Snooker at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Snooker
at the I Paralympic Games
VenueTre Fontane Sports Ground, Rome
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cliff Keaton  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michael Shelton  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giovanni Ferraris  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Portelli  Malta
1964→

Snooker at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's event. It was held at the Tre Fontane Sports Ground, Rome.[1]: 54–55  There were four competitors, from three different countries: two from Great Britain, and one each from Italy and Malta. Cliff Keaton won the gold medal.[2][1]: 56–62  The event was played outdoors, in a covered area of a running track, on a table brought over from Stoke Mandeville Hospital.[1]: 56 

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ "Snooker - Medal Standings (1960)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.