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Wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in the Carioca Arena 1, also known as the Arena Carioca, from 14 September to 18 September 2016.[1] There was a single event, for which both genders are eligible,[2] where 8 teams compete.[1]

Wheelchair rugby
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueCarioca Arena 1
Dates14–18 September
Competitors96 (8 teams)
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Australia  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) United States  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan  Japan
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Qualification edit

Teams receive an allocation in the following order, and under the following processes:

  • A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) may enter one team. The host country directly qualifies, as long as it has a rank on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List, [1] closing 1 May 2016.
  • The top ranked NPC (not otherwise qualified) at the 2014 World Championships directly qualifies, subject to the eligibility requirement.
  • The highest ranked NPC (not otherwise qualified) from the Wheelchair Rugby competition at the 2015 Parapan American Games directly qualifies.
  • The two (2) highest ranked NPCs (not otherwise qualified) from the 2015 IWRF European Division A Championship directly qualify.
  • The highest ranked NPC (not otherwise qualified) from the 2015 IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship directly qualifies.

If any of the Zonal Championships are not held, then the next highest ranked NPC from that Zone (not otherwise qualified) on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List closing 1 May 2016 qualifies

  • The two (2) highest ranked NPCs from the designated IWRF Paralympic Qualification Tournament qualify. If the Qualification Tournament is not held then the two (2) highest ranked NPCs (not otherwise qualified) on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List closing 1 May 2016 qualify. In the event, the competition was held, with France and United States qualifying.
Qualified Means of qualification Date Venue Berths
  Brazil Host country 2 October 2009   Copenhagen 1
  Australia 2014 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships 21–26 September 2014   Odense[3] 1
  Canada 2015 Parapan American Games 8-14 August 2015   Toronto[4] 1
  Great Britain
  Sweden		 2015 IWRF European Division A Championship 13–20 September 2015   Nastola[4] 2
  Japan 2015 IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship 29 October–
1 November 2015		   Chiba[4] 1
  France
  United States		 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Olympic Qualifier 21 April 2016   Paris 2

Tournament edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 165 142 +23 6 Semi-finals
2   Japan 3 2 0 1 163 155 +8 4
3   Sweden 3 1 0 2 145 151 −6 2 Fifth place Match
4   France 3 0 0 3 141 166 −25 0 Seventh place Match
Source: Rio2016
United States  51–42  France
Report
Referee: Jean Choiniere, Liam Costello
Japan  50–46  Sweden
Report
Referee: Mitch Carr, Darren Roberts
Sweden  44–54  United States
Report
Referee: Alexander Schriener, Lukasz Symczak
Japan  57–52  France
Report
Referee: Brian Ward, Pierre-Alexandre Briere
France  47–55  Sweden
Report
Referee: Mitch Carr, Jean Choiniere
United States  57–56  Japan
Report
Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Lukasz Symczak

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 188 158 +30 6 Semi-finals
2   Canada 3 2 0 1 174 160 +14 4
3   Great Britain 3 1 0 2 152 135 +17 2 Fifth place Match
4   Brazil (H) 3 0 0 3 125 186 −61 0 Seventh place Match
Source: Rio2016
(H) Hosts
Australia  53–51  Great Britain
Report
Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Alexander Shriener
Canada  62–48  Brazil
Report
Referee: Lukasz Szymczak, Brian Ward
Great Britain  49–50  Canada
Report
Referee: Liam Costello, Mitch Carr
Australia  72–45  Brazil
Report
Referee: Darren Roberts, Jean Choiniere
Brazil  32–52  Great Britain
Report
Referee: Alexander Schriener, Liam Costello
Canada  62–63  Australia
Report
Referee: Darren Roberts, Brian Ward

Knockout stage edit

 
SemifinalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
17 September
 
 
  United States60
 
18 September
 
  Canada55
 
  Australia59
 
17 September
 
  United States58
 
  Australia63
 
 
  Japan57
 
Bronze medal
 
 
18 September
 
 
  Japan52
 
 
  Canada50

Classification round edit

Seventh-place match edit

Brazil  54–59  France
Report
Referee: Perre-Alexandre Briere, Brian Ward

Fifth-place match edit

Great Britain  56–42  Sweden
Report
Referee: Lukasz Symczak

Medal round edit

Semifinals edit

United States  60–55  Canada
Report
Referee: Alexander Schriener, Liam Costello
Australia  63–57  Japan
Report
Referee: Jean Choiniere, Mitch Carr

Bronze-medal match edit

  Japan  52–50  Canada
Report
Referee: Darren Roberts, Liam Costello

Gold-medal match edit

  Australia  59–58    United States
Report
Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Alexander Schreiner

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Rio Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Schedule - 2016" (PDF). International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby - Official website". Rio 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "2014 WWRC". Official website of the IPC. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Wheelchair Rugby". Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

External links edit

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