Wheelchair_rugby_at_the_2012_Summer_Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the Basketball Arena, London from 5 September to 9 September. There was one event[1] where 8 teams competed.[2] Though a mixed gender event the vast majority of competitors at the games were male.[3]
Quick Facts Wheelchair rugby at the XIV Paralympic Games, Venue ...
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| Venue | Basketball Arena | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 5 – 9 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 96 (8 teams) | ||||||||||||
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A NPC may enter one team. The host country directly qualified, as it had a rank on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List on 31 January 2012. Two qualification spots went to the top two NPCs on the ranking list that were not otherwise qualified.[2]
More information Qualified, Means of qualification ...
| Qualified | Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain | Host country | 1 | ||
 United States | 2010 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships | 21–26 September 2010 |  Vancouver[4] | 1 |
| Canada | 2011 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Zonal Championships – Americas | 18–25 September 2011 |  Bogotá[5] | 1 |
 Sweden Belgium | 2011 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Zonal Championships – European | 1–9 October 2011 |  Nottwil[5] | 2 |
 Australia | 2011 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Zonal Championships – Asia, Oceania | 2–10 November 2011 |  Seoul[5] | 1 |
 Japan France | IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking | 31 January 2012 | 2 |
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The tournament took place from 5 to 9 September at the Basketball Arena in Olympic Park.[6] It consisted of an initial round-robin group stage of two groups of four teams, followed by a fifth to eighth place playoff round for the bottom two from each group. The top two teams from each group went through to the semifinals and gold and bronze-medal matches.[7]
More information September, 5 / 6 / 7 ...
| September | 5 / 6 / 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase | Preliminary Round |
Classification 5-8 Placement 5-6 & 7-8 Semifinals 1 |
Gold-medal match Bronze-medal match |
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Group stage
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States (USA) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 136 | +54 | 6 | Semifinals |
 Japan (JPN) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 159 | +5 | 4 | |
 Great Britain (GBR) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 157 | −17 | 2 | Eliminated |
 France (FRA) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 192 | −42 | 0 |
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More information United States, 56 – 44 ...
| United States | 56 – 44 | Great Britain |
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| Aoki 14 Groulx 9 Team 7 McBride 6 Sumner 5 A. Cohn 5 Scaturro 3 Helton 2 Delagrave 2 Regier 1 C. Cohn 1 Springer 1 |
Report | Phipps 16 Anthony 11 Brown 5 Morrison 5 Barrow 3 Kerr 2 Sehmi 1 Team 1 |
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Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Australia (AUS) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 142 | +40 | 6 | Semifinals |
 Canada (CAN) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 166 | −3 | 4 | |
 Sweden (SWE) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 155 | −4 | 2 | Eliminated |
 Belgium (BEL) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 168 | −33 | 0 |
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More information Sweden, 52 – 42 ...
| Sweden | 52 – 42 | Belgium |
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| Uhlmann 15 Hjert 9 Jansson 7 Sandberg 6 Kulle 5 Norlin 4 Team 4 Collin 2 |
Report | Mertens 20 Verhaegen 9 Genyn 6 Vanacker 3 Team 2 Budeners 1 Meersschaut 1 |
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More information Australia, 64 – 52 ...
| Australia | 64 – 52 | Canada |
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| Batt 37 Bond 10 Team 4 Carr 3 Harrison 3 Smith 2 Newton 1 Hose 1 Lees 1 Meakin 1 Scott 1 |
Report | Lavoie 9 Hirschfield 8 Crone 7 Madell 7 Hickling 6 Whitehead 5 Willsie 4 Dagenais 2 Chan 2 Simard 2 |
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More information Sweden, 47 – 60 ...
