| Wheelchair basketball at the 2019 Parapan American Games | |
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| Venue | Lima |
| Competitors | 192 from 9 nations |
Wheelchair basketball was played at the 2019 Parapan American Games . The two finalists in the women's tournament and the three medalists in the men's tournament qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1] [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's tournament |  United States Jorge Sánchez Jacob Williams Joshua Turek Michael Paye Ryan Neiswender Brian Bell Matthew Scott Steven Serio Matt Lesperance Trevon Jenifer John Boie Aaron Gouge Ron Lykins Robb Taylor |  Canada Nikola Goncin Deion Green Robert Hedges Vincent Dallaire Blaise Mutware Colin Higgins Lee Melymick Chad Jassman Patrick Anderson Jonathan Vermette Tyler Miller David Eng Matteo Feriani Joey Johnson |  Colombia Nelson Sanz Raúl Vega Joymar Granados Guillermo Alzate Yeison Pérez Andrés Flórez Jose Leep Jhon Hernández Daniel Díaz Rodney Hawkins Juan Escobar Jhoan Vargas Ana Cardoso Elkin Well |
| Women's tournament | Canada Rosalie Lalonde Élodie Tessier Arinn Young Cindy Ouellet Tamara Steeves Maude Jacques Puisand Lai Tara Llanes Sandrine Bérubé Kady Dandeneau Erica Gavel Danielle DuPlessis Simon Cass Marc Ducharme | United States Alejandra Ibáñez Megan Blunk Darlene Hunter Josie Aslakson Natalie Schneider Rebecca Murray Rose Hollermann Kaitlyn Eaton Abigail Dunkin Lindsey Zurbrugg Bailey Moody Courtney Ryan Johnson Jr L. Amy Spangler |  Brazil Cleonete Santos Gabriela Oliveira Perla Assuncao Lucicleia Costa Maxcileide Ramos Ana Aurélia Rosa Debora Costa Adrienne De Souza Oara Uchoa Silvelane Oliveira Paola Klokler Vileide Almeida Wilson Da Silva F. De Andrade |
| Qualified for semifinals |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 172 | +45 | 6 |
 Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 190 | +21 | 5 |
| Colombia (COL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 184 | 206 | -22 | 4 |
 Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 224 | -44 | 3 |
25 August 8:00 |
| Mexico | 56–70 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13 - 18, 16 - 17, 19 - 18, 10 - 17 | ||
| Pts: Martinez 20 Rebs: Prieto 8 Asts: Martinez 5 | Pts: Perez 19 Rebs: Perez 12 Asts: Berdun 16 | |
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25 August 16:15 |
| Colombia | 51–64 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 11 - 19, 16 - 20, 9 - 10, 15 - 15 | ||
| Pts: Hawkins 16 Rebs: Hawkins 16 Asts: Leep 9 | Pts: Anderson 25 Rebs: Anderson 11 Asts: Anderson 9 | |
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26 August 10:15 |
| Canada | 74–48 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14 - 17, 19 - 8, 21 - 14, 20 - 9 | ||
| Pts: Anderson 26 Rebs: Anderson 20 Asts: Anderson 9 | Pts: Sandoval 18 Rebs: Sandoval 9 Asts: Sandoval 4 | |
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26 August 10:15 |
| Argentina | 68–53 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter:17 - 11, 14 - 7, 11 - 19, 26 - 16 | ||
| Pts: Berdun 25 Rebs: Berdun, Perez 7 Asts: Gabas 8 | Pts: Leep 10 Rebs: Hawkins 11 Asts: Leep 7 | |
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27 August 12:30 |
| Colombia | 80–74 (OT) | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14 - 19, 13 - 14, 20 - 21, 21 - 14, Overtime:12 - 6 | ||
| Pts: Hernandez 31 Rebs: Hawkins 14 Asts: Leep 7 | Pts: Martinez 28 Rebs: Martinez 10 Asts: Martinez 7 | |
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27 August 20:45 |
| Canada | 79–73 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter:25 - 15, 17 - 28, 21 - 10, 16 - 20 | ||
