Snooker at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Appearance
Snooker at the III Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Hayarkon Scouts Club, Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | 5–12 November 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Snooker at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's event. It was held at the Hayarkon Scouts Club, Tel Aviv[1] from 5 to 12 November 1968.[2]
There were eight competitors, from six countries: two each from Italy and Great Britain, and one each from Australia, Austria, the Republic of Ireland and Rhodesia.[2]
Michael Shelton won the gold medal, as he had in 1964.[3][4]
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men open[4] | Michael Shelton![]() |
Jimmy Gibson![]() |
John Newton![]() |
Aroldo Ruschioni![]() |
References
- ^ Brittain, Ian (2012). From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford : a history of the summer paralympic games (PDF). Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing LLC. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-86335-988-7.
- ^ a b "Snooker – Participants (1968)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Snooker (1964)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Snooker (1968)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.