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IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship

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IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship
SportWheelchair basketball
Founded1997
CountryIWBF members
ContinentIWBF (International)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Great Britain
Most titles(2)  United States,  Canada

The IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship is an international wheelchair basketball competition contested by the men's and women's under-23 national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), the sport's global governing body. The event is held every four years.

The first official wheelchair basketball world championship for men under-23 was held in 1997 hosted by Toronto, Canada. Only seven nations took part at the tournament. At the next championship held 2001 in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, the number of participating nations were six. The 2005 Championship in Birmingham, United Kingdom became a full tournament attended by twelve nations from four zones.[1][2]

Junior women under 23 were allowed to play in the men's teams at the third edition of championships in 2005. A bonus of one point was given to the team, which had a female player on the court. However, to develop young women players, it is concluded that separate championships for junior women will be held in the future.[2][3]

Winners

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National teams of Canada and the United States are both twice champions sofar.[3][4]

Number Year Host 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1 1997  Canada, Toronto  Canada  United States  Australia
2 2001  Brazil, Blumenau, Santa Catarina  Canada  Brazil  United States
3 2005  United Kingdom, Birmingham  United States  Japan  Australia
4 2009  France, Paris  United States  Spain  Japan
5 2013  Turkey, Adana  Germany  Sweden  Australia
6 2017  Canada, Toronto  Great Britain  Turkey  Australia
7 2022  [[|]], [[]]  [[men's national wheelchair basketball team|]]  [[men's national wheelchair basketball team|]]  [[men's national wheelchair basketball team|]]

Medal table

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Rank Country 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  United States 2 1 1 4
2  Canada 2 0 0 2
3  Germany 1 0 0 1
 Great Britain 1 0 0 1
4  Japan 0 1 1 2
5  Brazil 0 1 0 1
 Spain 0 1 0 1
 Sweden 0 1 0 1
 Turkey 0 1 0 1
9  Australia 0 0 4 4
Total 6 6 6 16

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tournaments and Events - 2013 Men U23 World Championship". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  2. ^ a b "History". IWBF. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  3. ^ a b "Under 23 World Championship Results". IWBF. Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  4. ^ "Adana, Turkey To Host 2013 Men's U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-09-10.