Wheelchair rugby at the 2015 Parapan American Games

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The wheelchair rugby event at the 2015 Parapan American Games was run from 8–14 August 2015 at the Mississauga Sports Centre in Mississauga.[1] Six countries contested the gold medal which was won by the host nation, Canada. Despite being a mixed gender sport, Colombia were the only team to field a female athlete.[2] This was the first time wheelchair rugby had been contested at the Parapan American Games.[3]

The event was contested as a round robin competition in its first stage, with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third in the semi-finals. The losing semi-finalists faced each other for the bronze medal.

Medal summary[]

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada (CAN)1001
2 United States (USA)0101
3 Colombia (COL)0011
Totals (3 nations)1113

Medal event[]

First round[]

Day 1[]

Canada65 – 32Brazil
United States United States70 – 25Argentina
Colombia66 – 12Chile

Day 2[]

Canada76 – 32Colombia
Argentina53 – 14Chile
United States United States62 – 27Brazil

Day 3[]

Canada63 – 37Argentina
United States United States54 – 11Chile
Brazil53 – 41Colombia

Day 4[]

Brazil63 – 37Argentina
Canada67 – 11Chile
United States United States71 – 25Colombia

Day 5[]

Brazil45 – 6Chile
Argentina36 – 51Colombia
Canada59 – 60United States United States

First round table[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States United States 5 0 0 0 317 147 +170 15
Canada 4 1 0 0 330 172 +158 12
Brazil 3 2 0 0 220 211 +9 9
Colombia 2 3 0 0 215 248 -33 6
Argentina 1 4 0 0 188 261 -73 3
Chile 0 5 0 0 54 285 -231 0

Medal round[]

Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
August 13, 2015 - 17:45
 
 
Canada 62
 
August 14, 2012 - 21:00
 
Brazil 35
 
Canada 57
 
August 13, 2015 - 20:00
 
United States United States 54
 
Colombia 28
 
 
United States United States 65
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
August 14, 2012 - 18:30
 
 
Colombia 50
 
 
Brazil 48

References[]

  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby - Schedule & Results". toronto2015.org. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ^ Faris, Nick (7 August 2015). "Canada's wheelchair rugby squad has Parapan Am gold on their mind". nationalpost.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

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