| Pts: Anderson 24 Rebs: Goncin 11 Asts: Goncin 10 | Pts: Berdun 26 Rebs: Perez 6 Asts: Berdun 9 | |
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| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Points |
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| United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 307 | 96 | +211 | 6 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 179 | +53 | 5 |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 228 | -24 | 4 |
 Peru (PER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 321 | -240 | 3 |
24 August 8:00 |
| United States | 106–35 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter:22 - 6, 31 - 9, 23 - 13, 30 - 7 | ||
| Pts: Williams 23 Rebs: Scott 7 Asts: Jenifer 7 | Pts: Blair 15 Rebs: Cruz 4 Asts: Ocasio 3 | |
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24 August 18:30 |
| Peru | 25–105 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 5 - 26, 9 - 25, 7 - 28, 4 - 26 | ||
| Pts: G da Silva 20 Rebs: G da Silva, L da Silva 7 Asts: M Silva 8 | Pts: Sagua, Torres 8 Rebs: Zapata 5 Asts: Zapata 3 | |
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25 August 12:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 67–80 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter:20 - 17, 12 - 25, 16 - 23, 19 - 15 | ||
| Pts: Blair 30 Rebs: Blair 9 Asts: Blair, Ocasio 4 | Pts: M Silva 31 Rebs: de Miranda 13 Asts: M Silva 7 | |
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25 August 18:30 |
| United States | 114–14 | Peru |
| Scoring by quarter:33 - 3, 31 - 4, 29 - 3, 21 - 4 | ||
| Pts: Scott 22 Rebs: Sánchez, Serio 6 Asts: Serio 8 | ||
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26 August 12:30 |
| Brazil | 47–87 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14 - 22, 13 - 25, 5 - 28, 15 - 12 | ||
| Pts: Viana 9 Rebs: M Silva 6 Asts: M Silva 7 | Pts: Jenifer 18 Rebs: Bell 7 Asts: Serio 9 | |
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26 August 20:45 |
| Peru | 42–102 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 7 - 31, 13 - 28, 6 - 25, 16 - 18 | ||
| Pts: Zapata 25 Rebs: Zapata 10 Asts: Calvera, Torres 2 | Pts: Blair 34 Rebs: Blair 16 Asts: Ocasio 13 | |
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28 August 8:00 |
| Brazil | 66–74 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14 - 15, 15 - 16, 19 - 17, 18 - 26 | ||
| Pts: M Silva 21 Rebs: M Silva 11 Asts: M Silva 8 | Pts: Hawkins 19 Rebs: Hawkins 21 Asts: Leep 8 | |
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28 August 10:15 |
| United States | 81–42 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter:21 - 8, 29 - 10, 12 - 15, 19 - 9 | ||
| Pts: Serio 22 Rebs: Serio 10 Asts: Serio 8 | Pts: Martinez 17 Rebs: Jasso, Martinez 9 Asts: Martinez, Sandoval 5 | |
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28 August 18:30 |
| Canada | 78–31 | Peru |
| Scoring by quarter:26 - 5, 21 - 7, 20 - 3, 11 - 6 | ||
| Pts: Green 14 Rebs: Mutware 8 Asts: Eng, Goncin, Green 5 | Pts: Zapata 24 Rebs: Torres 8 Asts: Torres 4 | |
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28 August 20:45 |
| Argentina | 78–58 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter:24 - 10, 18 - 12, 17 - 17, 16 - 19 | ||
| Pts: Perez, Villafañe 12 Rebs: Gabas, Ruggeri 5 Asts: Berdun 13 | Pts: Martinez 18 Rebs: Blair 14 Asts: Blair 7 | |
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30 August 10:30 |
| Canada | 62–42 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter:18 - 12, 24 - 13, 18 - 4, 2 - 13 | ||
| Pts: Anderson 20 Rebs: Anderson 16 Asts: Anderson 7 | Pts: Hernandez 8 Rebs: Hawkins 14 Asts: Hernandez 4 | |
