The Bahamas competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The nation won its first ever Olympic gold medal.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Durward Knowles Cecil Cooke |
Sailing | Star |
Athletics
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tom Robinson | 100 m | 10.50 | 1 Q | 10.38 | 1 Q | 10.22 | 2 Q | 10.57 | 8 |
| George Collie | 100 m | 10.90 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 21.91 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Hartley Saunders | Triple jump | 14.59 | 29 | did not advance | |
Sailing
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Durward Knowles Cecil Cooke |
Star | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5664 | 
| |
| Godfrey Kelly Maurice Kelly Robert Eardley |
Dragon | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4294 | 7 | |
| Robert Symonette Roy Ramsay Percy Knowles |
5.5 Metre | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2713 | 9 | |
