Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer ParalympicsWheelchair Basketball , london2012.com. 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.
Competition format 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.Men's Wheelchair Basketball – Competition format , london2012.com.
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.Women's Wheelchair Basketball – Competition format , london2012.com.
Athlete classification 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.Wheelchair Basketball, Australian Paralympic Committee. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
Qualification 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.
Men Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified 2010 World Wheelchair Basketball ChampionshipsOfficial site of the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships 2010 , British Wheelchair Basketball.2010 World Championships Schedule & Results , Wheelchair Basketball Canada.Spitfire Challenge Wheelchair Basketball Tournament 5–18 July 2010 Birmingham 7 2011 IWBF Africa Championship 10–13 October 2011 Rabat1 2011 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship 4–11 November 2011 Goyang 1 2011 Parapan American Games 13 September – 20 October 2011 Guadalajara 1 2011 IWBF European Championship2011 IWBF European Championship 8–17 September 2011 Nazareth 1 Host nation 1 Total 12
Women
Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified 2010 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships 5–18 July 2010 Birmingham 5 2011 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship 4–11 November 2011 Goyang 1 2011 Parapan American Games 13 September – 20 October 2011 Guadalajara 1 2011 IWBF European Championship 6–18 September 2011 Nazareth 1 International play-off 1 Host nation 1 Total 10
Medalists Men's team Dave DureposYvon RouillardBo HedgesRichard PeterJoey JohnsonAdam LanciaAbdi DiniChad JassmanPatrick AndersonBrandon WagnerTyler MillerDavid Eng (captain)Coach: Jerry Tonello Justin EvesonBill LathamBrett StibnersShaun NorrisMichael HartnettTristan KnowlesJannik BlairTige SimmonsGrant MizensDylan AlcottNick TaylorBrad Ness (captain)Coach: Ben Ettridge Eric BarberJoseph ChambersJeremy LadeJoshua TurekTrevon JeniferWilliam Waller (captain)Matt ScottSteve SerioJason NelmsIan LynchPaul SchulteNate HinzeCoach: Jim Glatch Women's team Mareike AdermannJohanna WelinBritt DillmannEdina MüllerAnnika ZeyenMaria KühnGesche SchünemannMaya LindholmAnnabel BreuerAnnegret BriessmannMarina Mohnen (captain)Heike FriedrichCoach: Holger Glinicki Sarah VinciCobi CrispinBridie Kean (captain)Amanda CarterTina McKenzieLeanne del TosoClare NottKylie GauciShelley ChaplinSarah StewartKatie HillAmber MerrittCoach: John Triscari Inge HuitzingLucie HouwenJitske VisserRoos OosterbaanSanne TimmermanPetra GarnierMiranda WeversCher Korver (captain)Saskia PronkBarbara van BergenCarolina de Rooij-VerslootMariska BeijerCoach: Gertjan van der Linden Source: Paralympic.org
See also Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
References
Qualification Criteria - Wheelchair Basketball, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
External links Wheelchair Basketball , at The Official Website of London 2012 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)