Talk:1964 Summer Olympics

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The map reflects that North Korea participated and South Korea did not, while it appears that actually the opposite occurred. 76.201.169.240 07:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Weren't these the Japanese equivalent of the 1972 Olympic Games - an opportunity for Japan to show to the world that it had absolved itself from World War II? Brutannica 04:37, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] joke or what?

Why do I find the "Republic of China" between Chile and Colombia? If there are any controversies over "Chinese Taipei," I will say that Taiwan wasn't called "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics until 1984, twenty years after the Olympics in Japan 1964.

"Chinese Taipei adopted the Chinese Taipei Olympic Flag, which consists of the emblem of the National Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee on a white background, and since the 1984 Summer Olympics has participated always with this name and under this flag at the Olympics, Paralympics and other international events." -Chinese Taipei

I will change that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shuttlecockfc (talk • contribs) 01:54, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Please assume good faith here—it is not a "joke". Clearly that NOC was listed alphabetically as "China". Our convention on these lists is to drop qualifiers like "Republic of" for these alphabetized lists. Now, if your indignation is directed at the name "Republic of China" instead of "Taiwan", there is a reason why we used "Republic of China". As it turns out, that specific National Olympic Committee usually competed at the Olympics under that name:

• as "China" in 1932, 1936, 1948 and 1952
• as "Republic of China" in 1956 and 1960
• as "Taiwan" in 1964 and 1968
• back to "Republic of China" in 1972 (both summer & winter Games) and 1976 (winter only)
• as "Chinese Taipei" from 1984 onwards

So, it would seem logical to use "Taiwan" for this article and for 1968 Summer Olympics, and I have made those changes, but for the rest of the series, the correct names are being used. Andrwsc (talk) 18:40, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Television coverage by satellite

The Tokyo Olympics are the first I recall (I was 12 at the time), and the reason I recall them is that they were the first where there was any live coverage on television in the UK. This was provided by a satellite link; a great innovation at the time. However, I distinctly remember that coverage was very limited, and of relatively short duration. Can anyone state how satellite links were provided for countries other than the USA? My recollection suggests that the link was via a non-synchronous satellite (like the original Telstar). --APRCooper (talk) 19:31, 16 March 2008 (UTC)