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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 | ||||||||||
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.svg) Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball | ||||||||||
| Venue | Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona | |||||||||
| Dates | 1992 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 edit
| 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 edit
| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| Canada
| 62 | |||||
| Australia
| 48 | |||||
| Canada
| 60 | |||||
| Great Britain
| 45 | |||||
| Spain
| 54 | |||||
| Great Britain
| 55 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Australia
| 59 | |||||
| Spain
| 63 | |||||
Classification 9-12 edit
| Classification round | Ninth place | |||||
 Sweden
| 47 | |||||
 Argentina
| 39 | |||||
| Sweden
| 50 | |||||
 Japan
| 51 | |||||
| Japan
| 61 | |||||
 Israel
| 56 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Argentina
| 42 | |||||
| Israel
| 47 | |||||
Ranking edit
| Place | Team |
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Netherlands United States |
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Germany
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France
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| 4. | Canada
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| 5. | Great Britain
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| 6. | Spain
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| 7. | Australia
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| 8. | Japan
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| 9. | Sweden
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| 10. | Israel
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| 11. | Argentina
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| 12. |
References edit
- ^ "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Summer Games". paralympicheritage.org.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Justice for U.S. in wheelchair ban is looking more appealing". Chicago Tribune. 11 December 1992.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games - Results Wheelchair Basketball - Men's Tournament". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Weinig interesse voor rolstoelers". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 3 March 1997.