1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo Tokio Romania Posta Romana 8 Stamps

Description: This 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo Tokio Romania Posta Romana 8 Stamps is the exact item you will receive and has been certified Authentic by REM Fine Collectibles.The 1964 Summer Games were the first Olympics held in Asia, and marked the first time South Africa was excluded for using its apartheid system in sports. The country was, however, allowed to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, also held in Tokyo, its Paralympic Games debut.Romania competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 138 competitors, 108 men and 30 women, took part in 76 events in 13 sports.The 1964 Games were also the first to be telecast internationally without the need for tapes to be flown overseas, as they had been for the 1960 Olympics four years earlier. The games were telecast to the United States using Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, and from there to Europe using Relay 1.These were also the first Olympic Games to have color telecasts, albeit partially. Certain events such as the sumo wrestling and judo matches, sports popular in Japan, were tried out using Toshiba's new colour transmission system, but only for the domestic market. The entire 1964 Olympic Games was chronicled in the ground-breaking 1965 sports documentary film Tokyo Olympiad, directed by Kon Ichikawa.The games were scheduled for mid-October to avoid the city's midsummer heat and humidity and the September typhoon season.[6] The previous Olympics in Rome in 1960 started in late August and experienced hot weather. The following games in 1968 in Mexico City also began in October. The 1964 Olympics were also the last to use a traditional cinder track for the track events. Since 1968, a smooth, synthetic, all-weather track has been used. The United States won the most gold medals, while the Soviet Union won the most overall medals. ROMANIA MEDALSGoldIolanda Balaș — Athletics, Women's High JumpMihaela Peneș — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw SilverAndrei Igorov — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian SinglesHilde Lauer — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak SinglesIon Tripșa — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire PistolValeriu Bularca — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight BronzeLia Manoliu — Athletics, Women's Discus ThrowAurel Vernescu — Canoeing

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