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Snooker at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

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Snooker
at the V Paralympic Games
VenueSeneca School
DatesAugust 1976
Competitors18 from 6 nations
19721984

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
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

  1. 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.
  2. ^ "Snooker – Participants (1976)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Snooker (1976)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
Events at the 1976 Summer Paralympics (Toronto)
Snooker at the Summer Paralympics
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