At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were introduced at these Games. A
Billy Mills winning the 10,000 metres
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William Mervin Mills, also known by his Oglala Lakota name Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla, is an American Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre run at the 1964 Toky
Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
…Athletics at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad Billy Mills winning the 10,000 metres No. of events 36 Competitors 1,016 from 82 nations At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included…
Mills (left) and Gammoudi at the 1964 Olympics
Mills speaking at Schofield Barracks in November 2010