Wheelchair basketball at the XIV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Basketball Arena, North Greenwich Arena | |||||||||
Dates | 30 August – 8 September 2012 | |||||||||
Competitors | 264 (12 men and 10 women teams) | |||||||||
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Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics [1] was held from 30 August to 8 September. Competitions were held at the newly built Basketball Arena, which seated 10,000 spectators, and The O2 Arena (renamed "North Greenwich Arena" during the games due to sponsorship rules). Australia were the defending champions of the men's championship, while the United States were the defending champions of the women's championship.
In the men's tournament, twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams, where each team met the other teams once. The four highest placed teams in each group then advanced to a knock-out round to decide the medals and 4th to 8th places. The fifth-placed teams met each other over the 9th and 10th places, and the sixth-placed teams met each other over the 11th and 12th places. [2]
In the women's tournament, ten qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of five teams, where each team met the other teams once. The four highest placed teams in each group then advanced to a knock-out round to decide the medals and 4th to 8th places. The fifth-placed teams met each other over the 9th and 10th places. [3]
Athletes are given an eight-level score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represented a higher degree of disability. [4] The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
The Great Britain wheelchair basketball teams received automatic qualification as hosts. An NPC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players.
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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2010 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships [5] [6] [7] | 5–18 July 2010 | ![]() | 7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2011 IWBF Africa Championship [8] | 10–13 October 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship [9] | 4–11 November 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 Parapan American Games | 13 September – 20 October 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 IWBF European Championship [10] | 8–17 September 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Host nation | 1 | ![]() | ||
Total | 12 |
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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2010 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships [5] [6] [7] | 5–18 July 2010 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2011 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship | 4–11 November 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 Parapan American Games | 13 September – 20 October 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 IWBF European Championship [10] | 6–18 September 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
International play-off | 1 | ![]() | ||
Host nation | 1 | ![]() | ||
Total | 10 |
Source: Paralympic.org [11]
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