Snooker at the Summer Paralympics

Snooker was contested at the Summer Paralympics from the first Paralympics in 1960 in Rome and last contested at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, with the exception of the 1980 games. It was only contested by male competitors over its Paralympic history. Over the period it was contested at the Paralympics, it was dominated by Great Britain, which won 10 gold medals in the sport, including four gold medals won by Michael Shelton.

Medal winners

Men

1960

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's paraplegics - open Keaton
 Great Britain
Michael Shelton
 Great Britain
Giovanni Ferraris
 Italy
George Portelli
 Malta

1964

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men paraplegics - open Michael Shelton
 Great Britain
F. Vecera
 United States
C. Markham
 Malta
G. Portelli
 Malta

1968

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men open Michael Shelton
 Great Britain
Jimmy Gibson
 Ireland
John Newton
 Australia
Aroldo Ruschioni
 Italy

1972

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men paraplegic
Michael Shelton
 Great Britain
Jimmy Gibson
 Ireland
Aroldo Ruschioni
 Italy
Men tetraplegic
P. Haslam
 Great Britain
Cliff Rickard
 Australia
McGann
 Great Britain

1976

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men 2-5
D. Mellway
 Canada
Brian Faulkner
 Great Britain
Michael Shelton
 Great Britain
Men A-C
T. Taylor
 Great Britain
Rod Vleiger
 United States
P. Haslam
 Great Britain

1984

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men paraplegic
Jimmy Gibson
 Ireland
J. Buchanan
 Great Britain
Mike Langley
 Great Britain
Men tetraplegic
P. Haslam
 Great Britain
K. Ellison
 Great Britain
T. Taylor
 Great Britain

1988

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men open Mike Langley
 Great Britain
Michael White
 Ireland
Maurice Job
 Great Britain
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