| Wheelchair rugby at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–17 July 2022 |
| No. of events | 1 |
The wheelchair rugby competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022, [1] in Birmingham, Alabama in United States. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Wheelchair rugby competition made its debut as invitational sport of The World Games programme and also was the first paralympic sport at the World Games program. As happening at the Paralympics, wheelchair rugby is a mixed team sport for male and female quadriplegic athletes. [3]
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed tournament | Great Britain David Cowling Nick Cummins Sam Dickinson Kylie Grimes Daniel Kellett Myles Pearson Luke Wilson | Japan Yuki Hasegawa Tomoaki Imai Kotaro Kishi Kae Kurahashi Seiya Norimatsu Takayuki Norimatsu Hitoshi Ogawa Hidefumi Wakayama | Germany Florian Bongard Niklas Braschoss Britta Kripke Christian Riedel Peter Schreiner Thomas Schuwje Robert Teichmann |
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