Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

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Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
Sport Wheelchair basketball
Founded1973 M / 1990 W
Country IWBF members
Continent IWBF (International)

The IWBF World Wheelchair Basketball Championship (World Championships from 1973 to 2002 (2006) known as Gold Cup) is an international wheelchair basketball competition contested by the men's and the women's national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), the sport's global governing body.

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The first unofficial Wheelchair Basketball World Championships for men was held in 1973, [1] with Bruges, Belgium being the first host city. The unofficial world championship for men was won by Great Britain, with a team that included Philip Craven, [2] who would later become the President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Bruges, Belgium also hosted the first official World Championships, known as the Gold Cup tournament, in 1975.

The men's world championships has been won 7 times by the United States, twice each by Australia and Great Britain (one of which being the unofficial Championship in 1973), and once each by Israel, France and Canada. Wheelchair basketball world championships for women have been held since 1990. In the first 6 women's world championships, Canada has won four world titles, and the United States two world titles.

Winners

NumberYearHostMenWomen
11973* Bruges (Belgium)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
21975 Bruges (Belgium)Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
31979 Tampa (United States)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
41983 Halifax (Canada)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
51986 Melbourne (Australia)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
61990 Bruges (Belgium)Flag of France.svg  France
Saint-Étienne (France)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
71994 [3] Edmonton (Canada)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Stoke Mandeville (Great Britain)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
81998 [3] Sydney (Australia)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
92002 [3] Kitakyushu (Japan)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
102006 [3] Amsterdam (Netherlands)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
112010 [3] Birmingham (United Kingdom)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of the United States.svg  United States
122014 [4] [5] Incheon (South Korea)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Toronto (Canada)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
132018 Hamburg (Germany)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
142022 Dubai (United Arab Emirates)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

* Unofficial Championship

Results

Men

YearDatesHost (final location)Gold medal gameBronze medal game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
1973*
Details
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (Bruges)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
5037Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
1975
Details
28-31 July
16 Sept (Finals)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (Bruges)Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
5047Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
1979
Details
9-13 MayFlag of the United States.svg  United States (Tampa)Flag of the United States.svg
United States
6049Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
1983
Details
23-28 MayFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Halifax)Flag of the United States.svg
United States
8667Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
1986
Details
6-12 AprilFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Melbourne)Flag of the United States.svg
United States
6140Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of France.svg
France
1990 [6]
Details
5-10 AugustFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (Bruges)Flag of France.svg
France
6261Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
1994 [3]
Details
21-30 JulyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Edmonton)Flag of the United States.svg
United States
6753Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
7262Flag of France.svg
France
1998 [3]
Details
23-30 OctoberFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Sydney)Flag of the United States.svg
United States
6159Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
6356Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2002 [3]
Details
23-31 AugustFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (Kitakyushu)Flag of the United States.svg
United States
6455Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
5847Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2006 [3]
Details
6-15 JulyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (Amsterdam)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
5941Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
8053Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
2010 [3]
Details
7-17 JulyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Birmingham)Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
7969Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
7142Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
2014
Details
5-14 JulyFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Incheon)Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
6357Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
6863Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
2018
Details
16-26 AugustFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (Hamburg)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
7962Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
6857Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
2022
Details
9–20 June 2023Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (Dubai)Flag of the United States.svg
United States
6766Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
7254Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands

* Unofficial Championship

Women

YearDatesHost (final location)Gold medal gameBronze medal game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
1990 [6]
Details
5-11 JulyFlag of France.svg  France (Saint-Étienne)Flag of the United States.svg
United States
5855Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
1994 [3]
Details
6-13 AugustFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Stoke Mandeville)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
4534Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
3836Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
1998 [3]
Details
26-30 OctFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Sydney)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
5438Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
4035Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
2002 [3]
Details
26-31 AugustFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (Kitakyushu)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
5146Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
4339Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
2006 [3]
Details
8-14 JulyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (Amsterdam)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
5850Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
5248Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2010 [3]
Details
7-16 JulyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Birmingham)Flag of the United States.svg
United States
5553Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
5949Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2014 [7]
Details
20-28 JulyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Toronto)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
5450Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
7458Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2018
Details
16-26 AugustFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (Hamburg)Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
5640Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
4443Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
2022
Details
9–20 June 2023Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (Dubai)Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
5734Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
5742Flag of Germany.svg
Germany

Medals

Men (1973-2022)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 75113
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2316
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2024
4Flag of France.svg  France 1315
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1146
6Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1001
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0224
8Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0011
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0011
Totals (10 entries)14141442

Women (1990-2022)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5027
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2417
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2013
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0325
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0101
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0101
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0033
Totals (7 entries)99927

Nations

Men

Year1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th
1973Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI
1975Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Flag of Poland.svg  POL
1979Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL
1983Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS
1986Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
1990Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
1994Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Israel.svg  ISR
1998Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY
2002Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA
2006Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA
2010Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Poland.svg  POL Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG
2014Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG
2018Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Flag of Poland.svg  POL Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR
2022Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE

Women

Year1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
1990Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Spain.svg  ESP
1994Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of Spain.svg  ESP
1998Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX
2002Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
2006Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Flag of France.svg  FRA
2010Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA
2014Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Peru.svg  PER
2018Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG
2022Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG

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