Snooker at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

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]

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

There were eighteen competitors, from six different 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
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men 2–5[3]
 Dean Mellway
 Canada		 Brian Faulkner
 Great Britain		 Michael Shelton
 Great Britain
Men A-C[3]
 Tommy Taylor
 Great Britain		 Rod Vleiger
 United States		 Peter Haslam
 Great Britain
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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.
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