Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.
Wheelchair basketball at the XI Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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Venues | The Dome and Exhibition Complex Sydney SuperDome | |||||||||
Competitors | 20 teams from 12 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medal table edit
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Medalists edit
Source: Paralympic.org [1]
Classification edit
Classification is an important element that will ensure athletes can compete in a fair situation.
A certain committee will give athletes who can take part in this sport an eight-level-score specific to basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a larger disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
Teams edit
There will be 12 male teams and 8 female teams taking part in this sport.
Men's edit
Team |
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Canada (CAN) |
United States (USA) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Germany (GER) |
Mexico (MEX) |
South Africa (RSA) |
Netherlands (NED) |
France (FRA) |
Australia (AUS) |
Sweden (SWE) |
Japan (JPN) |
South Korea (KOR) |
Women's edit
Team |
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Australia (AUS) |
Netherlands (NED) |
United States (USA) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Canada (CAN) |
Japan (JPN) |
Mexico (MEX) |
Germany (GER) |
Competition format edit
Teams consisted of twelve players, of whom five were on court at any one time. Each player was rated between 0.5 and 4.5 points based on the extent of their disability, with 4.5 representing the least physical limitation. The sum of the rates of all players on court at any time was limited to 14.5 points per team.
Games were played in four periods of ten minutes, with extra time periods of five minutes added as necessary to resolve a tied game.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Medallists, Sydney 2000 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2000. Retrieved 2012-11-01.