Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
| Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | GBR |
| NPC | British Paralympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Toronto | |
| Competitors | 87 in 12 sports |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Great Britain sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished fifth in the overall medal count.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | G. Anslow Nicky Biggs Alan Corrie | Archery | Men's short metric team open |
| Gold | Derek Howie | Athletics | Men's 1500m walk B |
| Gold | A. West | Athletics | Men's pentathlon 1A |
| Gold | Barbara Howie | Athletics | Women's 60m 3 |
| Gold | Hazel Terry | Athletics | Women's discus throw 5 |
| Gold | Peter Pienerosa | Lawn bowls | Men's singles D |
| Gold | Michael Shelton | Lawn bowls | Men's singles wh |
| Gold | J. Anderson Ron Miller | Lawn bowls | Men's pairs C |
| Gold | Kate Bonnett | Lawn bowls | Women's singles B |
| Gold | Tommy Taylor | Snooker | Men's A-C |
| Gold | Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle 1A |
| Gold | Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke 1A |
| Gold | Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke 1A |
| Gold | D. Bonnar | Swimming | Men's 50m butterfly 5 |
| Gold | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly A |
| Gold | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley A |
| Gold | S. Sherrill | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle 1A |
| Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle D |
| Gold | S. Sherrill | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke 1A |
| Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke D |
| Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke D |
| Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly D |
| Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley D |
| Gold | Stephen Bradshaw | Table tennis | Men's singles 1B |
| Gold | Stephen Bradshaw Tommy Taylor | Table tennis | Men's doubles 1B |
| Gold | Jane Blackburn | Table tennis | Women's singles 1B |
| Gold | Terry Willett | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée individual 2-3 |
| Gold | Cyril Thomas | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual 4-5 |
| Gold | Janet Swann | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil individual 2-3 |
 Silver | L. Smith | Archery | Men's tetraplegic round A-C |
| Silver | M. Roberts | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F |
| Silver | Marie Harrower | Athletics | Women's discus throw A |
| Silver | Lynda Bethell | Athletics | Women's javelin throw B |
| Silver | Hazel Terry | Athletics | Women's shot put 5 |
| Silver | Hazel Terry | Athletics | Women's pentathlon 5 |
| Silver | M. Cooper Margaret Maughan | Dartchery | Women's pairs open |
| Silver | William McLeod | Lawn bowls | Men's singles A |
| Silver | G. Morgan | Lawn bowls | Men's singles B |
| Silver | John Gladman Peter Pienerosa | Lawn bowls | Men's pairs D |
| Silver | Gill Matthews | Lawn bowls | Women's singles wh |
| Silver | Iris Baker Kate Bonnett | Lawn bowls | Women's pairs B |
| Silver | Margaret Maughan Irene Nowak | Lawn bowls | Women's pairs wh |
| Silver | Brian Faulkner | Snooker | Men's 2-5 |
| Silver | A. West | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle 1A |
| Silver | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle A |
| Silver | A. West | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke 1A |
| Silver | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A |
| Silver | D. Smith | Swimming | Women's 25m butterfly 4 |
| Silver | D. Smith | Swimming | Women's 150m individual medley 4 |
| Silver | Maggy Jones Gill Matthews | Table tennis | Women's teams 2 |
| Silver | Gwen Buck Janet Swann | Table tennis | Women's teams 3 |
| Silver | Men's volleyball team | Volleyball | Men's standing |
| Silver | R. Rowe | Weightlifting | Men's light heavyweight |
| Silver | Cyril Thomas | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée individual 4-5 |
| Silver | John Clark Mike Kelly Cyril Thomas Terry Willett | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée team 2-5 |
| Silver | Mike Kelly | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual 2-3 |
| Silver | Mike Kelly Cyril Thomas Terry Willett | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre team 2-5 |
 Bronze | Mike James | Archery | Men's FITA round tetraplegic A-C |
| Bronze | Alan Corrie | Archery | Men's short metric round open |
| Bronze | Gill Matthews | Archery | Women's short metric round open |
| Bronze | Terry Rae | Athletics | Men's 100m 2 |
| Bronze | Chris Ireland | Athletics | Men's pentathlon D |
| Bronze | Carol Bryant | Athletics | Women's 60m 4 |
| Bronze | Lynda Bethell | Athletics | Women's 100m B |
| Bronze | Lynda Bethell | Athletics | Women's discus throw B |
| Bronze | Marie Harrower | Athletics | Women's shot put A |
| Bronze | Jane Blackburn | Athletics | Women's pentathlon 1B |
| Bronze | Dawn Jackson | Athletics | Women's pentathlon 2 |
| Bronze | Ron Miller | Lawn bowls | Men's singles C |
| Bronze | Michael McCreadie | Lawn bowls | Men's singles wh |
| Bronze | David Avis Michael McCreadie | Lawn bowls | Men's pairs wh |
| Bronze | Iris Baker | Lawn bowls | Women's singles B |
| Bronze | Gwen Buck | Lawn bowls | Women's singles wh |
| Bronze | Gwen Buck Gill Matthews | Lawn bowls | Women's pairs wh |
| Bronze | Michael Shelton | Snooker | Men's 2-5 |
| Bronze | Peter Haslam | Snooker | Men's A-C |
| Bronze | B. Brooks | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke 1C |
| Bronze | B. Speedy | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke E |
| Bronze | B. Brooks | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke 1C |
| Bronze | D. Smith | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle 4 |
| Bronze | D. Smith | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke 4 |
| Bronze | Jenny Orpwood | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke 4 |
| Bronze | B. Speedy | Table tennis | Men's singles E |
| Bronze | Billy Leake Derek Williams | Table tennis | Men's teams 2 |
| Bronze | Neil McDonald Derek Riches | Table tennis | Men's teams 4-5 |
| Bronze | Gill Matthews | Table tennis | Women's singles 2 |
| Bronze | Janet Swann | Table tennis | Women's singles 3 |
| Bronze | Carol Bryant | Table tennis | Women's singles 4-5 |
| Bronze | John Clark | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée individual 4-5 |
| Bronze | Vincent Ross | Wheelchair fencing | Men's foil individual 2-3 |
| Bronze | H. Wardle | Wheelchair fencing | Men's foil novice individual |
| Bronze | Terry Willett | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual 2-3 |
| Bronze | Carol Bryant | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil individual 4-5 |
| Bronze | Valerie Robertson Janet Swann Phyllis Waller | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil novice team |
Medals by sport
[edit]| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Swimming | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Lawn Bowls | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| Athletics | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| Wheelchair Fencing | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Snooker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Dartchery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 28 | 37 | 94 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Medal Standings – Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (pdf) on September 11, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
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