National federation | British Wheelchair Basketball | ||
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Paralympic Games | |||
Appearances | 13 | ||
Medals | Silver: 1960, 1964, 1996, 2024 Bronze: 1960, 1968, 2004, 2008, 2016 | ||
World Championships | |||
Appearances | 13 | ||
Medals | Gold: 2018 Silver: 1994, 2002, 2022 Bronze: 1975 | ||
The Great Britain men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Great Britain in international competitions.
Great Britain has competed at every men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the Paralympic Games since the first tournament in 1960.
Year | Position | W | L |
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1960 | A - | ? | ? |
B - | ? | ? | |
1964 | A - | ? | ? |
B - ? | ? | ? | |
1968 | ? | ? | |
1972 | 4th | ? | ? |
1976 | ? | ? | ? |
1980 | 12th | ? | ? |
1984 | ? | ? | ? |
1988 | 11th | ? | ? |
1992 | 6th | ? | ? |
1996 | 5 | 3 | |
2000 | 4th | 4 | 4 |
2004 | 4 | 4 | |
2008 | 6 | 2 | |
2012 | 4th | 4 | 4 |
2016 | 6 | 2 | |
Total | ?/16 | ? | ? |
Year | Position | W | L |
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1970 | ? | ? | |
1971 | ? | ? | |
1974 | ? | ? | |
1991 | ? | ? | |
1993 | ? | ? | |
1995 | ? | ? | |
1997 | ? | ? | |
1999 | 4th | ? | ? |
2001–02 | 4th | ? | ? |
2003 | ? | ? | |
2005 | ? | ? | |
2007 | ? | ? | |
2009 | ? | ? | |
2011 | ? | ? | |
2013 | 8 | 0 | |
2015 | 6 | 2 | |
2017 | 6 | 2 | |
2019 | 8 | 0 | |
2021 | 7 | 1 | |
2023 | ? | ? | ? |
Total | 19/23 | 37 | 5 |
#4 Gaz Choudhry, #5 Simon Brown, #6 Kevin Hayes, #7 Terry Bywater, #8 Simon Munn, #9 Jon Pollock, #10 Abdi Jama, #11 Matt Sealy, #12 Ian Sagar, #13 Daniel Highcock, #14 Jon Hall, #15 Ade Orogbemi, (Coach: Murray Treseder ) [1]
Ade Orogbemi, Andrew Blake, Kevin Hayes, Matthew Byrne, Simon Brown, Peter Finbow, Joseph Bestwick, Jonathan Hall, Abdillah Jama, Terence Bywater, Jon Pollock, Simon Munn
Matt Byrne, Andrew Blake, Peter Finbow, Colin Price, Stuart Jellows, Ade Adepitan, Jonathan Pollock, Simon Munn, Terry Bywater, Kevin Hayes, Fred Howley, Sinclair Thomas
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