The men's individual pursuit was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme.

[1] In the first round of heats, the 24 cyclists were divided into 12 pairs.

The quarterfinals paired off the 8 remaining cyclists into 4 heats.

Winners advanced, losers were eliminated.

The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.