Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics was held in September 1992 in the newly built Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona with a capacity of 12,500 spectators.[1]

Wheelchair basketball – Men
at the IX Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
VenuePalau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona
Dates1992
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands
 United States (DSQ)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France
1988
1996

The United States beat the Netherlands in the final by 39 to 36, but were disqualified as one of the US players tested positive for doping.[2] The team of the Netherlands was declared the official winner of the tournament, while Germany ended in second place and France in third.[3][4]

Medal Round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
  France 49
  Canada 48
  France 47
  United States 71
  United States 61
  Australia 53
  United States 39
  Netherlands 36
  Netherlands 59
  Spain 53
  Netherlands 61 Third place
  Germany 32
  Great Britain 40   France 38
  Germany 43   Germany 42

Classification 5-8

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Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Canada 62
 
 
 
  Australia 48
 
  Canada 60
 
 
 
  Great Britain 45
 
  Spain 54
 
 
  Great Britain 55
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Australia 59
 
 
  Spain 63

Classification 9-12

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Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Sweden 47
 
 
 
  Argentina 39
 
  Sweden 50
 
 
 
  Japan 51
 
  Japan 61
 
 
  Israel 56
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Argentina 42
 
 
  Israel 47

Ranking

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Place Team
    Netherlands
  United States (DSQ)
    Germany
    France
4.   Canada
5.   Great Britain
6.   Spain
7.   Australia
8.   Japan
9.   Sweden
10.   Israel
11.   Argentina
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References

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  1. ^ "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Summer Games". paralympicheritage.org.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Justice for U.S. in wheelchair ban is looking more appealing". Chicago Tribune. 11 December 1992.
  3. ^ "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games - Results Wheelchair Basketball - Men's Tournament". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Weinig interesse voor rolstoelers". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 3 March 1997.