Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Rosters
Eight teams participated in wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. Teams could have up to 12 players, but no more than 11 of the team members could be male. In wheelchair rugby, each player is given a sport class based on their upper body function. The classification is a 7-level score ranging from 0.5 to 3.5, with lower scores corresponding to more severe disability. The sum score of all a team's players on the field could not exceed 8.
Australia[]
Team staff | |
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Coach | Brad Dubberley |
Assistant coach |
No. | Name | Sport class | Age |
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8 | Bryce Alman | 2.0 | 32 |
3 | Ryley Batt | 3.5 | 19 |
7 | Grant Boxall | 2.5 | 32 |
5 | Shane Brand | 1.5 | 35 |
4 | Cameron Carr | 2.0 | 31 |
2 | Nazim Erdem | 0.5 | 38 |
1 | George Hucks | 3.0 | 40 |
12 | Steve Porter (captain) | 2.5 | 38 |
11 | Ryan Scott | 0.5 | 26 |
13 | Greg Smith | 2.0 | 41 |
6 | Scott Vitale | 2.0 | 23 |
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Team staff | |
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Coach | |
Assistant coach | Marco Dispaltro |
Assistant coach |
No. | Name | Sport class | Age |
---|---|---|---|
6 | 3.0 | 31 | |
2 | 1.5 | 21 | |
13 | 0.5 | 34 | |
5 | Garett Hickling | 3.5 | 37 |
10 | Trevor Hirschfield | 1.0 | 24 |
11 | 3.0 | 27 | |
9 | 2.0 | 31 | |
1 | 0.5 | 47 | |
4 | Erika Schmutz | 1.5 | 35 |
15 | 1.5 | 29 | |
8 | Mike Whitehead | 3.0 | 32 |
14 | David Willsie (captain) | 2.0 | 40 |
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Team staff | |
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Coach | |
Assistant coach |
No. | Name | Sport class | Age |
---|---|---|---|
3 | Chen Jun | 2.5 | 23 |
8 | (captain) | 2.0 | 28 |
7 | 2.0 | 32 | |
2 | 3.0 | 21 | |
1 | 3.5 | 35 | |
12 | 1.0 | 20 | |
10 | 0.5 | 32 | |
6 | 2.0 | 24 | |
5 | 3.0 | 35 | |
11 | 0.5 | 36 | |
9 | 1.0 | 25 | |
15 | 1.5 | 40 |
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Team staff | |
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Coach | |
Assistant coach |
No. | Name | Sport class | Age |
---|---|---|---|
15 | 3.0 | 28 | |
3 | 1.0 | 33 | |
14 | (captain) | 2.5 | 35 |
10 | 2.5 | 28 | |
4 | 2.5 | 43 | |
13 | 2.0 | 33 | |
8 | 3.0 | 36 | |
11 | 2.5 | 30 | |
12 | Wolfgang Schmitt | 0.5 | 25 |
7 | 1.0 | 33 | |
1 | 2.0 | 39 |
Great Britain[]
Team staff | |
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Coach |
No. | Name | Sport class | Age |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 2.0 | 35 | |
10 | 2.0 | 29 | |
2 | 0.5 | 25 | |
8 | 2.5 | 36 | |
9 | Justin Frishberg | 2.0 | 36 |
5 | Bulbul Hussain | 1.0 | 36 |
6 | 2.5 | 29 | |
3 | 1.5 | 35 | |
12 | Josie Pearson | 1.5 | 22 |
7 | 1.5 | 35 | |
1 | Mandip Sehmi | 2.5 | 27 |
4 | 1.0 | 37 |
Japan[]
Team staff | |
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Coach | |
Assistant coach |
No. | Name | Sport class | Age |
---|---|---|---|
7 | 3.0 | 36 | |
12 | 1.5 | 32 | |
8 | 2.0 | 27 | |
6 | 2.0 | 33 | |
3 | 3.0 | 22 | |
11 | 2.5 | 31 | |
5 | (captain) | 1.0 | 42 |
10 | 2.0 | 28 | |
4 | 3.0 | 33 | |
1 | 0.5 | 33 | |
9 | 2.5 | 33 |
New Zealand[]
Team staff | |
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Coach | Grant Sharman |
Assistant coach | Tim Johnson |
No. | Name | Sport class | Age |
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13 | (captain) | 3.0 | 27 |
7 | Tim Johnson | 2.0 | 32 |
11 | 1.5 | 26 | |
2 | Curtis Palmer | 2.5 | 31 |
4 | Sholto Taylor | 2.0 | 36 |
6 | Geremy Tinker | 2.0 | 35 |
5 | Jai Waite | 1.0 | 32 |
14 | 1.0 | 30 |
United States[]
Team staff | |
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Coach | |
Assistant coach |
No. | Name | Sport class | Age |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 2.0 | 30 | |
10 | Will Groulx | 2.0 | 34 |
8 | Scott Hogsett | 1.0 | 35 |
4 | (captain) | 2.0 | 37 |
5 | 1.0 | 36 | |
2 | Seth McBride | 2.0 | 25 |
7 | Jason Regier | 0.5 | 33 |
9 | Nick Springer | 2.0 | 23 |
1 | Chance Sumner | 3.0 | 31 |
6 | 3.5 | 19 | |
3 | Mark Zupan | 3.0 | 33 |
References[]
- "Schedules and Results - Wheelchair Rugby". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
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