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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
1972
1984

Snooker at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of two men's events. The competitions were held at the Seneca School[1] in August 1972.[2]

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.[2]

Dean Mellway won the gold medal in the Men 2–5 event, and Tommy Taylor won gold in the Men's A-C competition.[3]

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men 2–5[3]
details
Dean Mellway
 Canada
Brian Faulkner
 Great Britain
Michael Shelton
 Great Britain
Men A-C[3]
details
Tommy Taylor
 Great Britain
Rod Vleiger
 United States
Peter Haslam
 Great Britain

References

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  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. ^ a b "Snooker – Participants (1976)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Snooker (1976)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.