Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair basketball
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Wheelchair basketball pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
Venue Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Dates7 September - 16 September 2008
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)(men)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)(women)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)(men)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)(women)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)(men)
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)(women)
2004
2012
Wheelchair basketball match between South Africa and Iran Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.jpg
Wheelchair basketball match between South Africa and Iran

The Wheelchair Basketball competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is held in Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium between September 7, 2008 and September 16, 2008. There will be two medals awarded in this event.

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Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's team
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)

Dylan Alcott
Brendan Dowler
Justin Eveson
Michael Hartnett
Adrian King
Tristan Knowles
Grant Mizens
Brad Ness (captain)
Shaun Norris
Troy Sachs
Tige Simmons
Brett Stibners
Coach: Ben Ettridge

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)

Patrick Anderson
Jaimie Borisoff (captain)
Abditatch Dini
David Durepos
David Eng
Robert Hedges
Joey Johnson
Adam Lancia
Ross Norton
Richard Peter
Yvon Rouillard
Chris Stoutenberg
Coach: Mike Frogley

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)

Joseph Bestwick
Andrew Blake
Simon Brown
Matthew Byrne
Terence Bywater
Peter Finbow
Jonathan Hall
Kevin Hayes
Abdillah Jama
Simon Munn
Ade Orogbemi
Jon Pollock (captain)
Coach: Sinclair Richford Thomas

Women's team
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

Sarah Castle
Patty Cisneros (captain)
Loraine Gonzales
Carlee Hoffman
Emily Hoskins
Mary Allison Milford
Rebecca Murray
Alana Nichols
Christina Ripp
Jen Ruddell
Natalie Schneider
Stephanie Wheeler
Coach: Ronald Lykins

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)

Alke Behrens
Maren Butterbrodt
Annette Kahl (captain)
Britta Kautz
Simone Kues
Birgit Meitner
Marina Mohnen
Edina Anita Muller
Nora Schratz
Gesche Schunemann
Nicole Seifert
Annika Zeyen
Coach: Holger Ingo Glinicki

Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)

Clare Burzynski
Shelley Chaplin
Cobi Crispin
Melanie Domaschenz
Kylie Gauci
Melanie Hall
Katie Hill
Bridie Kean
Tina McKenzie
Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy
Sarah Stewart
Liesl Tesch (captain)
Coach: Gerry Hewson

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

Classification

Classification is an important element that will ensure athletes can compete in a fair situation.

A certain committee will give athletes who can take part in this sport an eight-level-score specific to basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a larger disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.

Teams

There will be 12 male teams and 10 female teams taking part in this sport.

Men's

TeamQualification
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)IWBF Africa Qualify Tournament
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)IWBF Asian-Oceania Qualify Tournament
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) 2007 Parapan American Games
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)IWBF Europe Qualify Tournament
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)Host nation

Women's

TeamQualification
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)IWBF Asian-Oceania Qualify Tournament
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) 2007 Parapan American Games
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)IWBF Europe Qualify Tournament
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)Host nation

Competition format

Both men's and women's use the same format, team divided into 2 groups, 6 each for men's and 5 each for women's, with a single round robin tournament, then first four of each group compete for 1st-8th place with knock-out format, while last one for women's and last two for men's compete for 9th-10th or 9th-12th place.

See also

References

  1. "Medallists, Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-01.