Snooker at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Snooker at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's event. It was held at the National Gymnasium, Tokyo[1]: 69  from 9 to 12 November 1964.[2]

Snooker
at the II Paralympic Games
VenueNational Gymnasium, Tokyo
Dates9–12 November 1964
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael Shelton  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Vecera  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Claude Markham  Malta
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Portelli  Malta

The official Paralympics website states that there were four competitors, from three different countries: two from Malta, and one each from Great Britain and the United States.[3] Ian Brittain's history of the Paralympic Games mentions a further competitor, Hugh Stewart, as a member of the Great Britain team for both snooker and table tennis.[1]

Michael Shelton won the gold medal.[2] Following this, he was filmed for Mining Review 18th Year No.5 (1965).[4]

Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men paraplegics - open[2] Michael Shelton
 Great Britain		 Frank Vecera
 United States		 Claude Markham
 Malta
George Portelli
 Malta

References
  1. Brittain, Ian (2012). From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford : a history of the summer paralympic games (PDF). Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1-86335-988-7.: 75 
  2. "Snooker (1964)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. "Snooker – Medal Standings (1964)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. Hero's welcome for Paralympic snooker champion Michael Shelton (1965). British Film Institute. 1965. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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