Snooker at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Snooker at the IV Paralympic Games
Venue	Heidelberg
Dates	August 1972
Competitors	8 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, 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. "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. "Snooker (1972)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.