Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Rosters

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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
Coach Brad Dubberley
Assistant coach
No. Name Sport class Age
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coach Grant Sharman
Assistant coach Tim Johnson
No. Name Sport class Age
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[]

The United States national wheelchair rugby team.
Team staff
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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