Wheelchair rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Medalists

Classification

Teams

Tournament

Ranking

External links

References

Competition format

Preliminary Round

Medal round

Classification 5-8

Wheelchair rugby; at the XII Paralympic Games
	Paralympic Wheelchair rugby
Venue	Helliniko Indoor Arena
Dates	19–25 September 2004
Medalists

Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from September 19 to September 25.

Teams from eight countries participated in the competition, with a total of 89 athletes taking part. While wheelchair rugby was designated a mixed sport, with both men and women eligible to participate in the competition, no female athletes took part.

New Zealand's victory in the gold medal game represented the first time that a country from outside North America had won a Paralympics or World Championships title in the sport.

The wheelchair rugby competition in Athens was featured in the 2005 documentary film Murderball.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed wheelchair rugby	New Zealand (NZL) Dan Buckingham Stephen Guthrie Bill Oughton Timothy Johnson Geremy Tinker Jai Waite Sholto Taylor Gary McMurray Curtis Palmer	Canada (CAN) Allan Cartrand Fabien Lavoie Jared Funk David Willsie Patrice Simard Mike Bacon Michael Whitehead Daniel Paradis Raymond Lizotte Garett Hickling Ian Chan Allan Semenuik	United States (USA) Lynn Nelson Clifton Chunn Wayne Romero Brent Poppen Will Groulx Scott Hogsett Bob Lujano Andy Cohn Norman Lyduch Bryan Kirkland Mark Zupan Sam Gloor

Wheelchair rugby players were given a classification based on their upper body function. A committee gave each athlete a 7-level score ranging from 0.5 to 3.5, with lower scores corresponding to more severe disability. During the game, the total score of all players on the court for a team cannot exceed 8 points. However, for each female player on court, their team gets an extra 0.5 points over the 8 point limit.

Eight teams took part in this sport. Each team could have up to 12 athletes, but no more than 11 of the team members could be male. Listed below are the eight teams qualified for the Athens Paralympics.

Qualified teams
1. United States (USA)
2. Canada (CAN)
3. Australia (AUS)
4. Great Britain (GBR)
6. New Zealand (NZL)
5. Germany (GER)
8. Japan (JPN)
7. Belgium (BEL)

The eight teams were divided into two even groups and participated in a single round robin tournament. The top two teams from each group went on to compete for 1st through 4th place, while the last two teams from each group competed for 5th through 8th place.

Qualified for quarterfinals

Time	Match	Teams	Final score
September 19, 2004
10:00	1	GBR vs. BEL	27 - 22
12:00	2	CAN vs. GER	33 - 30 (OT)
17:00	3	USA vs. JPN	54 - 39
19:00	4	AUS vs. NZL	31 - 41
September 20, 2004
10:00	5	GER vs. BEL	33 - 40
12:00	6	CAN vs. GBR	30 - 32 (OT)
17:00	7	AUS vs. JPN	48 - 47
19:00	8	USA vs. NZL	35 - 32
September 21, 2004
10:00	9	GBR vs. GER	40 - 33
12:00	10	CAN vs. BEL	33 - 29
17:00	11	NZL vs. JPN	47 - 35
19:00	12	USA vs. AUS	49 - 38

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Gold medal match

23 September 2004 - 10:00

United States	46
		24 September 2004 - 17:00
Germany	34
		United States	20
23 September 2004 - 19:00
		Canada	24
Canada	36
				25 September 2004 - 19:00
Australia	33
				Canada	29
23 September 2004 - 12:00
				New Zealand	31
Great Britain	50
		24 September 2004 - 19:00
Japan	42
		Great Britain	35
23 September 2004 - 17:00
		New Zealand	39	Bronze medal match
New Zealand	40
				25 September 2004 - 17:00
Belgium	33
				Great Britain	39

				United States	43

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

Classification round		Fifth place

24 September 2004 - 10:00

Belgium	36
		25 September 2004 - 12:00
Japan	35
		Belgium	43
24 September 2004 - 12:00
		Australia	46
Australia	44

Germany	40
		Seventh place

		25 September 2004 - 10:00

		Germany	41

		Japan	40

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

Place	Team
	New Zealand
	Canada
	United States
4.	Great Britain
5.	Australia
6.	Belgium
7.	Germany
8.	Japan

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United States (USA)

New Zealand (NZL)

Australia (AUS)

Japan (JPN)

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