Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball at the XI Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
Venues	The Dome and Exhibition Complex Sydney SuperDome
Competitors	20 teams from 12 nations
Medalists
Canada (CAN) (men)  Canada (CAN) (women)  Netherlands (NED) (men)  Australia (AUS) (women)  United States (USA) (men)  Japan (JPN) (women)
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Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
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Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada (CAN)	2	0	0	2
2	Australia (AUS)	0	1	0	1
	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	0	1
4	Japan (JPN)	0	0	1	1
	United States (USA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 nations)		2	2	2	6

Medalists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's team details	Canada (CAN) David Durepos Richard Peter Travis Gaertner Chris Stoutenburg Patrick Anderson Joey Johnson	Netherlands (NED) Rene Martens	United States (USA) Paul Schulte
Women's team details	Canada (CAN) Sabrina Pettinicchi Tracey Ferguson Lori Radke Linda Kutrowski Jo Kelly Michelle Stilwell Chantal Benoit Renee del Colle Marnie Peters Kendra Ohama Marni Abbott Jennifer Krempien	Australia (AUS) Julianne Adams Jane Webb Paula Coghlan Lisa O'Nion Amanda Carter Donna Ritchie Sharon Slann Liesl Tesch Nadya Romeo Karen Farrell Mellissa Dunn Alison Mosely	Japan (JPN)

Source: Paralympic.org ^[1]

Classification[]

Classification is an important element that will ensure athletes can compete in a fair situation.

A certain committee will give athletes who can take part in this sport an eight-level-score specific to basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a larger disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.

Teams[]

There will be 12 male teams and 8 female teams taking part in this sport.

Men's[]

Australian men's wheelchair basketball team from above during 2000 Summer Paralympics match

Team
Canada (CAN)
United States (USA)
Great Britain (GBR)
Germany (GER)
Mexico (MEX)
South Africa (RSA)
Netherlands (NED)
France (FRA)
Australia (AUS)
Sweden (SWE)
Japan (JPN)
South Korea (KOR)

Women's[]

The Australian women's wheelchair basketball team at their silver medal presentation ceremony, 2000 Summer Paralympics

Team
Australia (AUS)
Netherlands (NED)
United States (USA)
Great Britain (GBR)
Canada (CAN)
Japan (JPN)
Mexico (MEX)
Germany (GER)

Competition Format[]

Teams consisted of twelve players, of whom five were on court at any one time. Each player was rated between 0.5 and 4.5 points based on the extent of their disability, with 4.5 representing the least physical limitation. The sum of the rates of all players on court at any time was limited to 14.5 points per team.

Games were played in four periods of ten minutes, with extra time periods of five minutes added as necessary to resolve a tied game.

See also[]

• Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

References[]

• Wheelchair Basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics (Sydney) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)