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Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games:
Women's 100 metres Butterfly
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Host City: Tokyo, Japan
Venue(s): Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyogijo, Shibuya, Tokyo
Date Started: October 14, 1964
Date Finished: October 16, 1964
| Gold: |  Sharon Stouder |
| Silver: |  Ada Kok |
| Bronze: | Kathy Ellis |
Summary
The three favorites were American teenagers Kathy Ellis and Sharon Stouder, and the Dutch world record holder, Ada Kok. All three made the finals easily, with Ellis and Stouder winning the semi-finals. In the final Stouder led from the start and won by over one metre from Kok, with Ellis in third. Stouder finished in 1:04.7 to better Kok’s world record. It was her first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics, but she would eventually win three golds (two in relays) and a silver in the 100 freestyle. In Budapest in August 1965, Kok re-took the world record by posting 1:04.5. Kok would continue swimming internationally, placing fourth in this event at Mexico City in 1968.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon Stouder | 15 | United States | USA | Gold | WR |
| 2 | Ada Kok | 17 | Netherlands | NED | Silver | |
| 3 | Kathy Ellis | 17 | United States | USA | Bronze | |
| 4 | Eila Pyrhönen | 18 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 5 | Donna de Varona | 17 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 | Heike Hustede-Nagel | 18 | Germany | GER | ||
| 7 | Eiko Takahashi | 19 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 8 | Mary Beth Stewart | 18 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | Marianne Humeniuk | 16 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Ute Noack | 21 | Germany | GER | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Glenda Phillips | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Mary Anne Cotterill | 18 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | Márta Egerváry | 21 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | Anna Maria Cecchi | 21 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | Kimiko Sato | 18 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | Judy Gegan | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 3 h4 r1/3 | Valentyna Yakovleva | 17 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | Adrie Lasterie | 20 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | Helen Kennedy | 15 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 4 h5 r1/3 | Silvia Belmar | 19 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | Linda McGill | 18 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | Tetiana Dev'iatova | 16 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | Hiroko Saito | 19 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 5 h5 r1/3 | María Ballesté | 16 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Ursel Brunner | 23 | Germany | GER | ||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | Jenny Wood | 16 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | ||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | Gillian de Greenlaw | 14 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 6 h5 r1/3 | Jan Turner | 19 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | Molly Tay | 12 | Malaysia | MAS | ||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | Ann Lallande | 15 | Puerto Rico | PUR | ||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | Margaret Harding | 16 | Puerto Rico | PUR |
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