IWBF zone | IWBF Asia+Oceania |
---|---|
Paralympic Games | |
Appearances | 4 |
World Championships | |
Appearances | 3 |
Medals | Bronze: 2022 |
The Iran Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Iran in international competitions for men as part of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.
The team's current roster for the 2014 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship is:
The Iran men's team has not competed at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, however it has placed behind Japan twice at the 2004 & 2008 & 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Year | Position | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
China 2010 | Banned | ||
South Korea 2014 | 3rd | 5 | 1 |
Indonesia 2018 | 1st | 6 | 0 |
China 2022 | 3rd | 5 | 1 |
Total | 3/4 | 11 | 1 |
2013 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship - W , L
2015 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship - 6 W , 2 L
2017 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship - W , L
2019 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship - 4 W , 3 L
2021 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship - W , L
Year | Position | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | ? | 0 | 0 |
2009-2011 | Banned | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 3 | ||
2015 | 2 | ||
2017 | 2 | ||
2019 | 3 | ||
2021 | 2 | ||
Total | 5/8 | ? | ? |
Year | Position | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
1973-2006 | DNE | 0 | 0 |
2010 | Banned | 0 | 0 |
South Korea 2014 | 8th | 2 | 5 |
Germany 2018 | 4th | 5 | 2 |
United Arab Emirates 2022 | 3rd | 4 | 3 |
Total | 3/14 | 11 | 10 |
Year | Position | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
1960-1992 | Did not enter ? | ||
1996 | Did not qualify | ||
2000 | Did not qualify | ||
2004 | 9th | 2 | 4 |
2008 | 8th | 3 | 5 |
2012 | Banned | ||
2016 | 10th | 2 | 4 |
2020 | 9th | 2 | 3 |
2024 | |||
Total | 4/16 | 9 | 16 |
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