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30 August 12:45 |
| Argentina | 36–67 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 9 - 12, 8 - 19, 6 - 21, 13 - 15 | ||
| Pts: Villafañe 9 Rebs: Berdun, Gabas 6 Asts: Berdun, Copa 3 | Pts: Turek 18 Rebs: Serio 12 Asts: Serio 7 | |
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31 August 14:30 |
| Colombia | 58–51 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 12 - 13, 18 - 8, 7 - 13, 21 - 17 | ||
| Pts: Hawkins 18 Rebs: Hawkins 18 Asts: Hernandez 8 | Pts: Villafañe 11 Rebs: Berdun 8 Asts: Berdun 12 | |
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31 August 17:30 |
| Canada | 43–76 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 11 - 18, 12 - 17, 9 - 26, 11 - 15 | ||
| Pts: Goncin 12 Rebs: Melymick 6 Asts: Goncin 4 | Pts: Turek 18 Rebs: Serio 12 Asts: Serio 8 | |
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| Qualified for semifinals |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Points |
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| Canada (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 244 | 52 | +192 | 6 |
| Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 150 | +5 | 5 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 175 | -59 | 4 |
| Colombia (COL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 196 | -138 | 3 |
24 August 12:30 |
| Canada | 83–6 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter:28 - 4, 26 - 2, 19 - 0, 10 - 0 | ||
| Pts: Dandeneau 21 Rebs: Dandeneau 7 Asts: Lalonde, Ouellet, Tessier, Young 5 | Pts: Gomez 6 Rebs: Gomez 8 | |
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24 August 16:15 |
| Mexico | 49–63 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 18 - 18, 6 - 26, 12 - 12, 13 - 7 | ||
| Pts: Perez 20 Rebs: Dominguez 9 Asts: Ventura 8 | Pts: Pallares 31 Rebs: Pallares 12 Asts: Linari 6 | |
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25 August 10:15 |
| Mexico | 46–33 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter:16 - 15, 10 - 2, 18 - 4, 2 - 12 | ||
| Pts: Ventura 12 Rebs: Hernandez, Perez 6 Asts: Perez 6 | Pts: Gomez 21 Rebs: Rodriguez 14 Asts: Gomez 4 | |
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25 August 20:45 |
| Canada | 82–25 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter:20 - 6, 27 - 2, 27 - 10, 8 - 7 | ||
| Pts: Young 29 Rebs: Llanes, Young 5 Asts: Young 5 | Pts: Linari 9 Rebs: Sallis 5 Asts: Olmedo 3 | |
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27 August 8:00 |
| Mexico | 21–79 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 2 - 19, 6 - 17, 4 - 21, 9 - 22 | ||
| Pts: Ventura 8 Rebs: Ventura 9 Asts: Dominguez 2 | Pts: Young 29 Rebs: Dandeneau 10 Asts: Ouellet 10 | |
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27 August 16:15 |
| Argentina | 67–19 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter:16 - 6, 14 - 3, 18 - 6, 19 - 4 | ||
| Pts: Linari, Pallares, Redi 16 Rebs: Pallares 11 Asts: Olmedo, Pallares 6 | Pts: Gomez 8 Rebs: Gomez 11 Asts: Gomez 2 | |
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| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Points |
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| United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 68 | +181 | 6 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 79 | +122 | 5 |
 Chile (CHI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 191 | -134 | 4 |
| Peru (PER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 221 | -169 | 3 |
24 August 10:15 |
