IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship

IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship
Sport Wheelchair basketball
Founded 1997
Country IWBF members
Continent IWBF (International)
Most recent champion(s)  Germany
Most titles (2)  United States,  Canada

The IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship is an international wheelchair basketball competition contested by the men's and women's under-23 national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), the sport's global governing body. The event is held every four years.

The first official wheelchair basketball world championship for men under-23 was held in 1997 hosted by Toronto, Canada. Only seven nations took part at the tournament. At the next championship held 2001 in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, the number of participating nations were six. The 2005 Championship in Birmingham, United Kingdom became a full tournament attended by twelve nations from four zones.[1][2]

Junior women under 23 were allowed to play in the men's teams at the third edition of championships in 2005. A bonus of one point was given to the team, which had a female player on the court. However, to develop young women players, it is concluded that separate championships for junior women will be held in the future.[2][3]

Winners

National teams of Canada and the United States are both twice champions sofar.[3][4]

Year Host 1st 2nd 3rd
1997  Canada, Toronto  Canada  United States  Australia
2001  Brazil, Blumenau, Santa Catarina  Canada  Brazil  United States
2005  United Kingdom, Birmingham  United States  Japan  Australia
2009  France, Paris  United States  Spain  Japan
2013  Turkey, Adana  Germany  Sweden  Australia

Medal table

Rank Country 1st 2nd 3rd Total
1  United States 2 1 1 4
2  Canada 2 0 0 2
3  Germany 1 0 0 1
4  Japan 0 1 1 2
5  Brazil 0 1 0 1
 Spain 0 1 0 1
 Sweden 0 1 0 1
8  Australia 0 0 3 3
Total 5 5 5 15

References

  1. "Tournaments and Events - 2013 Men U23 World Championship". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  2. 1 2 "History". IWBF. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  3. 1 2 "Under 23 World Championship Results". IWBF. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  4. "Adana, Turkey To Host 2013 Men's U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
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