Wheelchair rugby was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1996. It became an official medal-awarding sport in 2000 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then. Only one event, mixed team, is held.

Updated after the 2020 Summer Paralympics

More information Rank, Nation ...

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	3	2	2	7
2	Australia	2	2	0	4
3	New Zealand	1	0	2	3
4	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
5	Canada	0	3	1	4
6	Japan	0	0	2	2
Totals (6 entries)		7	7	7	21

Close

Four nations - United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain have appeared in every wheelchair rugby Paralympic tournament since its introduction. The 1996 tournament was considered a demonstration event, but unlike the Olympics, medals were awarded and counted in the main medals table.

The final placement for each team in each tournament is shown in the following tables.

More information Nation ...

Nation	1996		2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Australia	6th			5th				4th
Belgium	–		–	6th	–	7th	–	–
Brazil	–		–	–	–	–	8th	–
Canada			4th				4th	5th
China	–		–	–	8th	–	–	–
Denmark	–		–	–	–	–	–	7th
France	–		–	–	–	8th	7th	6th
Germany	–		7th	7th	6th	–	–	–
Great Britain	4th		6th	4th	4th	5th	5th
Japan	–		–	8th	7th	4th
New Zealand					5th	–	–	8th
Sweden	5th		5th	–	–	6th	6th	–
Switzerland	–		8th	–	–	–	–	–
United States

Close

• Rugby at the Summer Olympics

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralympics.

• "IPC Historical Results Database". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

• "Wheelchair Rugby". International Paralympic Committee. 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-10.