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.
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  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.

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