Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1996. It became an official medal-awarding sport in 2000 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then. Only one event, mixed team, is held.
Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralympics | |
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Governing body | IWRF |
Events | 1 (mixed) |
Games | |
Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics | |
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Tournaments
Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
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Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
1996 details |
Atlanta | United States |
37 - 30 | Canada |
New Zealand |
46 - 34 | Great Britain | ||
2000 details |
Sydney | United States |
32 - 31 | Australia |
New Zealand |
44 - 32 | Canada | ||
2004 details |
Athens | New Zealand |
31 - 29 | Canada |
United States |
43 - 39 | Great Britain | ||
2008 details |
Beijing | United States |
53 - 44 | Australia |
Canada |
47 - 41 | Great Britain | ||
2012 details |
London | Australia |
66 - 51 | Canada |
United States |
53 - 43 | Japan | ||
2016 details |
Rio de Janeiro | Australia |
59 - 58 | United States |
Japan |
52 - 50 | Canada |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Participating nations
The final placement for each team in each tournament is shown in the following tables.
Nation | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | Years |
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5th | 5 | |||||
– | 6th | – | 7th | – | 2 | |
– | - | – | - | 8th | 1 | |
4th | 4th | 5 | ||||
– | – | 8th | – | – | 1 | |
– | – | – | 8th | 7th | 2 | |
7th | 7th | 6th | – | – | 3 | |
6th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5 | |
– | 8th | 7th | 4th | 4 | ||
5th | – | – | 3 | |||
5th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 3 | |
8th | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
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See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralympics. |
- "IPC Historical Results Database". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- "Wheelchair Rugby". International Paralympic Committee. 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
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