01: Official Identity Card for Portuguese swimmer Vítor da Fonseca
02: Official Identity Card for Portuguese swimmer Vítor da Fonseca
03: The cyclist's Imants Bodnieks Diploma for the 2nd place in the tandem sprint race
04: The volleyball player's Astra Biltauere silver medal
05: The volleyball player's Astra Biltauere Official program of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
06: The silver medal of basketball player Janis Krumins
07: The basketball player's Janis Krumins Diploma for the 2nd place
08: The javelin thrower's Janis Lusis Diploma for the 3rd place
09: Dr. Gotesman (team doctor) - welcome reception
10: From left to right: Levi Psavkin, Miriam Sidransky, Gideon Ariel (flagbearer)
11: From left: Miriam Sidransky, Levi Psavkin, Michal Lamdani, Abraham Melamed
12: The Israeli delegation
13: Igor Novikov, Armenian (Soviet) modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion from Melbourne 1956 and Tokyo 1964
14: German disabled athletes during the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympics at Oda Square in Tokyo
15: Disabled athletes from four European countries Great Britain, France, Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany will fly from Hamburg to the Paralympics in Tokyo
Medals were designed by Mr. Toshitaka Koshiba, art officer of the Japanese Mint, after the models of medals of Amsterdam IX Olympiad (1928). On the reverse side of the medals are the letters of VIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964″ with the game designation in English.
Two diplomas were prepared. One as a testimonial for the officials and the other a letter of commendation for the winning athletes. Mr. Hiromu Hara designed both using a thick Japanese paper embossed with leaves of olive. Pictograms have been part of Olympic designed programme since they were first introduced at the 1964 Tokyo Games. The stylised figures easily communicate information to visitors and participants who have diverse language and cultural backgrounds.
