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at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's event. It was held at the National Gymnasium,

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from 9 to 12 November 1964. The official Paralympics website states that there were four competitors, from three different countries: two from

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, and one each from

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and the

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. 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

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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 Com ...

won the

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. Following this, he was filmed for Mining Review 18th Year No.5 (1965).

Medal summary

References

External links

Footage of the 1964 games.
Snooker is included at around 18 minutes and 30 seconds in. {{Paralympic Games Snooker 1964 Summer Paralympics events 1964 Paralympics