Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Wheelchair basketball; at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	Basketball Arena,; North Greenwich Arena
Dates	30 August – 8 September 2012
Competitors	264 (12 men and 10 women teams)
Medalists
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Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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 Championships^[5]^[6]^[7]	5–18 July 2010	Birmingham	7	Australia Spain United States Canada Turkey
2011 ^[8]	10–13 October 2011	Rabat	1
2011 ^[9]	4–11 November 2011	Goyang	1	Japan
2011 Parapan American Games	13 September – 20 October 2011	Guadalajara	1
^[10]	8–17 September 2011	Nazareth	1
Host nation			1	Great Britain
Total			12

Women[]

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
2010 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships^[5]^[6]^[7]	5–18 July 2010	Birmingham	5	United States Canada Australia
2011	4–11 November 2011	Goyang	1	China
2011 Parapan American Games	13 September – 20 October 2011	Guadalajara	1
^[10]	6–18 September 2011	Nazareth	1
International play-off			1
Host nation			1	Great Britain
Total			10

Medalists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's team details	Canada (CAN) Dave Durepos Richard Peter Joey Johnson Abdi Dini Patrick Anderson Brandon Wagner (captain) Coach:	Australia (AUS) Justin Eveson Bill Latham Brett Stibners Shaun Norris Michael Hartnett Tristan Knowles Jannik Blair Tige Simmons Grant Mizens Dylan Alcott Nick Taylor Brad Ness (captain) Coach: Ben Ettridge	United States (USA) Joseph Chambers Jeremy Lade Joshua Turek Trevon Jenifer (captain) Matt Scott Steve Serio Jason Nelms Paul Schulte Nate Hinze Coach:
Women's team details	Germany (GER) Mareike Adermann Johanna Welin Britt Dillmann Edina Müller Annika Zeyen Maria Kühn Gesche Schünemann Maya Lindholm Annabel Breuer Annegret Briessmann Marina Mohnen (captain) Heike Friedrich Coach: Holger Glinicki	Australia (AUS) Sarah Vinci Cobi Crispin Bridie Kean (captain) Amanda Carter Tina McKenzie Leanne del Toso Clare Nott Kylie Gauci Shelley Chaplin Sarah Stewart Katie Hill Amber Merritt Coach: John Triscari	Netherlands (NED) Lucie Houwen Jitske Visser Cher Korver (captain) Saskia Pronk Mariska Beijer Coach:

Source: Paralympic.org ^[11]

References[]

^ Wheelchair Basketball, london2012.com.
^ Men's Wheelchair Basketball – Competition format, london2012.com.
^ Women's Wheelchair Basketball – Competition format, london2012.com.
^ Wheelchair Basketball, Australian Paralympic Committee.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Official site of the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships 2010, British Wheelchair Basketball.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 2010 World Championships Schedule & Results Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Wheelchair Basketball Canada.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Spitfire Challenge Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
^ "South Africa Wheelchair Basketball Earns London 2012 Spot".
^ "Australia's Wheelchair Basketball Teams Qualify for London 2012".
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 2011 IWBF European Championship
^ "Medallists, London 2012 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair basketball". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

Qualification Criteria - Wheelchair Basketball, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

External links[]

Wheelchair Basketball, at The Official Website of London 2012
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)

[1] Wheelchair Basketball, london2012.com.

[2] Men's Wheelchair Basketball – Competition format, london2012.com.

[3] Women's Wheelchair Basketball – Competition format, london2012.com.

[4] Wheelchair Basketball, Australian Paralympic Committee.

[WWBV2010-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Official site of the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships 2010, British Wheelchair Basketball.

[WBCres-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b 2010 World Championships Schedule & Results Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Wheelchair Basketball Canada.

[spitfire-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Spitfire Challenge Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

[8] "South Africa Wheelchair Basketball Earns London 2012 Spot".

[9] "Australia's Wheelchair Basketball Teams Qualify for London 2012".

[euro-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b 2011 IWBF European Championship

[paralympic-11] "Medallists, London 2012 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair basketball". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

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