Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team

Great Britain GRB
IWRF Ranking	5th
IWRF Zone	IWRF European
National Federation	GBWR
Coach	Tom O'Connor
Paralympic Games
Appearances	4
Medals	–
World Championships
Appearances	5
Medals	–
IWRF European Championship
Appearances	9
Medals	Gold: 1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015 Silver: 1997, 2011 Bronze: 1999
Uniforms
Red Blue

The Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team represents Great Britain in international wheelchair rugby. Great Britain is the most successful team in European competition, winning five gold medals at the European Championship.

Paralympics

Great Britain has competed in every wheelchair rugby tournaments at the Paralympic Games, first when it was a demonstration sport in 1996, then since it entered the Official program in 2000.^[1]

Great Britain is the host of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, and for the wheelchair rugby event, the host country directly qualifies, as long as it has a rank on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List , closing 31 January 2012.^[2]

Competitive record

Paralympic Games Paralympic Games results Year Position Pld W L 2000 6th 5 2 3 2004 4th 6 4 2 2008 4th 5 2 3 2012 5th 5 3 2 Total 21 11 10

IWRF World championship Year Position Pld W L 1995 4th 9 3 6 1998 7th ? ? ? 2002 5th 7 5 2 2006 4th 7 5 2 2010 6th 7 3 4 2014 5th 7 5 2 Total 37 21 16

Past Rosters

The Great Britain players at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.

2008 Paralympic Games:

2012 Paralympic Games:

References

1. Athlete Search Results – GBR – Wheelchair Rugby, The historical results database at the Official website of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
2. Qualification Criteria – WR, International Paralympic Committee, 2010

• A Laypersons Guide to Wheelchair Rugby Classification, International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)

External links

• Team GB at GBWR
• From Murderball to medals in 2012? (video) at BBC London