The Wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan was the seventh edition of Wheelchair rugby as a Paralympic sport since its debut as a demonstration sport at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta. The competition was hosted at the Yoyogi National Stadium and was held from 25 to 29 August 2021.[1][2][3]
| Wheelchair rugby at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Wheelchair rugby pictogram of the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
| Venue | Yoyogi National Stadium |
| Dates | 25–29 August 2021 |
| Competitors | 96 from 8 nations |
Eight teams competed in the competition which included the debutant of Denmark at the Paralympics. The eight teams were separated into two groups of four with the top two teams from each group qualifying through to the semi-finals while the bottom two played off in the fifth and seventh place match respectively. The remaining four teams then played-off in two semi-finals with the winners going through to the gold medal play-off while the losers met in the bronze-medal match.
Great Britain won the gold medal, the first European team ever to do so, with a 54-49 victory over the United States. It was also Great Britain's first medal in the sport at the seventh attempt. Hosts Japan won bronze with victory over Australia.
Qualification edit
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country Allocation | — | — | 1 |  Japan (JPN)
|
| 2018 World Championships | 5–10 August 2018 |  Sydney |
1 |  Australia (AUS)
|
| 2019 IWRF European Championship Division A[4] | 7–11 August 2019 |  Vejle |
2 |  Denmark (DEN) Great Britain (GBR)
|
| 2019 Parapan American Games | 23 August – 1 September 2019 |  Lima |
1 |  United States (USA)
|
| 2019 IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship[5] | 6–9 September 2019 |  Gangneung |
1 |  New Zealand (NZL)
|
| 2020 IWRF Paralympic Qualification Tournament | 2–9 March 2020 |  Richmond |
2 |  Canada (CAN) France (FRA)
|
| Total | 8 |
Schedule edit
| G | Group stage | C | Classification rounds | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze-medal match | F | Final |
Date Event |
Wed 25 Aug |
Thurs 26 Aug |
Fri 27 Aug |
Sat 28 Aug |
Sun 29 Aug | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team | G | G | G | C (5th/6th) (7th/8th) |
½ | B | F |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed |  Great BritainAyaz Bhuta Jonathan Coggan Ryan Cowling Nicholas Cummins Kylie Grimes Aaron Phipps Jim Roberts Stuart Robinson Chris Ryan Jack Smith Jamie Stead Gavin Walker |
 United StatesChuck Aoki Jeff Butler Chad Cohn Joseph Delagrave Lee Fredette Ray Hennagir Joe Jackson Charles Melton Eric Newby Kory Puderbaugh Adam Scaturro Joshua Wheeler |
 JapanMasayuki Haga Yuki Hasegawa Katsuya Hashimoto Yukinobu Ike Daisuke Ikezaki Tomoaki Imai Kae Kurahashi Shunya Nakamachi Seiya Norimatsu Hitoshi Ogawa Shinichi Shimakawa Hidefumi Wakayama |
Tournament edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 155 | +15 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 159 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 |  France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 153 | −2 | 2 | Fifth place Match |
| 4 | Denmark
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 165 | −10 | 2 | Seventh place Match |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 137 | +34 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 134 | +24 | 4 | |
| 3 | Canada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 144 | +8 | 2 | Fifth place Match |
| 4 |  New Zealand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 174 | −66 | 0 | Seventh place Match |
Knockout stage edit
- Medal round bracket
| Semifinals | Gold-medal match | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| Japan | 49 | |||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Great Britain | 55 | |||||
| Great Britain | 54 | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| United States | 49 | |||||
| United States | 49 | |||||
| Australia | 42 | |||||
| Bronze medal | ||||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Japan | 60 | |||||
| Australia | 52 | |||||
Classification round edit
Seventh place Match edit
Fifth place Match edit
Semi finals edit
Bronze-medal match edit
Gold-medal match edit
References edit
- ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Day five preview of IWRF European Championships". International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Australia turn tables on Japan to win gold at IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship". insidethegames. 8 September 2019.
External links edit
- International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)
- Results book Archived 2021-08-31 at the Wayback Machine