Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games:

Parry O’Brien was back for his fourth Olympics but was no longer the dominant thrower. That honor fell to 1960 bronze medalist Dallas Long. Long had broken the world record five times in 1964, three of them were ratified. He was expected to be challenged by a newcomer, 19-year-old Randy Matson. In Tokyo, O’Brien never got into the medal positions, bronze going to 1962 European Champion Vilmos Varjú. Long led after round one with 19.61 (64-4), but Matson took the lead in round three with 19.88 (65-2¾). In round four they both had their longest throws, Long winning the gold medal with 20.33 (66-8½) to Matson’s 20.20 (66-3¼).