Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Field hockey
at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host country Japan
CityTokyo
Dates11–23 October 1964
Teams15 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Komazawa Hockey Field
Final positions
Champions India (7th title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored179 (3.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Prithipal Singh (10 goals)
1960 (previous) (next) 1968

The field hockey tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the 10th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 11 to 23 October 1964. All games were played at the Komazawa Hockey Field in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Pakistan were the defending champions, but lost 1–0 to India in the Gold-medal match.

Australia won their first Olympic medal, claiming bronze in a 3–2 win over Spain in extra time.

  1. ^ "Hockey at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2019.