Snooker at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

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Snooker
at the VIII Paralympic Games
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VenueChung-Nip Polio Centre, Seoul
DatesOctober 1988
Competitors12 from 6 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mike Langley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Michael White Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Bronze medal icon.svg Maurice Job Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1984
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(1988-1994) Paralympics logo 1988-94.svg
Paralympic symbol
(1988-1994)

Snooker at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's open event. It was held at the Chung-Nip Polio Centre, Seoul. [1]

There were twelve competitors, from six countries: three each from Great Britain and South Korea two each from Australia and Denmark, and one each from Egypt and the Republic of Ireland. [2]

Mike Langley won the gold medal. [3]

Snooker has not been included in the Paralympic Games since 1988. [1] :368

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men open [3] Mike Langley
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Michael White
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Maurice Job
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

References

  1. 1 2 Brittain, Ian (2012). From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford : a history of the summer paralympic games (PDF). Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing LLC. p. 204. ISBN   978-1-86335-988-7.
  2. "Snooker – Participants (1988)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Snooker (1988)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.