Wheelchair rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair rugby
at the XI Paralympic Games
Wheelchair rugby; at the XI Paralympic Games
	Paralympic Wheelchair rugby
Venue	The Dome and Exhibition Complex
Competitors	8 teams from 8 nations
Medalists
	←1996 2004→

Wheelchair Rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics was officially a mixed sport; however, no women participated. This was the first year that the sport was an official part of the Paralympic program. It had previously been a demonstration sport at the 1996 Paralympics. Eight teams took part in the competition.

Medal summary[edit]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed wheelchair rugby	United States (USA) William Renje Clifton Chunn Wayne Romero Daniel Guillou Troy McGuirk Rick Draney Dean MacCabe Stephen Pate Norman Lyduch Bryan Kirkland Ralph Shadowens Eddie Crouch	Australia (AUS) Bryce Alman Patrick Ryan Garry Croker Steve Porter Tom Kennedy Brad Dubberley Clifford Clarke Brett Boylan Peter Harding Craig Parsons Nazim Erdem George Hucks	New Zealand (NZL) Paul Leefe Bill Oughton Stephen Guthrie Tony Howe Timothy Johnson Geremy Tinker Justin Muschamp Sholto Taylor Gary McMurray Curtis Palmer Grant Sharman

Classification[edit]

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[edit]

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 qualified for the Sydney Paralympics.

Qualified teams
United States (USA)
New Zealand (NZL)
Australia (AUS)
Canada (CAN)
Sweden (SWE)
Great Britain (GBR)
Switzerland (SUI)
Germany (GER)

Tournament[edit]

Competition format[edit]

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[edit]

Group A
Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	PF:PA	Pts	USA	AUS	SWE	SUI
1	United States (USA)	3	3	0	125:83	6	x	29:27	54:29	42:27
2	Australia (AUS)	3	2	1	108:97	5	27:29	x	39:36	42:32
3	Sweden (SWE)	3	1	2	109:128	4	29:54	36:39	x	44:35
4	Switzerland (SUI)	3	0	3	94:128	3	27:42	32:42	35:44	x

Group B
Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	PF:PA	Pts	NZL	CAN	GBR	GER
1	New Zealand (NZL)	3	3	0	131:98	6	x	38:31	46:37	47:30
2	Canada (CAN)	3	2	1	104:103	5	31:38	x	38:33	35:32
3	Great Britain (GBR)	3	1	2	111:122	4	37:46	33:38	x	41:38
4	Germany (GER)	3	0	3	100:123	3	30:47	32:35	38:41	x

Qualified for quarterfinals

Eliminated

Source: Paralympic.org ^[1]

Medal round[edit]

Semifinals		Gold medal match



United States (USA)	40

Canada (CAN)	35
		United States (USA)	32

		Australia (AUS)	31
New Zealand (NZL)	39

Australia (AUS)	40
		Bronze medal match



		Canada (CAN)	32

		New Zealand (NZL)	44

IiSource: Paralympic.org ^[1]

Classification 5-8[edit]

Classification round		Fifth place



Sweden (SWE)	39

Germany (GER)	38
		Sweden (SWE)	40

		Great Britain (GBR)	39
Great Britain (GBR)	38

Switzerland (SUI)	34
		Seventh place



		Germany (GER)	44

		Switzerland (SUI)	37

Source: Paralympic.org ^[1]

Ranking[edit]

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

External links[edit]

International Wheelchair Rugby Federation

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2000. Retrieved 2012-10-28.

[Paralympic-1] "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2000. Retrieved 2012-10-28.

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