Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

Great Britain at the
1976 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IPC codeGBR
NPCBritish Paralympic Association
Websitewww.paralympics.org.uk
in Toronto
Competitors87 in 12 sports
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
29
Silver
28
Bronze
37
Total
94
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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "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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