Snooker at the V Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Seneca School |
Dates | August 1976 |
Competitors | 18 from 6 nations |
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Snooker at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of two men's events. The competitions were held at the Seneca School in August 1972.
There were eighteen competitors, from six countries: five each from Canada and the United States, four from Great Britain, two from Brazil, and one each from Australia and the Republic of Ireland.
Dean Mellway won the gold medal in the Men 2–5 event, and Tommy Taylor won gold in the Men's A-C competition.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men 2–5 details |
Dean Mellway Canada |
Brian Faulkner Great Britain |
Michael Shelton Great Britain |
Men A-C details |
Tommy Taylor Great Britain |
Rod Vleiger United States |
Peter Haslam Great Britain |
References
- Brittain, Ian (2012). From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford : a history of the summer paralympic games (PDF). Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing LLC. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-1-86335-988-7.
- ^ "Snooker – Participants (1976)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Snooker (1976)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
Events at the 1976 Summer Paralympics (Toronto) | |
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Snooker at the Summer Paralympics | |
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