Snooker at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Snooker at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's open event. It was held at the Chung-Nip Polio Centre, Seoul.[1]

Snooker
at the VIII Paralympic Games
VenueChung-Nip Polio Centre, Seoul
DatesOctober 1988
Competitors12 from 6 nations
Medalists
Mike Langley  Great Britain
Michael White  Ireland
Maurice Job  Great Britain

There were twelve competitors, from six countries: three each from Great Britain and South Korea two each from Australia and Denmark, and one each from Egypt and the Republic of Ireland.[2]

Mike Langley won the gold medal.[3]

Snooker has not been included in the Paralympic Games since 1988.[1](p368)

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men open[3] Mike Langley
 Great Britain
Michael White
 Ireland
Maurice Job
 Great Britain

References

  1. Brittain, Ian (2012). From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford : a history of the summer paralympic games (PDF). Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing LLC. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-86335-988-7.
  2. "Snooker – Participants (1988)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. "Snooker (1988)". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.


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