Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
| Wheelchair basketball at the XI Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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.svg) Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball | ||||||||||
| Venues | The Dome and Exhibition Complex Sydney SuperDome | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 teams from 12 nations | |||||||||
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| Tournament | men | women |
Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists[edit]
Source: Paralympic.org [1]
Classification[edit]
Classification is an important element that will ensure athletes can compete in a fair situation.
A certain committee will give athletes who can take part in this sport an eight-level-score specific to basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a larger disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
Teams[edit]
There will be 12 male teams and 8 female teams taking part in this sport.
Men's[edit]
| Team |
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| Canada (CAN)
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| United States (USA)
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 Great Britain (GBR)
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 Germany (GER)
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 Mexico (MEX)
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 South Africa (RSA)
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| Netherlands (NED)
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 France (FRA)
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| Australia (AUS)
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 Sweden (SWE)
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| Japan (JPN)
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 South Korea (KOR)
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Women's[edit]
| Team |
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| Australia (AUS)
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| Netherlands (NED)
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| United States (USA)
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| Great Britain (GBR)
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| Canada (CAN)
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| Japan (JPN)
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| Mexico (MEX)
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| Germany (GER)
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Competition format[edit]
Teams consisted of twelve players, of whom five were on court at any one time. Each player was rated between 0.5 and 4.5 points based on the extent of their disability, with 4.5 representing the least physical limitation. The sum of the rates of all players on court at any time was limited to 14.5 points per team.
Games were played in four periods of ten minutes, with extra time periods of five minutes added as necessary to resolve a tied game.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Medallists, Sydney 2000 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2000. Retrieved 2012-11-01.