Comments on: A Look back at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/ A Blog by a Proud Jamaican and Japan Enthusiast Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:16:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jason http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-13309 Jason Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:48:51 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=4303#comment-13309 Amazing insight I never knew that, a nice piece of Olympic history for the buffs. Keep it up Amazing insight I never knew that, a nice piece of Olympic history for the buffs.

Keep it up

]]> By: Muza-chan http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-12583 Muza-chan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:53:14 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=4303#comment-12583 Cool post, reesan, I'm always eager to read history... Cool post, reesan, I’m always eager to read history…

]]> By: Mike http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-12580 Mike Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:34:15 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=4303#comment-12580 I love Tokyo and I love that the Japanese spirit could put on such an event after suffering so much just 19 years before. Anyone else would have balked at the idea but in Japan nothing is impossible! Have any of you seen the film "Akira"? The government keeps its secret project hidden underneath the olympic stadium! I love Tokyo and I love that the Japanese spirit could put on such an event after suffering so much just 19 years before. Anyone else would have balked at the idea but in Japan nothing is impossible!

Have any of you seen the film “Akira”? The government keeps its secret project hidden underneath the olympic stadium!

]]> By: crew http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-12524 crew Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:11:15 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=4303#comment-12524 Interesting story about the torch bearer! I wonder why Indonesia didn't join. I can imagine what reason North Korea had though. Interesting story about the torch bearer!

I wonder why Indonesia didn’t join. I can imagine what reason North Korea had though.

]]> By: reesan http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-12517 reesan Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:19:33 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=4303#comment-12517 good point @peter, they do look very roman indeed. in saying that though, the 2008 beijing olympics medals looked modern on one side and romanesque on the other (not as roman as 1964 but still). :-) here is a link to the image of the 2008 beijing olympic medal design: http://www.here2china.com/images/OlympicMedals.jpg good point @peter, they do look very roman indeed.

in saying that though, the 2008 beijing olympics medals looked modern on one side and romanesque on the other (not as roman as 1964 but still). :-)

here is a link to the image of the 2008 beijing olympic medal design: http://www.here2china.com/images/OlympicMedals.jpg

]]> By: billywest http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-12508 billywest Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:09:11 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=4303#comment-12508 Japan's rise from the ashes of war was definitely amazing. Nice post. Japan’s rise from the ashes of war was definitely amazing.

Nice post.

]]> By: Nunnster http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-12504 Nunnster Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:58:29 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=4303#comment-12504 That stuff is just general knowledge, Reesan! A little know fact was that 1964 saw a bumper harvest in Jamaica which may explain why they failed to post one medal that year. Rusty Bolt (local crop owner) had a son shortly after that season and was going to name him Wesley. Unfortunately, Rusty was so stoned at the Christening he named his son Wellesley. Wellesley went on to own his own grocery store where he could pedal his Father's produce. Wellesley married Jennifer (whose parents were clearly not stoners otherwise she would have been named Jennenifennenner) and they had a daughter, Sherine and two sons, Sadeeki and Usain; the world's fastest man and Olympic gold medalist. True story. Look it up. That stuff is just general knowledge, Reesan!
A little know fact was that 1964 saw a bumper harvest in Jamaica which may explain why they failed to post one medal that year. Rusty Bolt (local crop owner) had a son shortly after that season and was going to name him Wesley. Unfortunately, Rusty was so stoned at the Christening he named his son Wellesley. Wellesley went on to own his own grocery store where he could pedal his Father’s produce. Wellesley married Jennifer (whose parents were clearly not stoners otherwise she would have been named Jennenifennenner) and they had a daughter, Sherine and two sons, Sadeeki and Usain; the world’s fastest man and Olympic gold medalist.
True story. Look it up.

]]> By: reesan http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-12503 reesan Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:10:21 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=4303#comment-12503 @michael thanks for your comment. i had to look up your sarajevo reference (us aussies don't get much exposure to winter olympics gossip). :-) interesting observation... sarajevo had a pre-war olympic success as opposed to tokyo's post-war olympic success! @michael thanks for your comment. i had to look up your sarajevo reference (us aussies don’t get much exposure to winter olympics gossip). :-)

interesting observation… sarajevo had a pre-war olympic success as opposed to tokyo’s post-war olympic success!

]]> By: locohama http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-12502 locohama Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:44:33 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=4303#comment-12502 Well done! Well done!

]]> By: jonathan http://www.jamaipanese.com/tokyo-olympics-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-12498 jonathan Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:39:56 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=4303#comment-12498 excellent bit of research there. fascinating read! excellent bit of research there. fascinating read!

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