Anthony Howard Sneazwell (4 October 1942 —) is an Australian former

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er who competed in the

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and in the

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. He was also the team dentist of the

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in the NHL from 1988 until he retired in 2011.

Family

The son of former Collingwood footballer, William Henry John Sneazwell (1906-1967), and Veronica Sneazwell (1915-2001).

Athlete

Sneazwell won the 1963 Helms Award as the most outstanding amateur athlete in

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'' ranked him as the #2 high jumper in the world that year, behind only

Valeriy Brumel Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel (russian: Валерий Николаевич Брумель; 14 April 1942 – 26 January 2003)Great Russian Encyclopedia (2006), Moscow: Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya Enciklopediya Publisher, vol. 4, p. 243 was a Russian hi ...

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Sneazwell takes out Writ, ''The Canberra Times'', (Tuesday, 12 August 1969), p.20
1942 births Living people Athletes from Melbourne Australian male high jumpers Olympic male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Japan Championships in Athletics winners Edmonton Oilers personnel {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub