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Host City: Tokyo, Japan
Venue(s): Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyogijo, Shibuya, Tokyo
Date Started: October 13, 1964
Date Finished: October 13, 1964
Format: Fastest sixteen advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Ian O'Brien |
| Silver: | Heorhiy Prokopenko |
| Bronze: | Chet Jastremski |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian O'Brien | 17 | Australia | AUS | 2:31.4 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Tom Trethewey | 20 | United States | USA | 2:33.4 | QU |
| 3 | Klaus Katzur | 21 | Germany | GER | 2:36.7 | QU |
| 4 | Farid Zablith Filho | 22 | Brazil | BRA | 2:45.2 | |
| 5 | Wieger Mensonides | 26 | Netherlands | NED | 2:47.4 | |
| 6 | Huỳnh Văn Hải | 24 | South Vietnam | VNM | 2:51.6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egon Henninger | 24 | Germany | GER | 2:30.1 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Heorhiy Prokopenko | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:30.3 | QU |
| 3 | Ferenc Lenkei | 18 | Hungary | HUN | 2:38.6 | QU |
| 4 | Peter Tonkin | 16 | Australia | AUS | 2:39.3 | |
| 5 | Hemmie Vriens | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 2:40.8 | |
| 6 | Amman Jalmaani | 15 | Philippines | PHI | 2:44.7 | |
| 7 | Elliot Chenaux | 17 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 2:52.5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Anderson | 19 | United States | USA | 2:31.5 | QU |
| 2 | Osamu Tsurumine | 23 | Japan | JPN | 2:34.1 | QU |
| 3 | Rolando Landrito | 19 | Philippines | PHI | 2:41.9 | |
| 4 | Gian Corrado Gross | 22 | Italy | ITA | 2:42.8 | |
| 5 | Jin Jang-Rim | 21 | South Korea | KOR | 2:48.6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenjiro Matsumoto | 21 | Japan | JPN | 2:33.8 | QU |
| 2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | 19 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:35.6 | QU |
| 3 | Willi Messner | 24 | Germany | GER | 2:36.0 | QU |
| 4 | Neil Nicholson | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:36.6 | QU |
| 5 | Gershon Shefa | 21 | Israel | ISR | 2:40.6 | |
| 6 | Cesare Caramelli | 25 | Italy | ITA | 2:40.9 | |
| 7 | Miguel Angel Navarro | 22 | Argentina | ARG | 2:49.7 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Jastremski | 23 | United States | USA | 2:30.5 | QU |
| 2 | Yoshiaki Shikishi | 23 | Japan | JPN | 2:32.3 | QU |
| 3 | Aleksandr T'ut'ak'aevi | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:36.9 | QU |
| 4 | John Oravainen | 20 | Australia | AUS | 2:38.7 | QU |
| 5 | Nazario Padrón | 18 | Spain | ESP | 2:40.5 | |
| 6 | Rudolf Brack | 23 | Switzerland | SUI | 2:46.0 | |
| 7 | Cheah Tong Kim | 19 | Malaysia | MAS | 2:46.2 | |
| 8 | Charles Fox | 16 | Zambia | ZAM | 2:49.1 |