Wheelchair rugby was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1996. It became an official medal-awarding sport in 2000 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then. Only one event, mixed team, is held.https://worldwheelchair.rugby/results/
Tournaments YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal gameGold medalistScoreSilver medalistBronze medalistScoreFourth place1996detailsAtlanta37 - 3046 - 342000detailsSydney32 - 3144 - 322004 detailsAthens31 - 2943 - 392008 detailsBeijing53 - 4447 - 412012detailsLondon66 - 5153 - 432016detailsRio de Janeiro59 - 5852 - 502020detailsTokyo54 - 4960 - 522024detailsParis48 - 4150 - 48
Medal table Updated after the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Participating nations Four nations - United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain have appeared in every wheelchair rugby Paralympic tournament since its introduction. The 1996 tournament was considered a demonstration event, but unlike the Olympics, medals were awarded and counted in the main medals table.
The final placement for each team in each tournament is shown in the following tables.
Participating nations Team 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 6th 5th 4th – – 6th – 7th – – - – – – – – 8th – - 4th 4th 5th 6th – – – 8th – – – - – – – – – – 7th 7th – – – – 8th 7th 6th 5th – 7th 7th 6th – – – 8th 4th 6th 4th 4th 5th 5th 4th – – 8th 7th 4th 5th – – 8th - 5th 5th – – 6th 6th – - – 8th – – – – – -
Complete Results https://www.paralympic.org/atlanta-1996/results/wheelchair-rugby https://www.paralympic.org/sydney-2000/results/wheelchair-rugby https://www.paralympic.org/athens-2004/results/wheelchair-rugby https://www.paralympic.org/beijing-2008/results/wheelchair-rugby https://www.paralympic.org/london-2012/results/wheelchair-rugby https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016/results/wheelchair-rugby https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020/results/wheelchair-rugby
See also Rugby at the Summer Olympics
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