The women's pentathlon was part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo.

[1] The events of the pentathlon, in order, were: Press's shot put, nearly 2.7 metres further than the nearest competitor's, combined with her hurdles victory to give her a solid lead after two events.

Rand won her second straight event, climbing back up to third place overall after her fall to seventh following the shot put.

Press, never having been outside the top four in any event, increased her lead to over 200 points above fellow Soviet Bystrova.

Rand won her third straight event to pass Bystrova and take the silver medal.