Snooker
at the IV Paralympic Games
VenueHeidelberg
DatesAugust 1972
Competitors8 from 6 nations
←1968
1976→

Snooker at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of two men's events. The competitions were held at the sports grounds of the Institute for Sport and Sports Science of the University of Heidelberg and the National Institute for Sport[1] in August 1972.[2]

There were eight competitors, from six countries: three from Great Britain, and one each from Australia, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Kenya and the United States.[2]

Michael Shelton won the gold medal in the men's paraplegic event, following his wins at the 1964 and 1968 games, and P. Haslam won the gold in the Men's tetraplegic competition.[3][4][5]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men paraplegic[5]
details 		Michael Shelton
 Great Britain 		Jimmy Gibson
 Ireland 		Aroldo Ruschioni
 Italy
Men tetraplegic[5]
details 		P. Haslam
 Great Britain 		Cliff Rickard
 Australia 		McGann
 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. ^ a b "Snooker – Participants (1972)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Snooker (1964)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Snooker (1968)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Snooker (1972)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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