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Snooker At The Summer Paralympics
In September 1943, the British government asked neurologist Ludwig Guttmann to establish the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire. When the centre opened in 1944, Guttmann was appointed its director and held the position until 1966. Sport was introduced as part of the total rehabilitation programme for patients at the centre, starting with darts, snooker, punchball, and skittles, followed by archery. Guttmann organised the first Stoke Mandeville Games for paraplegic persons in the form of an archery demonstration with two teams, which took place on 29 July 1948, the same day as the start of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Netball was then added as an event in 1949, and javelin throw in 1950. Snooker was first introduced into the Stoke Mandeville Games in 1951 and was included in every annual event up to 1959. Guttmann originally used the term ''Paraplegic Games'', a name that eventually developed into the "Paralympic Games" (or "Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Guttmann
Sir Ludwig Guttmann (3 July 1899 – 18 March 1980) was a German-British neurologist who established the Stoke Mandeville Games, the sporting event for people with disabilities (PWD) that evolved in England into the Paralympic Games. A Jewish doctor who fled Nazi Germany just before the start of the Second World War, Guttmann was a founding father of organized physical activities for people with disabilities. Early life Ludwig Guttmann was born on 3 July 1899 to a German Jewish family, in the town of Tost, Upper Silesia, in the former German Empire (now Toszek in southern Poland), the son of Dorothy (née Weissenberg) and Bernard Guttmann, a distiller.GRO – Register of Deaths – MAR 1980 19 1000 Aylesbury, Ludwig Guttmann, DoB = 3 July 1899 When Guttmann was three years old, the family moved to the Silesian city of Königshütte (today Chorzów, Poland). In 1917, while volunteering at an accident hospital in Königshütte, he encountered his first paraplegic patient, a coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billiard Table
A billiard table or billiards table is a bounded table on which cue sports are played. In the modern era, all billiards tables (whether for carom billiards, pool, pyramid or snooker) provide a flat surface usually made of quarried slate, that is covered with cloth (usually of a tightly woven worsted wool called baize), and surrounded by vulcanized rubber cushions, with the whole thing elevated above the floor. More specific terms are used for specific sports, such as snooker table and pool table, and different-sized billiard balls are used on these table types. An obsolete term is billiard board, used in the 16th and 17th centuries. Parts and equipment Cushions Cushions (also sometimes called "rail cushions", "cushion rubber", or rarely "bumpers") are located on the inner sides of a table's wooden . There are several different materials and design philosophies associated with cushion rubber. These cushions are made from an elastic material such as vulcanized rubber (gum or sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Langley
Michael Langley (died 14 July 2018) was a British snooker player. He won the gold medal at the 1988 Paralympics, making him the last person to win a Paralympic snooker gold medal. He also won a bronze medal in the paraplegic snooker event at the 1984 Summer Paralympics. Langley was a supporter of Slough Town Slough Town Football Club is a semi-professional English football club based in Slough, Berkshire. Nicknamed "The Rebels", the team competes in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football, following promotion from the Sou .... References 20th-century births 2018 deaths Snooker players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Place of death missing Place of birth missing Year of birth missing Paralympic snooker players for Great Britain Paralympic medalists in snooker Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics {{England-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Vleiger
Rod, Ror, Ród, Rőd, Rød, Röd, ROD, or R.O.D. may refer to: Devices * Birch rod, made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment * Ceremonial rod, used to indicate a position of authority * Connecting rod, main, coupling, or side rod, in a reciprocating engine * Control rod, used to control the rate of fission in a nuclear reactor * Divining rod, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing * Fishing rod, a tool used to catch fish, like a long pole with a hook on the end * Lightning rod, a conductor on top of a building to protect the building in the event of lightning by taking the charge harmlessly to earth * Measuring rod, a kind of ruler * Switch (corporal punishment), a piece of wood as used as a staff or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches * Truss rod, a steel part inside a guitar neck used for its tension adjustment Arts and entertainment * ''Read or Die'', a Japanese anime and manga ** ''Read or Die'' (O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Taylor (Paralympian)
Tommy Taylor was a British Paralympic athlete who won sixteen medals across five sports, including ten gold medals. Taylor was treated by Ludwig Guttmann after an accident in 1956 caused severe paralysis. He went on to compete at numerous Paralympic Games, finding particular success in para table tennis from Rome 1960 to Arnhem 1980. Eight of Taylor's gold medals came in table tennis, along with one in snooker and one in lawn bowls. Paralympics Taylor attended the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, competing in the para table tennis. He won gold in both the men's singles A and, with M. Beck, the men's doubles A. His table tennis successes continued at the 1964 Games in Tokyo as he defended the titles in the reclassified A2 doubles, again with Beck, and the A2 singles against his doubles partner in the final. In Tel Aviv in 1968 Taylor lost in the quarterfinals of the singles competition but won the doubles again, this time partnered with Stephen Bradshaw. Also at thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Faulkner (snooker Player)
Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, (18 February 1921 – 3 March 1977), was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, from March 1971 until his resignation in March 1972. He was also the chief executive of the short-lived Northern Ireland Executive during the first half of 1974. Faulkner was also the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1971 to 1974. Early life Faulkner was born in Helen's Bay, County Down, Ireland, some 2 months before the creation of Northern Ireland. The elder of two sons of James and Nora Faulkner. His younger brother was Colonel Sir Dennis Faulkner, CBE VRD UD DL. James Faulkner owned the Belfast Collar Company which traded under the name Faulat. At that time, Faulat was the largest single purpose shirt manufacturer in the world, employing some 3,000 people. He was educated initially at Elm Park preparatory school, Killylea, County Armagh, but at 14 was sent to the Church of Ireland-affiliated St Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Rickard
Cliff Rickard (born 1943) is an Australian Paralympic athlete, snooker player and table tennis player. At the 1972 Heidelberg Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's Tetraplegic snooker event and competed in athletics and table tennis. He has been a member of Wheelchair Sports WA since 1960 and has served on the executive in every capacity except treasurer. In 1990, he was made life member of Wheelchair Sports WA. He was a founding board member of WA Disabled Sports Association. From 1985 to 1990, he was president of the Australian Wheelchair Sports Association. In 2011, he was President of Wheelchair Sports WA's Senior Wheelies Committee. In 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal The Australian Sports Medal is an award given to recognise achievements in Australian sport to commemorate Australian participation in major sporting events. Original recipients of the award included competitors, coaches, sports scientists, offi .... He is married to Maureen and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aroldo Ruschioni
Aroldo Ruschioni (born 1932) was an Italian paralympic multi-sport athlete who won six medals at the Summer Paralympics. See also * Italy at the 1960 Summer Paralympics * Italy at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Italy competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team finished seventh in the medal table and won a total of 39 medals; 12 gold, 10 silver and 17 bronze. Medalists Team Thirty-eight Italian athletes competed at the ... * Italy at the 1972 Summer Paralympics References External links * Aroldo Ruschioni at Memoria paralimpica 1932 births Living people Paralympic snooker players for Italy Paralympic swimmers for Italy Paralympic table tennis players for Italy Paralympic wheelchair fencers for Italy Paralympic gold medalists for Italy Paralympic silver medalists for Italy Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy Paralympic medalists in snooker Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic medalists in table tennis Paralympic meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Gibson (snooker Player)
James or Jimmy Gibson may refer to: Science and academia *James J. Gibson (1904–1979), American psychologist * James B. Gibson (astronomer), American astronomer who discovered 2309 Mr. Spock *James Glen Sivewright Gibson (1861–1951), British architect Politics and the law *Sir James Gibson, 1st Baronet (1849–1912), British Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East 1909–1912 * James Gibson (bishop) (1881–1952), Anglican bishop in Canada * James Gibson (Irish politician), 19th century UK MP for Belfast *James Gibson (judge) (1902–1992), New York judge * James Gibson (Missouri politician) (1849–1918), American lawyer, judge and politician * James Gibson (New York state senator) (1816–1897), New York lawyer and politician * James Alexander Gibson (1912–2003), Canadian academic, federal bureaucrat and private secretary to prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King * James B. Gibson (born 1949), Nevada politician *James K. Gibson (1812–1879), Virginia congressman *Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Portelli
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Ferraris
Giovanni Ferraris (? - ?) was an Italian paralympic table tennis player and wheelchair fencer who won thirteen medals, in three different sports and five different editions, at the Summer Paralympics. See also * Italian multiple medallists at the Summer Paralympics References External links * Date of birth missing Date of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing Paralympic table tennis players for Italy Paralympic wheelchair fencers for Italy Paralympic snooker players for Italy Paralympic gold medalists for Italy Paralympic silver medalists for Italy Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy Paralympic medalists in snooker Paralympic medalists in table tennis Paralympic medalists in wheelchair fencing Table tennis players at the 1960 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Shelton
Michael Shelton is a British sportsman who competed at the Summer Paralympic Games five times between 1960 and 1976 in snooker and other sports. He won six Paralympic medals, four gold, a silver and a bronze. He also won gold at the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games. Shelton was from Newstead, Nottinghamshire and had been a miner at Newstead Colliery. His back was injured in 1958 by a roof fall, and he was paralysed from the waist down. In 1969 he married Iris Turner, who had been a nursing sister on his ward when he was in hospital. He played for the Lodge Moor Hospital paraplegic snooker team, which in 1974 was refused entry to the Sheffield and District Works Sports Association league, on the basis that they would gain unfair advantage from playing all of their fixtures at their home venue, apparently failing to acknowledge that the team would be unable to play at other venues with stairs or limited space around the tables. The team was subsequently given the chance to par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
