Wheelchair rugby at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

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.

Wheelchair rugby at the X Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair rugby
Medalists
United States  United States Canada  Canada New Zealand  New Zealand

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
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

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

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

Competition format

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

Round robin

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

Medal round

	Semifinals				Gold-medal match
	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

Ranking

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

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External links

• International Wheelchair Rugby Federation