarkovEduard SibiryakovYuri VengorovskyDimitri VoskoboynikovWomen's team competitionRound robinDefeated Romania (3–0)Defeated South Korea (3–0)Defeated Poland (3–0)Defeated United States (3–0)Lost to Japan (0–3) → silver medalTeam rosterNelly AbramovaAstra BiltauereLyudmila BuldakovaLyudmila GureyevaValentina KamenekMarita KatushevaNinel LukaninaValentina MishakTatyana RoschinaInna RyskalNina RishkovaTamara Tikhonina
