Historical information

The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games and also known as Paralympic Tokyo 1964, were the second Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics.

The 1964 Games, although still formally an edition of the International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the first to use the term "Paralympic" in association with the event; the term "Paralympic Games" was approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) first in 1984, while the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was formed in 1989.

In contrast with the 1960 Games, many events had more than three participants, meaning that athletes were no longer guaranteed a medal upon completing their event

Physical description

Metal and enamel badge.

Inscriptions & markings

Front:
Text: THE TOKYO GAMES FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
Image: White dove with silver chevron across its chest, on a red background. Text in border surrounding the image of the dove.

Reverse: Unidentified kanji characters; the katakana for the word "sports"; English text "1964 TOKYO"