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

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. He is married to Maureen and between them they have two sons and two daughters.

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* * Paralympic athletes for Australia Paralympic snooker players for Australia Paralympic table tennis players for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Snooker players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Sportsmen from Western Australia 1943 births Living people Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia Paralympic medalists in snooker {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub