Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IPC code	GBR
NPC	British Paralympic Association
Website	www.paralympics.org.uk
in Toronto
Competitors	87 in 12 sports
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 29 Silver 28 Bronze 37 Total 94
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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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]

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	G. Anslow	Archery	Men's short metric team open
Gold		Athletics	Men's 1500m walk B
Gold	A. West	Athletics	Men's pentathlon 1A
Gold		Athletics	Women's 60m 3
Gold		Athletics	Women's discus throw 5
Gold		Lawn bowls	Men's singles D
Gold	Michael Shelton	Lawn bowls	Men's singles wh
Gold	J. Anderson	Lawn bowls	Men's pairs C
Gold		Lawn bowls	Women's singles B
Gold	Tommy Taylor	Snooker	Men's A-C
Gold	Mike Kenny	Swimming	Men's 25m freestyle 1A
Gold	Mike Kenny	Swimming	Men's 25m backstroke 1A
Gold	Mike Kenny	Swimming	Men's 25m breaststroke 1A
Gold	D. Bonnar	Swimming	Men's 50m butterfly 5
Gold	James Muirhead	Swimming	Men's 100m butterfly A
Gold	James Muirhead	Swimming	Men's 400m individual medley A
Gold	S. Sherrill	Swimming	Women's 25m freestyle 1A
Gold	Monica Vaughan	Swimming	Women's 100m freestyle D
Gold	S. Sherrill	Swimming	Women's 25m backstroke 1A
Gold	Monica Vaughan	Swimming	Women's 100m backstroke D
Gold	Monica Vaughan	Swimming	Women's 100m breaststroke D
Gold	Monica Vaughan	Swimming	Women's 100m butterfly D
Gold	Monica Vaughan	Swimming	Women's 200m individual medley D
Gold		Table tennis	Men's singles 1B
Gold	Tommy Taylor	Table tennis	Men's doubles 1B
Gold	Jane Blackburn	Table tennis	Women's singles 1B
Gold		Wheelchair fencing	Men's épée individual 2-3
Gold		Wheelchair fencing	Men's sabre individual 4-5
Gold		Wheelchair fencing	Women's foil individual 2-3
Silver	L. Smith	Archery	Men's tetraplegic round A-C
Silver	M. Roberts	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F
Silver		Athletics	Women's discus throw A
Silver		Athletics	Women's javelin throw B
Silver		Athletics	Women's shot put 5
Silver		Athletics	Women's pentathlon 5
Silver	M. Cooper Margaret Maughan	Dartchery	Women's pairs open
Silver	William McLeod	Lawn bowls	Men's singles A
Silver	G. Morgan	Lawn bowls	Men's singles B
Silver		Lawn bowls	Men's pairs D
Silver		Lawn bowls	Women's singles wh
Silver		Lawn bowls	Women's pairs B
Silver	Margaret Maughan	Lawn bowls	Women's pairs wh
Silver		Snooker	Men's 2-5
Silver	A. West	Swimming	Men's 25m freestyle 1A
Silver	James Muirhead	Swimming	Men's 100m freestyle A
Silver	A. West	Swimming	Men's 25m backstroke 1A
Silver	James Muirhead	Swimming	Men's 100m backstroke A
Silver	D. Smith	Swimming	Women's 25m butterfly 4
Silver	D. Smith	Swimming	Women's 150m individual medley 4
Silver		Table tennis	Women's teams 2
Silver	Gwen Buck	Table tennis	Women's teams 3
Silver	Men's volleyball team	Volleyball	Men's standing
Silver	R. Rowe	Weightlifting	Men's light heavyweight
Silver		Wheelchair fencing	Men's épée individual 4-5
Silver		Wheelchair fencing	Men's épée team 2-5
Silver		Wheelchair fencing	Men's sabre individual 2-3
Silver		Wheelchair fencing	Men's sabre team 2-5
Bronze		Archery	Men's FITA round tetraplegic A-C
Bronze		Archery	Men's short metric round open
Bronze		Archery	Women's short metric round open
Bronze		Athletics	Men's 100m 2
Bronze		Athletics	Men's pentathlon D
Bronze	Carol Bryant	Athletics	Women's 60m 4
Bronze		Athletics	Women's 100m B
Bronze		Athletics	Women's discus throw B
Bronze		Athletics	Women's shot put A
Bronze	Jane Blackburn	Athletics	Women's pentathlon 1B
Bronze		Athletics	Women's pentathlon 2
Bronze		Lawn bowls	Men's singles C
Bronze	Michael McCreadie	Lawn bowls	Men's singles wh
Bronze	Michael McCreadie	Lawn bowls	Men's pairs wh
Bronze		Lawn bowls	Women's singles B
Bronze	Gwen Buck	Lawn bowls	Women's singles wh
Bronze	Gwen Buck	Lawn bowls	Women's pairs wh
Bronze	Michael Shelton	Snooker	Men's 2-5
Bronze		Snooker	Men's A-C
Bronze	B. Brooks	Swimming	Men's 25m backstroke 1C
Bronze	B. Speedy	Swimming	Men's 50m backstroke E
Bronze	B. Brooks	Swimming	Men's 25m breaststroke 1C
Bronze	D. Smith	Swimming	Women's 50m freestyle 4
Bronze	D. Smith	Swimming	Women's 50m backstroke 4
Bronze		Swimming	Women's 50m breaststroke 4
Bronze	B. Speedy	Table tennis	Men's singles E
Bronze		Table tennis	Men's teams 2
Bronze		Table tennis	Men's teams 4-5
Bronze		Table tennis	Women's singles 2
Bronze		Table tennis	Women's singles 3
Bronze	Carol Bryant	Table tennis	Women's singles 4-5
Bronze		Wheelchair fencing	Men's épée individual 4-5
Bronze		Wheelchair fencing	Men's foil individual 2-3
Bronze	H. Wardle	Wheelchair fencing	Men's foil novice individual
Bronze		Wheelchair fencing	Men's sabre individual 2-3
Bronze	Carol Bryant	Wheelchair fencing	Women's foil individual 4-5
Bronze	Valerie Robertson	Wheelchair fencing	Women's foil novice team

Medals by sport[]

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Swimming	13	6	6	25
Lawn Bowls	4	6	6	16
Athletics	4	5	8	17
Wheelchair Fencing	3	4	6	13
Table tennis	3	2	6	11
Archery	1	1	3	5
Snooker	1	1	2	4
Dartchery	0	1	0	1
Weightlifting	0	1	0	1
Volleyball	0	1	0	1
Total	29	28	37	94

See also[]

• Great Britain at the Paralympics
• Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References[]

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