| Sweden | 47 – 60 | Australia |
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| Uhlmann 9 Norlin 8 Kulle 7 Hjelt 7 Collin 6 Team 4 Sandberg 3 Jansson 2 Wahlberg 1 |
Report | Batt 30 Bond 14 Team 4 Carr 3 Newton 2 Smith 2 Harrison 2 Hose 1 Lees 1 Meakin 1 |
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More information Canada, 58 – 50 ...
| Canada | 58 – 50 | Belgium |
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| Madell 18 Hickling 9 Hirschfield 9 Lavoie 5 Chan 4 Whitehead 3 Simard 3 Team 3 Willsie 2 Funk 1 |
Report | Mertens 24 Genyn 10 Verhaegen 5 Budeners 4 Team 4 Vanacker 3 |
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More information Australia, 58 – 43 ...
| Australia | 58 – 43 | Belgium |
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| Batt 29 Carr 11 Bond 9 Smith 4 Hose 1 Lees 1 Meakin 1 Harrison 1 Team 1 |
Report | Mertens 14 Genyn 11 Verhaegen 5 Hendrix 4 Team 4 Budeners 3 Vanacker 2 |
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Playoffs
| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| 8 September 2012 - 09:30 | ||||||
| Great Britain
| 54 | |||||
| 8 September 2012 - 21:15 | ||||||
| Belgium
| 49 | |||||
| Great Britain
| 59 | |||||
| 8 September 2012 - 11:45 | ||||||
| Sweden
| 47 | |||||
| Sweden
| 58 | |||||
| France
| 48 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 8 September 2012 - 19:00 | ||||||
| Belgium
| 54 | |||||
| France
| 50 | |||||
5-8th-place semifinals
Seventh-place match
Fifth-place match
Medal round
- Bracket
| Semifinals | Gold-medal match | |||||
| 8 September 2012 - 16:15 | ||||||
| United States
| 49 | |||||
| 9 September 2012 - 14:15 | ||||||
| Canada
| 50 | |||||
| Canada
| 51 | |||||
| 8 September 2012 - 14:00 | ||||||
| Australia
| 66 | |||||
| Australia
| 59 | |||||
| Japan
| 45 | |||||
| Bronze-medal match | ||||||
| 9 September 2012 - 12:00 | ||||||
| United States
| 53 | |||||
| Japan
| 43 | |||||
Semifinals
More information Australia, 59 – 45 ...
| Australia | 59 – 45 | Japan |
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| Batt 27 Bond 14 Smith 6 Scott 2 Lees 2 Meakin 2 Newton 1 Carr 1 Harrison 1 Team 3 |
Report | Ikezakli 24 Nakazato 7 Kanno 6 Shimakawa 4 Sato 2 Team 2 |
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Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
More information Canada, 51 – 66 ...
| Canada | 51 – 66 | Australia |
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| Madell 11 Hickling 7 Whitehead 7 Murao 6 Chan 5 Willsie 4 Simard 3 Lavoie 2 Dagenais 1 Hirschfield 1 Team 4 |
Report | Batt 37 Bond 15 Carr 4 Smith 2 Scott 1 Lees 1 Meakin 1 Newton 1 Harrison 1 Team 3 |
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More information Place, Team ...
| Place | Team |
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Australia |
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Canada |
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United States |
| 4. | Japan |
| 5. | Great Britain |
| 6. | Sweden |
| 7. | Belgium |
| 8. | France |
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More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Mixed team | Australia (AUS) Ben Newton |
Canada (CAN) Jason Crone |
United States (USA) Chance Sumner |
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- "Paralympic Games - Summer and Winter Paralympics". Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- "Wheelchair Rugby - Athletes". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- "Global Rugby Calendar". International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- Telegraph Sport (2012). "London 2012 Paralympics: wheelchair rugby guide". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- "Wheelchair Rugby Mixed TOURNAMENT SUMMARY" (PDF). London 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
Wheelchair rugby gets underway at London Paralympics at Wikinews- International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)
- "London 2012 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- "Schedule and Results - Wheelchair Rugby". The London Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXX Olympiad. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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