Sweden national wheelchair rugby team

Sweden SWE

Sweden

IWRF Ranking 6
IWRF Zone IWRF European
National Federation Swedish Parasports Federation
Coach Benoit Labrecque
Paralympic Games
Appearances 2
Medals –
World Championships
Appearances 6
Medals –
IWRF European Championship
Appearances 10
Medals Gold: 1997, 1999, 2011, 2013
Silver: 1995, 2009, 2015
Bronze: 2005, 2007

The Sweden national wheelchair rugby team represents Sweden in international wheelchair rugby. Sweden is the second most successful team in European competition, winning four gold medals at the European Championship. They have reached three Summer Paralympics, with their best finish being 5th in the 2000 Games in Sydney.

Competitive record

Paralympic Games

Sweden have appeared in two Summer Paralympics, 2000 in Sydney and 2012 in London. They have qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio when they secured second place at the 2015 IWRF European Championship.[1]

The 2000 Paralympics in Sydney were the inaugural Games for wheelchair rugby after the sport was included as a demonstration event four years earlier. Sweden were one of eight teams competing for medals and were placed in group A, along with Switzerland and eventual gold and silver medalists the United States and Australia.[2] Sweden lost to both the States and Australia, but a good 44 - 35 win over the Swiss, saw them finish the preliminaries in third place. Although out of medal contention, Sweden beat both Germany and Great Britain to finish in fifth place, the highest placed European team and Sweden's best Paralympic placing to date.[2]

Sweden failed to qualify for both the 2004 and 2008 Games, but after winning the 2011 European Championship in Nottwil they qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. The team were placed in group B, with Belgium and in a repeat of their 2000 tournament they were grouped with the eventual gold and silver medalists, this time Australia and Canada.[3] They began the campaign with a convincing 52-42 win over Belgium but this was followed by defeat to Australia and a one point loss to the Canadians.[3] By finishing third Sweden were again unable to play for the medals. In the positional play offs they started strongly by beating France 58 - 48, but in their final match they were convincingly beaten by the host nation, Great Britain, to finish in sixth place.[3]

Paralympic Games results
Year Position Pld W L
Australia 20005th532
United Kingdom 20126th523
Total1055

IWRF World championship

Year Position Pld W L
Switzerland 19956th
Canada 19984th
Sweden 20027th
New Zealand 20069th
Canada 20104th
Denmark 20147th
Total

References

  1. ↑ "IWRF 2015 European Championship Results". IWRF. 19 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". IPC. 2000. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "London 2012 Paralympic Games: Wheelchair Rugby". IPC. 2000. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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