Wheelchair rugby at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair rugby
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Paralympic Wheelchair rugby

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Wheelchair rugby at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of a mixed team event. Wheelchair rugby was being contested as a demonstration sport, and not an official part of the Paralympic program, but medals were awarded and stayed on medal table. Six teams took part in the sport; Sweden and Australia were eliminated after the preliminary round.

## Medal summary[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Mixed wheelchair rugby  |  United States (USA)

William Renje
Clifton Chunn
Bradley Updegrove
David Ceruti
Joseph Soares
David Gould
Charles Crouch

|  Canada (CAN)

Kirby Kranabetter
Raymond Lizotte
Daryl Stubel
David Tweed
Brian McPhate
Dany Belanger
Allan Semeniuk
Garett Hickling

|  New Zealand (NZL)

Paul Leefe
Stephen Guthrie
Geremy Tinker
Robert Dickie
Sholto Taylor
Gary McMurray
Curtis Palmer
Grant Sharman

## Classification[edit]

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.

## Teams[edit]

Main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Rosters

Six 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 six teams qualified for the Atlanta Paralympics.

Qualified teams

United States (USA)
New Zealand (NZL)
Canada (CAN)
Great Britain (GBR)
Sweden (SWE)
Australia (AUS)

## Tournament[edit]

### Competition format[edit]

The six teams participated in a single round robin tournament. The top four teams went on to compete for 1st through 4th place, while the last two teams are eliminated.

### Preliminary round[edit]

Round robin  Rank  | Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | PF:PA  | Pts  |  | USA  | NZL  | CAN  | GBR  | SWE  | AUS

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1 |  United States (USA) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 213:120 | 10 | x | 48:34 | 47:26 | 50:26 | 37:16 | 31:18
2 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 205:185 | 9 | 34:48 | x | 45:42 | 42:30 | 45:42 | 39:23
3 |  Canada (CAN) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 171:167 | 8 | 26:47 | 42:45 | x | 34:29 | 30:22 | 39:24
4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 160:199 | 7 | 26:50 | 30:42 | 29:34 | x | 41:40 | 34:33
5 |  Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 149:178 | 6 | 16:37 | 42:45 | 22:30 | 40:41 | x | 29:25
6 |  Australia (AUS) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 123:172 | 5 | 18:31 | 23:39 | 24:39 | 33:34 | 25:29 | x

Qualified for quarterfinals
Eliminated

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

### Medal round[edit]

| Semifinals| | Gold-medal match

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|  United States |  38

|  Great Britain |  25 |

|  United States |  37

| |  Canada |  30

|  New Zealand |  38

|  Canada |  39 |

| Bronze-medal match

|  Great Britain |  34

|  New Zealand | 46

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

## Ranking[edit]

Place  | Team

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|  United States
|  Canada
|  New Zealand
4. |  Great Britain
5. |  Sweden
Australia

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## External links[edit]

* International Wheelchair Rugby Federation

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wheelchair rugby at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.

1. ^ a b "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1996. Retrieved 2012-10-28.

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