Snooker at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

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Snooker
at the III Paralympic Games
VenueHayarkon Scouts Club, Tel Aviv
Dates5–12 November 1968
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael Shelton  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Newton  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aroldo Ruschioni  Italy
←1964
1972→

Snooker at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's event. It was held at the Hayarkon Scouts Club, Tel Aviv[1] from 5 to 12 November 1968.[2]

There were eight competitors, from six countries: two each from Italy and Great Britain, and one each from Australia, Austria, the Republic of Ireland and Rhodesia.[2]

Michael Shelton won the gold medal, as he had in 1964.[3][4]

Medal summary[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men open[4] Michael Shelton
 Great Britain
 Ireland 		John Newton
 Australia
Aroldo Ruschioni
 Italy

References[]

  1. ^ Brittain, Ian (2012). From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford : a history of the summer paralympic games (PDF). Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing LLC. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-86335-988-7.
  2. ^ a b "Snooker – Participants (1968)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Snooker (1964)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Snooker (1968)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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