Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

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Great Britain at the
1976 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
IPC code GBR
NPC British Paralympic Association
Website www.paralympics.org.uk
in Toronto
Competitors87 in 12 sports
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
29
Silver
28
Bronze
37
Total
94
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Great Britain sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished fifth in the overall medal count. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg GoldG. Anslow
Nicky Biggs
Alan Corrie
Archery Men's short metric team open
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Derek Howie Athletics Men's 1500m walk B
Gold medal icon.svg GoldA. West Athletics Men's pentathlon 1A
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Barbara Howie Athletics Women's 60m 3
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hazel Terry Athletics Women's discus throw 5
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Peter Pienerosa Lawn bowls Men's singles D
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Michael Shelton Lawn bowls Men's singles wh
Gold medal icon.svg GoldJ. Anderson
Ron Miller
Lawn bowls Men's pairs C
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kate Bonnett Lawn bowls Women's singles B
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tommy Taylor Snooker Men's A-C
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mike Kenny Swimming Men's 25m freestyle 1A
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mike Kenny Swimming Men's 25m backstroke 1A
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mike Kenny Swimming Men's 25m breaststroke 1A
Gold medal icon.svg GoldD. Bonnar Swimming Men's 50m butterfly 5
Gold medal icon.svg Gold James Muirhead Swimming Men's 100m butterfly A
Gold medal icon.svg Gold James Muirhead Swimming Men's 400m individual medley A
Gold medal icon.svg GoldS. Sherrill Swimming Women's 25m freestyle 1A
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Monica Vaughan Swimming Women's 100m freestyle D
Gold medal icon.svg GoldS. Sherrill Swimming Women's 25m backstroke 1A
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Monica Vaughan Swimming Women's 100m backstroke D
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Monica Vaughan Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke D
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Monica Vaughan Swimming Women's 100m butterfly D
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Monica Vaughan Swimming Women's 200m individual medley D
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Stephen Bradshaw Table tennis Men's singles 1B
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Stephen Bradshaw
Tommy Taylor
Table tennis Men's doubles 1B
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jane Blackburn Table tennis Women's singles 1B
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Terry Willett Wheelchair fencing Men's épée individual 2-3
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Cyril Thomas Wheelchair fencing Men's sabre individual 4-5
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Janet Swann Wheelchair fencing Women's foil individual 2-3
Silver medal icon.svg SilverL. Smith Archery Men's tetraplegic round A-C
Silver medal icon.svg SilverM. Roberts Athletics Men's javelin throw F
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Marie Harrower Athletics Women's discus throw A
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Linda Bethel Athletics Women's javelin throw B
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hazel Terry Athletics Women's shot put 5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hazel Terry Athletics Women's pentathlon 5
Silver medal icon.svg SilverM. Cooper
Margaret Maughan
Dartchery Women's pairs open
Silver medal icon.svg Silver William McLeod Lawn bowls Men's singles A
Silver medal icon.svg SilverG. Morgan Lawn bowls Men's singles B
Silver medal icon.svg Silver John Gladman
Peter Pienerosa
Lawn bowls Men's pairs D
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gill Matthews Lawn bowls Women's singles wh
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Iris Baker
Kate Bonnett
Lawn bowls Women's pairs B
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Margaret Maughan
Irene Nowak
Lawn bowls Women's pairs wh
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Brian Faulkner Snooker Men's 2-5
Silver medal icon.svg SilverA. West Swimming Men's 25m freestyle 1A
Silver medal icon.svg Silver James Muirhead Swimming Men's 100m freestyle A
Silver medal icon.svg SilverA. West Swimming Men's 25m backstroke 1A
Silver medal icon.svg Silver James Muirhead Swimming Men's 100m backstroke A
Silver medal icon.svg SilverD. Smith Swimming Women's 25m butterfly 4
Silver medal icon.svg SilverD. Smith Swimming Women's 150m individual medley 4
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Maggy Jones
Gill Matthews
Table tennis Women's teams 2
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gwen Buck
Janet Swann
Table tennis Women's teams 3
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMen's volleyball team Volleyball Men's standing
Silver medal icon.svg SilverR. Rowe Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Cyril Thomas Wheelchair fencing Men's épée individual 4-5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver John Clark
Mike Kelly
Cyril Thomas
Terry Willett
Wheelchair fencing Men's épée team 2-5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mike Kelly Wheelchair fencing Men's sabre individual 2-3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mike Kelly
Cyril Thomas
Terry Willett
Wheelchair fencing Men's sabre team 2-5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mike James Archery Men's FITA round tetraplegic A-C
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Alan Corrie Archery Men's short metric round open
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gill Matthews Archery Women's short metric round open
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Terry Rae Athletics Men's 100m 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Chris Ireland Athletics Men's pentathlon D
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Carol Bryant Athletics Women's 60m 4
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Linda Bethel Athletics Women's 100m B
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Linda Bethel Athletics Women's discus throw B
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Marie Harrower Athletics Women's shot put A
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jane Blackburn Athletics Women's pentathlon 1B
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Dawn Jackson Athletics Women's pentathlon 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ron Miller Lawn bowls Men's singles C
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Michael McCreadie Lawn bowls Men's singles wh
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze David Avis
Michael McCreadie
Lawn bowls Men's pairs wh
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Iris Baker Lawn bowls Women's singles B
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gwen Buck Lawn bowls Women's singles wh
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gwen Buck
Gill Matthews
Lawn bowls Women's pairs wh
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Michael Shelton Snooker Men's 2-5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Peter Haslam Snooker Men's A-C
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeB. Brooks Swimming Men's 25m backstroke 1C
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeB. Speedy Swimming Men's 50m backstroke E
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeB. Brooks Swimming Men's 25m breaststroke 1C
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeD. Smith Swimming Women's 50m freestyle 4
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeD. Smith Swimming Women's 50m backstroke 4
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jenny Orpwood Swimming Women's 50m breaststroke 4
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeB. Speedy Table tennis Men's singles E
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Billy Leake
Derek Williams
Table tennis Men's teams 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Neil McDonald
Derek Riches
Table tennis Men's teams 4-5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gill Matthews Table tennis Women's singles 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Janet Swann Table tennis Women's singles 3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Carol Bryant Table tennis Women's singles 4-5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze John Clark Wheelchair fencing Men's épée individual 4-5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Vincent Ross Wheelchair fencing Men's foil individual 2-3
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeH. Wardle Wheelchair fencing Men's foil novice individual
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Terry Willett Wheelchair fencing Men's sabre individual 2-3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Carol Bryant Wheelchair fencing Women's foil individual 4-5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Valerie Robertson
Janet Swann
Phyllis Waller
Wheelchair fencing Women's foil novice team

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
Sport Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Total
Swimming 136625
Lawn Bowls 46616
Athletics 45817
Wheelchair Fencing 34613
Table tennis 32611
Archery 1135
Snooker 1124
Dartchery 0101
Weightlifting 0101
Volleyball 0101
Total29283794

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References

  1. "Medal Standings Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (pdf) on September 11, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.