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 (GBR)
 Michael Shelton
Great Britain (GBR)
 Giovanni Ferraris
Italy (ITA)
 George Portelli
Malta (MLT)

1964

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

1968

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men open  Michael Shelton
Great Britain (GBR)
 Jimmy Gibson
Ireland (IRL)
 John Newton
Australia (AUS)
 Aroldo Ruschioni
Italy (ITA)

1972

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

1976

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

1984

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

1988

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men open  Mike Langley
Great Britain (GBR)
 Michael White
Ireland (IRL)
 Maurice Job
Great Britain (GBR)
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