| Date | 18 – 22 October 1964 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Tōkyō Taiikukan, Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Participants | 130 from 30 countries | |
| Judge | Takashi Kondo | JPN |
| Judge | Rolf Bauch | GER |
| Judge | J. Brown | AUS |
| Judge | Tuomo Jalantie | FIN |
| Judge | V. Lavruchenko | URS |
As in 1960, the best six gymnasts in the individual all-around advanced to the apparatus final. The final apparatus score was made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional program. Five of the six finalists were from either Japan or the Soviet Union, but the gold medal went to Italian Franco Menichelli, who had won a bronze medal in this event at the 1962 World Championships. Silver in Tokyo went to Japan’s Yukio Endo, the 1962 World Champion, while Soviet Viktor Lisitsky took bronze.
| Date | 18 – 20 October 1964 — 08:30-17:00 |
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| Format | Top six on floor exercise in team all-around advance to apparatus final. 50% of qualifying score added to optional exercise done in finals. |
| Date | 22 October 1964 — 18:00 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Qualifying Points (50%) | Final Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Menichelli | ITA | 19.450 | 9.650 | 9.80 | ||
| =2 | Viktor Lisitsky | URS | 19.350 | 9.650 | 9.70 | ||
| =2 | Yukio Endo | JPN | 19.350 | 9.700 | 9.65 | ||
| 4 | Viktor Leontyev | URS | 19.200 | 9.600 | 9.60 | ||
| 5 | Takashi Mitsukuri | JPN | 19.100 | 9.600 | 9.50 | ||
| 6 | Yury Tsapenko | URS | 18.850 | 9.600 | 9.25 |