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Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair rugby
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair rugby
VenueBeijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Dates12–16 September
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Australia  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada  Canada
2004
2012

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

Medalists

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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

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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

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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

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Competition format

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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

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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 [1]

Medal round

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

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

Classification 5-8

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

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

Ranking

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Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada
4.  Great Britain
5.  New Zealand
6.  Germany
7.  Japan
8.  China
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2012.