Tony Sneazwell

Australian high jumper

Anthony Howard Sneazwell (4 October 1942 —) is an Australian former high jumper who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] He was also the team dentist of the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL from 1988 until he retired in 2011.[2]

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 Australasia.[3][4] Track & Field News ranked him as the #2 high jumper in the world that year, behind only Valeriy Brumel.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tony Sneazwell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Say 'ahh': A look inside the grisliest job in sports". The Globe and Mail. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ Tony Sneazwell 'Outstanding', The Canberra Times, (Wednesday, 29 January 1964), p.34.
  4. ^ "Clarke wins Helms Award". The Age. 13 January 1966. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ^ "World Rankings — Men's High Jump" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 26 March 2014.

References

  • Sneazwell takes out Writ, The Canberra Times, (Tuesday, 12 August 1969), p.20
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Australian National Champions in Men's High Jump
  • 1930: Charles Spicer
  • 1932: Jim Watson
  • 1934–37: Dudleigh Shetliffe
  • 1947–48: John Winter
  • 1949: Peter Mullins
  • 1950: John Winter
  • 1951: Georges Damitio (FRA)
  • 1952: Merv Peter
  • 1953–54: John Vernon
  • 1955–61: Chilla Porter
  • 1962: Percy Hobson
  • 1963–64: Tony Sneazwell
  • 1965–67: Lawrie Peckham
  • 1968: Tony Sneazwell
  • 1969–75: Lawrie Peckham
  • 1976–78: Gordon Windeyer
  • 1979: Michael Dick
  • 1980: David Morrow
  • 1981: David Hoyle
  • 1982: Larry Sayers
  • 1983: Mark Barratt
  • 1984: John Atkinson
  • 1985: Michael Allen
  • 1986: Lee Balkin (USA) (2nd Ian Rutledge, Qld)
  • 1987: Marc Howard
  • 1988: David Anderson
  • 1989: Ian Garrett
  • 1990: David Anderson
  • 1991–94: Tim Forsyth
  • 1995: Ian Garrett
  • 1996: Chris Anderson
  • 1997–98: Tim Forsyth
  • 1999: Ron Garlett
  • 2000–02: Nick Moroney
  • 2003: Joshua Lodge
  • 2004–06: Nick Moroney
  • 2007: Liam Zamel-Paez
  • 2008: Cal Pearce
  • 2009-10: Liam Zamel-Paez
  • 2011: Chris Armet
  • 2012: Nick Moroney
  • 2013: Brandon Starc
  • 2014: Nick Bojic
  • 2015: Brandon Starc
  • 2016: Nauraj Singh Randhawa (MAS) (2nd Thomas Brennan, WA)
  • 2017: Lee Hup Wei (MAS) (2nd Joel Baden, Vic)
  • 2018: Brandon Starc
  • 2019: Joel Baden
  • 2020: not held
  • 2021: Brandon Starc
  • 2022: Yual Reath
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