Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair rugby at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair rugby
Venue	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Dates	12–16 September 2008
Medalists
United States   United States   Australia   Australia   Canada   Canada

Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium from 12 September to 16 September.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed team	United States (USA) Andy Cohn Will Groulx Scott Hogsett Bryan Kirkland (captain) Norm Lyduch Seth McBride Jason Regier Nick Springer Chance Sumner Joel Wilmoth Mark Zupan Coach: James Gumbert	Australia (AUS) Bryce Alman Ryley Batt Grant Boxall Shane Brand Cameron Carr Nazim Erdem George Hucks Steve Porter (captain) Ryan Scott Greg Smith Scott Vitale Coach: Brad Dubberley	Canada (CAN) Ian Chan Jason Crone Jared Funk Garett Hickling Trevor Hirschfield Fabien Lavoie Say Luangkhamdeng Daniel Paradis Erika Schmutz Patrice Simard Mike Whitehead David Willsie (captain) Coach: Benoit Labrecque

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 2008 Summer Paralympics – Rosters

Eight 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 eight teams and their method of qualifying for the Beijing Paralympics.

Team	Qualification
Australia (AUS)	Oceania Zonal Championship
Canada (CAN)	American Zonal Championship
China (CHN)	Host nation
Germany (GER)	Europe Zonal Championship
Great Britain (GBR)
Japan (JPN)	World Ranking
New Zealand (NZL)
United States (USA)	2006 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships

Tournament

Competition format

The eight teams were divided into two even groups and participated in a single round robin tournament. The top two teams from each group went on to compete for 1st through 4th place, while the last two teams from each group competed for 5th through 8th place.

Preliminary Round

Group A

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	PF:PA	Pts		USA	CAN	JPN	CHN
1	United States (USA)	3	3	0	146:99	6		x	37:32	44:37	65:30
2	Canada (CAN)	3	2	1	137:102	5		32:37	x	48:40	57:25
3	Japan (JPN)	3	1	2	132:130	4		37:44	40:48	x	55:38
4	China (CHN)	3	0	3	93:177	3		30:65	25:57	38:55	x

Group B

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	PF:PA	Pts		AUS	GBR	NZL	GER
1	Australia (AUS)	3	3	0	129:111	6		x	43:37	39:38	47:36
2	Great Britain (GBR)	3	2	1	115:116	5		37:43	x	39:38	39:35
3	New Zealand (NZL)	3	1	2	116:109	4		38:39	38:39	x	40:31
4	Germany (GER)	3	0	3	102:126	3		36:47	35:39	31:40	x

     Qualified for quarterfinals

     Eliminated

Source: Paralympic.org

Medal round

	Semifinals				Gold medal match
	15 September 2008 - 18:00
	United States	35
	Great Britain	32
					16 September 2008 - 20:00
					United States	53
					Australia	44
					Bronze medal match
	15 September 2008 - 20:00			16 September 2008 - 18:00
	Australia	41		Great Britain	41
	Canada	40			Canada	47

Source: Paralympic.org

Classification 5-8

	Classification round				Fifth place
	15 September 2008 - 13:00
	Japan	38
	Germany	39
					16 September 2008 - 15:00
					Germany	25
					New Zealand	28
					Seventh place
	15 September 2008 - 15:00			16 September 2008 - 13:00
	New Zealand	47		Japan	58
	China	34			China	32

Source: Paralympic.org

Ranking

Place	Team
	United States
	Australia
	Canada
4.	Great Britain
5.	New Zealand
6.	Germany
7.	Japan
8.	China

External links

• Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
• International Wheelchair Rugby Federation