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Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralympics
Governing body IWRF
Events1 (mixed)
Games
Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics

Wheelchair rugby was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1996. It became an official medal-awarding sport in 2000 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then. Only one event, mixed team, is held.

Tournaments

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
1996
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Atlanta
United States
37 - 30
Canada

New Zealand
46 - 34
Great Britain
2000
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Sydney
United States
32 - 31
Australia

New Zealand
44 - 32
Canada
2004
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Athens
New Zealand
31 - 29
Canada

United States
43 - 39
Great Britain
2008
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Beijing
United States
53 - 44
Australia

Canada
47 - 41
Great Britain
2012
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London
Australia
66 - 51
Canada

United States
53 - 43
Japan
2016
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Rio de Janeiro
Australia
59 - 58
United States

Japan
52 - 50
Canada
2020
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Tokyo
Great Britain
54 - 49
United States

Japan
60 - 52
Australia

Medal table

Updated after the 2020 Summer Paralympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States3227
2  Australia2204
3  New Zealand1023
4  Great Britain1001
5  Canada0314
6  Japan0022
Totals (6 entries)77721

Participating nations

Four nations - United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain have appeared in every wheelchair rugby Paralympic tournament since its introduction. The 1996 tournament was considered a demonstration event, but unlike the Olympics, medals were awarded and counted in the main medals table.

The final placement for each team in each tournament is shown in the following tables.

Nation 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
  Australia 6th 5th 4th
  Belgium 6th 7th
  Brazil 8th
  Canada 4th 4th 5th
  China 8th
  Denmark 7th
  France 8th 7th 6th
  Germany 7th 7th 6th
  Great Britain 4th 6th 4th 4th 5th 5th
  Japan 8th 7th 4th
  New Zealand 5th 8th
  Sweden 5th 5th 6th 6th
  Switzerland 8th
  United States

See also

References

  • "IPC Historical Results Database". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-10.