Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair basketball
at the XI Paralympic Games
Wheelchair basketball pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
VenuesThe Dome and Exhibition Complex
Sydney SuperDome
Competitors20 teams from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada (CAN) (men)
 Canada (CAN) (women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands (NED) (men)
 Australia (AUS) (women)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA) (men)
 Japan (JPN) (women)
1996
2004

Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada (CAN)2002
2 Australia (AUS)0101
 Netherlands (NED)0101
4 Japan (JPN)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (5 nations)2226

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Medallists, Sydney 2000 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2000. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
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