United States national wheelchair rugby team

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United States Flag of the United States.svg USA
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IWRF Ranking3rd
IWRF Zone IWRF Americas
National Federation USQRA
Coach Flag of the United States.svg James Gumbert
Paralympic Games
Appearances7
Medals Gold medal.svg Gold:

1996, 2000,2008


Silver medal.svg Silver : 2016, 2020, 2024
Bronze medal.svg Bronze: 2004, 2012
World Championships
Appearances8
Medals Gold medal with cup.svg Gold: 1995, 1998, 2006, 2010
Silver medal with cup.svg Silver: 2002,2022
Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze: 2014,2018
IWRF Americas Championship
Appearances6
Medals Gold medal with cup.svg Gold: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017,2022
Uniforms
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Home
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The USA players at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. US national wheelchair rugby team - Beijing 2008.png
The USA players at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.
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2013 Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nation series - Australia v United States in Sydney.

The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States in international wheelchair rugby. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all five Paralympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds. [1]

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2000 Paralympics (Sydney)

2004 Paralympics (Athens)

A 2005 Academy-award nominated documentary film called Murderball , centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro, and produced by Jeffrey Mandel and Shapiro.

2008 Paralympics (Beijing)

2012 Paralympics (London)

The USA has clinched a berth in the 2012 Paralympics in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia. [2] [3]

Roster

(Roster for the 2011 IWRF Americas Championship) [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

#ClassNameYear BornTeam
0.5 Travis Anderson Flag of the United States.svg Tucson Pterodactyls
53.0 Chuck Aoki 1991 Flag of the United States.svg Tucson Pterodactyls
0.5 Clayton Braun Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Rugby Rams
112.0 Andy Cohn 1978 Flag of the United States.svg Sharp Edge
121.5 Chad Cohn Flag of the United States.svg Tucson Pterodactyls
142.0 Joe Delagrave Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Heat
102.0 Will Groulx 1974 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Pounders
132.0 Derrick Helton Flag of the United States.svg Tucson Pterodactyls
81.0 Scott Hogsett 1972 Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Heat
22.0 Seth McBride 1983 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Pounders
3.0 Delvin McMillan Flag of the United States.svg Lakeshore Demolition
3.0 Jeff Odom Flag of the United States.svg Texas Stampede
70.5 Jason Reiger 1975 Flag of the United States.svg Denver Harlequins
41.5 Adam Scaturo Flag of the United States.svg Denver Harlequins
92.0 Nick Springer 1985 Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Heat
2.5Josh Wheeler Flag of the United States.svg Utah Scorpions

Competitive record

Past Rosters

Jason Regier, Scott Hogsett, Norm Lyduch, Andy Cohn, Will Groulx, Bryan Kirkland, Seth McBride, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, Mark Zupan, Joel Wilmoth, (Coach: James Gumbert, Assistant Coaches: Ed Suhr)

Chuck Aoki, Andy Cohn, Chad Cohn, Will Groulx, Derrick Helton, Scott Hogsett, Joe Delagrave, Seth McBride, Jason Regier, Adam Scaturro, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, (Coach: James Gumbert)

References

  1. ↑ Athlete Search Results - USA - Wheelchair Rugby, The historical results database at the Official website of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  2. ↑ Qualification Criteria - WR [ permanent dead link ], International Paralympic Committee, 2010
  3. ↑ 2010 WWRC, Official website of the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  4. ↑ US National Team at USQRA
  5. ↑ Athletes Wheelchair Rugby, USA Paralympics
  6. ↑ Meet the US National Team, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)
  7. ↑ Participants - United States Archived 2012-07-01 at archive.today , Official site of the 2010 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
  8. ↑ 2006Team Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine , United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)
  9. ↑ Regional Teams - 2010 Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine , United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)
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