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Host City: Tokyo, Japan
Venue(s): Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyogijo, Shibuya, Tokyo
Date Started: October 16, 1964
Date Finished: October 16, 1964
Format: Fastest sixteen advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Kevin Berry |
| Silver: | Carl Robie |
| Bronze: | Fred Schmidt |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Robie | 19 | United States | USA | 2:10.0 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Atsushi Obayashi | 21 | Japan | JPN | 2:15.1 | QU |
| 3 | Antonio Rastrelli | 19 | Italy | ITA | 2:17.3 | |
| 4 | Hermann Lotter | 24 | Germany | GER | 2:18.2 | |
| 5 | Vítor da Fonseca | 18 | Portugal | POR | 2:18.3 | |
| 6 | Narong Chok-Umnuay | 20 | Thailand | THA | 2:32.5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Berry | 19 | Australia | AUS | 2:11.0 | QU |
| 2 | Kosuke Sato | 22 | Japan | JPN | 2:12.4 | QU |
| 3 | Daniel Sherry | 18 | Canada | CAN | 2:12.9 | QU |
| 4 | Dave Gerrard | 19 | New Zealand | NZL | 2:16.3 | QU |
| 5 | Avraham Melamed | 20 | Israel | ISR | 2:20.7 | |
| 6 | Carlos Canepa | 21 | Peru | PER | 2:24.9 | |
| 7 | Joaquín Pujol | 18 | Spain | ESP | 2:28.3 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Nicolao | 20 | Argentina | ARG | 2:15.0 | QU |
| 2 | John Stark | 16 | Australia | AUS | 2:15.3 | QU |
| 3 | Valentin Kuzmin | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:15.5 | QU |
| 4 | Werner Freitag | 18 | Germany | GER | 2:16.9 | QU |
| 5 | Juan Alanís | 18 | Mexico | MEX | 2:23.9 | |
| 6 | Bernard Chan | 18 | Malaysia | MAS | 2:26.6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Riker | 18 | United States | USA | 2:12.6 | QU |
| 2 | Brian Jenkins | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:15.5 | QU |
| 3 | Oleg Fotin | 19 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:17.3 | |
| 4 | Gabriel Altamirano | 18 | Mexico | MEX | 2:17.9 | |
| 5 | Wolfgang Platzeck | 20 | Germany | GER | 2:18.7 | |
| 6 | Volker Deckardt | 20 | Austria | AUT | 2:21.3 | |
| 7 | Dick Langerhorst | 18 | Netherlands | NED | 2:22.5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Hill | 20 | Australia | AUS | 2:12.8 | QU |
| 2 | Fred Schmidt | 20 | United States | USA | 2:13.3 | QU |
| 3 | Yoshinori Kadonaga | 17 | Japan | JPN | 2:14.5 | QU |
| 4 | Giampiero Fossati | 20 | Italy | ITA | 2:17.2 | QU |
| 5 | Ralph Hutton | 16 | Canada | CAN | 2:20.8 | |
| 6 | Gustavo Ocampo | 17 | Peru | PER | 2:31.4 |