1964 Summer Paralympics
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| Host city | Tokyo, Japan | ||
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| Nations participating | 21 | ||
| Athletes participating | 375 | ||
| Events | 144 in 9 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | November 8 | ||
| Closing ceremony | November 12 | ||
| Officially opened by | Yoshiaki Kasai | ||
| Athlete's Oath | Shigeo Aono | ||
| Paralympic stadium | Oda Field | ||
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The 1964 Summer Paralympics (第二回パラリンピック夏季競技大会 Dai Ni-kai Pararinpikku Kyōgi Taikai), originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the 2nd Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, they were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics. The term "Paralympic Games" was approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) first in 1984, while the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was formed in 1989.
In contrast with the 1960 Games, many events had more than three participants, meaning that athletes were no longer guaranteed a medal upon completing their event.
Also originally known as Paralympic Tokyo 1964.
Tokyo will host the Summer Paralympic Games again in 2020..
Nine sports were competed at the 1964 games. In athletics, a wheelchair racing event in the form of a 60 m dash was added; previously the athletics program had included only field events. Wheelchair racing has since become one of the most prominent Paralympic events.
Athletes from 17 of the 19 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) won at least one medal. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code.
With a few exceptions, each event contributed one medal of each type to the table (although for team events, multiple physical medals were actually awarded). Two bronze medals were awarded in the dartchery, snooker and table tennis events. Some swimming events did not award silver or bronze medals.
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