| Wheelchair rugby at the XI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic Wheelchair rugby | |||||||||||||
| Venue | The Dome and Exhibition Complex | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 teams from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Wheelchair Rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics was officially a mixed sport; however, no women participated. This was the first year that the sport was an official part of the Paralympic program. It had previously been a demonstration sport at the 1996 Paralympics. Eight teams took part in the competition.
Wheelchair rugby players were given a classification based on their upper body function. A committee gave each athlete a 7-level score ranging from 0.5 to 3.5, with lower scores corresponding to more severe disability. During the game, the total score of all players on the court for a team cannot exceed 8 points. However, for each female player on court, their team gets an extra 0.5 points over the 8 point limit.
Eight teams took part in this sport. Each team could have up to 12 athletes, but no more than 11 of the team members could be male. Listed below are the eight teams qualified for the Sydney Paralympics.
| Qualified teams |
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 United States (USA) |
 New Zealand (NZL) |
 Australia (AUS) |
 Canada (CAN) |
 Sweden (SWE) |
 Great Britain (GBR) |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
 Germany (GER) |
The eight teams were divided into two even groups and participated in a single round robin tournament. The top two teams from each group went on to compete for 1st through 4th place, while the last two teams from each group competed for 5th through 8th place.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF:PA | Pts | USA | AUS | SWE | SUI | |
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| 1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 125:83 | 6 | x | 29:27 | 54:29 | 42:27 | |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 108:97 | 5 | 27:29 | x | 39:36 | 42:32 | |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 109:128 | 4 | 29:54 | 36:39 | x | 44:35 | |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 94:128 | 3 | 27:42 | 32:42 | 35:44 | x |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF:PA | Pts | NZL | CAN | GBR | GER | |
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| 1 | New Zealand (NZL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 131:98 | 6 | x | 38:31 | 46:37 | 47:30 | |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 104:103 | 5 | 31:38 | x | 38:33 | 35:32 | |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 111:122 | 4 | 37:46 | 33:38 | x | 41:38 | |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100:123 | 3 | 30:47 | 32:35 | 38:41 | x |
Source: Paralympic.org [1]
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| United States (USA) | 40 | |||||
| Canada (CAN) | 35 | |||||
| United States (USA) | 32 | |||||
| Australia (AUS) | 31 | |||||
| New Zealand (NZL) | 39 | |||||
| Australia (AUS) | 40 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| Canada (CAN) | 32 | |||||
| New Zealand (NZL) | 44 | |||||
IiSource: Paralympic.org [1]
| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| Sweden (SWE) | 39 | |||||
| Germany (GER) | 38 | |||||
| Sweden (SWE) | 40 | |||||
| Great Britain (GBR) | 39 | |||||
| Great Britain (GBR) | 38 | |||||
| Switzerland (SUI) | 34 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Germany (GER) | 44 | |||||
| Switzerland (SUI) | 37 | |||||
Source: Paralympic.org [1]
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
 | United States |
 | Australia |
 | New Zealand |
| 4. | Canada |
| 5. | Sweden |
| 6. | Great Britain |
| 7. | Germany |
| 8. | Switzerland |
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