Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the Basketball Arena, London from 5 September to 9 September. There was one event where 8 teams competed. Though a mixed gender event the vast majority of competitors at the games were male.
Qualification A NPC may enter one team. The host country directly qualified, as it had a rank on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List on 31 January 2012. Two qualification spots went to the top two NPCs on the ranking list that were not otherwise qualified.
Qualified Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Host country 1 2010 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships 21–26 September 2010 Vancouver 1 2011 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Zonal Championships – Americas 18–25 September 2011 Bogotá 1 2011 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Zonal Championships – European 1–9 October 2011 Nottwil 2 2011 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Zonal Championships – Asia, Oceania 2–10 November 2011 Seoul 1 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking 31 January 2012 2
Tournament
The tournament took place from 5 to 9 September at the Basketball Arena in Olympic Park. It consisted of an initial round-robin group stage of two groups of four teams, followed by a fifth to eighth place playoff round for the bottom two from each group. The top two teams from each group went through to the semifinals and gold and bronze-medal matches.
September5 / 6 / 789PhasePreliminaryRoundClassification 5-8Placement 5-6 & 7-8Semifinals 1Gold-medal matchBronze-medal match
Group stage Group A
Group B
Playoffs
5-8th-place semifinals
Seventh-place match
Fifth-place match
Medal round Bracket
Semifinals
Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
Ranking PlaceTeam 4.5.6.7.8.
Medalists Mixed team Ben NewtonNazim ErdemRyley BattJosh HoseJason LeesCody MeakinGreg SmithChris BondRyan Scott (captain)Cameron CarrAndrew HarrisonCoach: Brad Dubberley Jason CronePatrice DagenaisGarett HicklingIan ChanMike WhiteheadTrevor HirschfieldFabien LavoieTravis MuraoJared FunkDavid Willsie (captain)Patrice SimardZak MadellCoach: Kevin Orr Chance SumnerSeth McBrideAdam ScaturroChuck AokiJason RegierScott HogsettNick SpringerWill Groulx (captain)Andy CohnChad CohnDerrick HeltonJoe DelagraveCoach: James Gumbert
See also Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Rosters
References
External links
International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)