Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] was held from 30 August to 8 September. Competitions were held at the newly built Basketball Arena, which seated 10,000 spectators, and The O2 Arena (renamed "North Greenwich Arena" during the games due to sponsorship rules). Australia were the defending champions of the men's championship, while the United States were the defending champions of the women's championship.

Wheelchair basketball
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueBasketball Arena,
North Greenwich Arena
Dates30 August – 8 September
Competitors264 (12 men and 10 women teams)
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada (CAN) (men)
 Germany (GER) (women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia (AUS) (men)
 Australia (AUS) (women)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA) (men)
 Netherlands (NED) (women)
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Competition format

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In the men's tournament, twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams, where each team met the other teams once. The four highest placed teams in each group then advanced to a knock-out round to decide the medals and 4th to 8th places. The fifth-placed teams met each other over the 9th and 10th places, and the sixth-placed teams met each other over the 11th and 12th places.[2]

In the women's tournament, ten qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of five teams, where each team met the other teams once. The four highest placed teams in each group then advanced to a knock-out round to decide the medals and 4th to 8th places. The fifth-placed teams met each other over the 9th and 10th places.[3]

Athlete classification

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Athletes are given an eight-level score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represented a higher degree of disability.[4] The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.

Qualification

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The Great Britain wheelchair basketball teams received automatic qualification as hosts. An NPC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players.

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2010 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships[5][6][7] 5–18 July 2010   Birmingham 7   Australia
  Spain
  United States
  Italy
  Poland
  Canada
  Turkey
2011 IWBF Africa Championship[8] 10–13 October 2011   Rabat 1   South Africa
2011 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship[9] 4–11 November 2011   Goyang 1   Japan
2011 Parapan American Games 13 September – 20 October 2011   Guadalajara 1   Colombia
2011 IWBF European Championship[10] 8–17 September 2011   Nazareth 1   Germany
Host nation 1   Great Britain
Total 12

Women

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Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2010 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships[5][6][7] 5–18 July 2010   Birmingham 5   United States
  Germany
  Canada
  Australia
  Netherlands
2011 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship 4–11 November 2011   Goyang 1   China
2011 Parapan American Games 13 September – 20 October 2011   Guadalajara 1   Brazil
2011 IWBF European Championship[10] 6–18 September 2011   Nazareth 1   France
International play-off 1   Mexico
Host nation 1   Great Britain
Total 10

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team
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  Canada (CAN)
Dave Durepos
Yvon Rouillard
Bo Hedges
Richard Peter
Joey Johnson
Adam Lancia
Abdi Dini
Chad Jassman
Patrick Anderson
Brandon Wagner
Tyler Miller
David Eng (captain)
Coach: Jerry Tonello
  Australia (AUS)
Justin Eveson
Bill Latham
Brett Stibners
Shaun Norris
Michael Hartnett
Tristan Knowles
Jannik Blair
Tige Simmons
Grant Mizens
Dylan Alcott
Nick Taylor
Brad Ness (captain)
Coach: Ben Ettridge
  United States (USA)
Eric Barber
Joseph Chambers
Jeremy Lade
Joshua Turek
Trevon Jenifer
William Waller (captain)
Matt Scott
Steve Serio
Jason Nelms
Ian Lynch
Paul Schulte
Nate Hinze
Coach: Jim Glatch
Women's team
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  Germany (GER)
Mareike Adermann
Johanna Welin
Britt Dillmann
Edina Müller
Annika Zeyen
Maria Kühn
Gesche Schünemann
Maya Lindholm
Annabel Breuer
Annegret Briessmann
Marina Mohnen (captain)
Heike Friedrich
Coach: Holger Glinicki
  Australia (AUS)
Sarah Vinci
Cobi Crispin
Bridie Kean (captain)
Amanda Carter
Tina McKenzie
Leanne del Toso
Clare Nott
Kylie Gauci
Shelley Chaplin
Sarah Stewart
Katie Hill
Amber Merritt
Coach: John Triscari
  Netherlands (NED)
Inge Huitzing
Lucie Houwen
Jitske Visser
Roos Oosterbaan
Sanne Timmerman
Petra Garnier
Miranda Wevers
Cher Korver (captain)
Saskia Pronk
Barbara van Bergen
Carolina de Rooij-Versloot
Mariska Beijer
Coach: Gertjan van der Linden

Source: Paralympic.org [11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wheelchair Basketball Archived 11 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, london2012.com.
  2. ^ Men's Wheelchair Basketball – Competition format Archived 14 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine, london2012.com.
  3. ^ Women's Wheelchair Basketball – Competition format Archived 11 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, london2012.com.
  4. ^ Wheelchair Basketball, Australian Paralympic Committee.
  5. ^ a b Official site of the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships 2010, British Wheelchair Basketball.
  6. ^ a b 2010 World Championships Schedule & Results Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Wheelchair Basketball Canada.
  7. ^ a b Spitfire Challenge Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
  8. ^ "South Africa Wheelchair Basketball Earns London 2012 Spot".
  9. ^ "Australia's Wheelchair Basketball Teams Qualify for London 2012".
  10. ^ a b 2011 IWBF European Championship
  11. ^ "Medallists, London 2012 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair basketball". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
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