| United States | 92–10 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter:22 - 2, 21 - 2, 25 - 4, 24 - 2 | ||
| Pts: Zurbrugg 28 Rebs: Dunkin, Moody 6 Asts: Murray 16 | Pts: Álvarez, Alegria 4 Rebs: Molina 5 Asts: Álvarez, Vilches 1 | |
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24 August 20:45 |
| Peru | 8–88 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 2 - 24, 4 - 27, 0 - 17, 2 - 20 | ||
| Pts: Sanabria 4 Rebs: Herrera 11 Asts: Burgos, Torres 1 | Pts: Assunção 20 Rebs: Almeida 7 Asts: Rosa 6 | |
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26 August 8:00 |
| Chile | 14–71 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 0 - 20, 7 - 16, 5 - 19, 2 - 16 | ||
| Pts: Alregria 12 Rebs: Alegria 11 Asts: Alegria, Alvarez 1 | Pts: Almeida 18 Rebs: Almeida 7 Asts: Rosa 5 | |
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26 August 16:15 |
| United States | 100–16 | Peru |
| Scoring by quarter:25 - 2, 30 - 8, 23 - 2, 22 - 4 | ||
| Pts: Hollermann 27 Rebs: Dunkin 12 Asts: Murray 16 | Pts: Herrera 8 Rebs: Herrera 6 Asts: Gonzales 2 | |
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27 August 10:15 |
| Brazil | 42–57 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 10 - 24, 8 - 4, 12 - 12, 12 - 17 | ||
| Pts: Assunção 17 Rebs: Almeida 11 Asts: Almeida 3 | Pts: Murray 22 Rebs: Hollermann 12 Asts: Hollermann 9 | |
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27 August 18:30 |
| Peru | 28–33 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 10 - 14, 5 - 9, 6 - 5, 7 - 5 | ||
| Pts: Torres 8 Rebs: Herrera 16 Asts: Sanabria 3 | Pts: Carrasco 12 Rebs: Alvarez 18 Asts: Alvarez 6 | |
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28 August 12:30 |
| Chile | 16–36 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 2–9, 0–11, 8–8, 6–8 | ||
| Pts: Alvarez, Carrasco 6 Rebs: Alvarez 8 Asts: Alvarez, Vilches 2 | Pts: Gomez 28 Rebs: Gomez 13 Asts: Gomez 4 | |
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28 August 16:15 |
| Mexico | 65–17 | Peru |
| Scoring by quarter:16–6, 22–6, 18–2, 9–3 | ||
| Pts: Perez 26 Rebs: Perez 6 Asts: Ventura 7 | Pts: Torres 5 Rebs: Herrera 12 Asts: Garcia, Torres, Zegarra 1 | |
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29 August 8:00 |
| Peru | 46–21 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter:10–1, 8–2, 22–3, 6–15 | ||
| Pts: Sanabria 28 Rebs: Herrera 10 Asts: Torres 5 | Pts: Alegria 9 Rebs: Alvarez 12 Asts: Carrasco 3 | |
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29 August 12:30 |
| Mexico | 69–21 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter:16–4, 16–4, 22–3, 15–10 | ||
| Pts: Perez 23 Rebs: Montes, Perez 6 Asts: Perez 4 | Pts: Gomez 12 Rebs: Gomez, Rodriguez 10 Asts: Gomez 3 | |
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29 August 18:30 |
| Canada | 61–40 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter:14–13, 9–5, 23–8, 15–14 | ||
| Pts: Young 24 Rebs: Young 11 Asts: Lalonde 7 | Pts: Almeida 11 Rebs: Assunção 7 Asts: Assunção, L Costa, Rosa, Santos 2 | |
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29 August 20:45 |
| Argentina | 24–82 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–22, 8–21, 1–23, 10–16 | ||
| Pts: Linari 9 Rebs: Pallares 6 Asts: Pallares 3 | Pts: Zurbrugg 16 Rebs: Hollermann 12 Asts: Hollermann 15 | |
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30 August 16:30 |
| Brazil | 69–44 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter:16–8, 18–9, 16–11, 19–18 | ||
| Pts: D Costa 19 Rebs: D Costa, Santos 6 Asts: Assunção 10 | Pts: Pallares 18 Rebs: Pallares 15 Asts: Pallares 8 | |
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