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Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team

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 Australia
IWBF zoneAsia Oceania
National federationBasketball Australia
CoachBrad Ness
Nickname(s)Rollers
Paralympic Games
Appearances15
Medals Gold: 1996, 2008
Silver: 2004, 2012
World Championships
Appearances13
Medals Gold: 2010, 2014
Bronze: 2006, 2018

The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers. Australia took the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games and 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.

Australia has competed at every men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the Paralympic Games except 1964.[1][2][3] Kevin Coombs was Australia's first captain of the men's wheelchair basketball team.

The Rollers qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics by winning the 2015 Asia Oceania Qualifying Tournament and finished sixth.[4]

Competitions

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Year Position W L
Italy 1960 ? ? ?
Japan 1964 Did not compete
Israel 1968 9th ? ?
Germany 1972 5th ? ?
Canada 1976 10th ? ?
Netherlands 1980 13th ? ?
United States 1984 11th[5] ? ?
South Korea 1988 10th ? ?
Spain 1992 8th ? ?
United States 1996 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1
Australia 2000 5th 5 3
Greece 2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2
China 2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1
United Kingdom 2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1
Brazil 2016 6th 5 2
Japan 2020 5th 4 3
France 2024 5th 2 4
  • 1973 – did not participate
  • 1975 – did not participate
  • 1979 – did not participate
  • 1983 – 11th
  • 1986 – 10th
  • 1990 – 6th [6]
  • 1994 – 6th
  • 1998 – 4th
  • 2002 – 4th
  • 2006 – Bronze
  • 2010 Gold
  • 2014 Gold
  • 2018 Bronze
  • 2022 – 7th

Past Paralympic Games Rosters

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Australian wheelchair basketballer Orfeo Cecconato takes on a Great Britain defender in the final of the men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

1960 Summer Paralympics

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Results included: Israel d Australia 22–5 ; Australia d Belgium 26–0 ; United States d Australia 32–10. Results may be incomplete.[7]

1964 Summer Paralympics

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Australia did not field a team at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.[10]

1968 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 9th among 13 teams.

1972 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 8th among 9 teams.
In the preliminary rounds, Australian results were: United States 85 v Australia 29; Israel 101 v Australia 36; France 74 v Australia 53. Australia finished 8th in the tournament.[11]

1976 Summer Paralympics

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'Finished 10th among 21 teams
Australian results: Sweden 79 v Australia 51, Belgium 43 v Australia 30, United States 93 v Australia 34, Australia 57 v Japan 42. Australia did not qualify for the finals.[11]

1980 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 13th among 17 teams

1984 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 11th among 18 teams

1988 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 10th among 17 teams

1992 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 9th among 12 teams

1996 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 1st among 12 teams.
The team beat Great Britain for the gold medal with a final score of 78:63.[12][13]

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men

2000 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 5th among 12 teams

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics – Men

2004 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 2nd among 12 teams.
The Australian's were beaten by Canada 53:70 in the Gold Medal match.

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men

2008 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 1st among 12 teams.
The team beat Canada 72:60 in the Final

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men

2012 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 2nd among 12 teams.
The team was defeated by Canada 58:64 in the Gold Medal match.

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men

2016 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 6th among 12 teams.

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

2020 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 5th among 12 teams.

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

2024 Summer Paralympics

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Finished 5th among 8 teams.

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

(d) Paralympic Games debut

Past Gold Cup / World Championships Games Rosters

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World Championships from 1973 to 2002 known as Gold Cup.

1983 Gold Cup

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Finished 11th

1986 Gold Cup

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Finished 10th

1990 Gold Cup

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Finished 5th

1994 Gold Cup

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Finished 6th

1998 Gold Cup

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Finished 4th

2002 Gold Cup

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Finished 2nd

2006 World Championships

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Finished 3rd

Finished 1st

Finished 1st

Finished 3rd

Finished 7th

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kevin Coombs Archived 31 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Basketball Australia
  2. ^ Kevin Coombs Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
  3. ^ Easy Win In Basketball At Paralympics., The Age, 21 September 1960, Google News Archive
  4. ^ "Heartbreak and Elation for Gliders and Rollers at AOZ qualifying tournament". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ Sporting resume – David Gould Archived 21 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, starwin.com.au
  6. ^ Armand Thiboutot, Philip Craven (1996). The 50th Anniversary of Wheelchair Basketball: A History. Waxmann Verlag. p. 80. ISBN 3830954417.
  7. ^ a b "Basketball Win to Australia at the Paralympics". Canberra Times. 21 September 1960. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "The Original Wheelchair Basketball team honoured". Australian Basketball Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Australian paralympic hall of fame". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  10. ^ Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand. "Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1960–1980" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Paralympic Games 1960–1980" (PDF). Wheelchairs can jump : a history of wheelchair basketball. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Event Guide: wheelchair basketball". ABC. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  13. ^ "1996 Atlanta Paralympics Men's Wheelchair Basketball Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  14. ^ a b Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15–25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 1996. p. 74.
  15. ^ Media Guide – Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ Results – ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games – Wheelchair Basketball – Men, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  17. ^ Media Guide – Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  18. ^ Results – Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games – Wheelchair Basketball – Men, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  19. ^ [1] Archived 9 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  20. ^ Media Guide Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  21. ^ Media Guide Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Paralympics Australia. 2021.
  22. ^ a b c d e f "Gold Cup / World Championships (Men) 1973*/1975 – 2010" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Basketball Australia Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  24. ^ "Rollers World Championship team named". Basketball Australia website. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  25. ^ "Rollers claim 2014 IWBF World Championship". Basketball Australia News, 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  26. ^ "Australian Rollers select team for World Championships". Basketball Australia website. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Rollers earn bronze at the World Championships". Basketball Australia. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Rollers and Gliders Gear Up for Dubai". Basketball Australia. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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