United States national wheelchair rugby team

United States USA
IWRF Ranking	3rd
IWRF Zone	IWRF Americas
National Federation	USQRA
Coach	James Gumbert
Paralympic Games
Appearances	4
Medals	Gold: 2000, 2008 Bronze: 2004, 2012
World Championships
Appearances	6
Medals	Gold: 1995, 1998, 2006, 2010 Silver: 2002 Bronze: 2014
IWRF Americas Championship
Appearances	1
Medals	Gold: 2009
Uniforms
Home Away

The USA players at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.

2013 Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nation series - Australia v United States in Sydney.

The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States in international wheelchair rugby. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all four Paralympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.^[1]

2004 Paralympics (Athens)

A 2005 Academy-award nominated documentary film called Murderball, centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro, and produced by Jeffrey Mandel and Shapiro.

2012 Paralympics (London)

The USA has clinched a berth in the 2012 Paralympics in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver.^[2][3]

Roster

(Roster for the 2011 IWRF Americas Championship)^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

#	Class	Name	Year Born	Team
	0.5	Travis Anderson		Tucson Pterodactyls
5	3.0	Chuck Aoki	1991	Tucson Pterodactyls
	0.5	Clayton Braun		St. Louis Rugby Rams
11	2.0	Andy Cohn	1978	Sharp Edge
12	1.5	Chad Cohn		Tucson Pterodactyls
14	2.0	Joe Delagrave		Phoenix Heat
10	2.0	Will Groulx	1974	Portland Pounders
13	2.0	Derrick Helton		Tucson Pterodactyls
8	1.0	Scott Hogsett	1972	Phoenix Heat
2	2.0	Seth McBride	1983	Portland Pounders
	3.0	Delvin McMillan		Lakeshore Demolition
	3.0	Jeff Odom		Texas Stampede
7	0.5	Jason Reiger	1975	Denver Harlequins
4	1.5	Adam Scaturo		Denver Harlequins
9	2.0	Nick Springer	1985	Phoenix Heat
	2.5	Josh Wheeler		Utah Scorpions

Competitive record

Paralympic Games Paralympic Games results Year Position Pld W L 2000 1st 5 5 0 2004 3rd 6 5 1 2008 1st 5 5 0 2012 3rd 5 4 1 Total 21 19 2

IWRF World Championship Year Position Pld W L 1995 1st 9 9 0 1998 1st ? ? ? 2002 2nd 7 5 2 2006 1st 7 7 0 2010 1st 7 7 0 Total 30 28 2

Past Rosters

• 2008 Paralympic Games: finished 1st among 8 teams

Jason Regier, Scott Hogsett, Norm Lyduch, Andy Cohn, Will Groulx, Bryan Kirkland, Seth McBride, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, Mark Zupan, Joel Wilmoth, (Coach: James Gumbert, Assistant Coaches: Ed Suhr)

• 2010 World Championship: finished 1st among 12 teams

Chuck Aoki, Andy Cohn, Chad Cohn, Will Groulx, Derrick Helton, Scott Hogsett, Joe Delagrave, Seth McBride, Jason Regier, Adam Scaturro, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, (Coach: James Gumbert)

References

1. Athlete Search Results - USA - Wheelchair Rugby, The historical results database at the Official website of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
2. Qualification Criteria - WR, International Paralympic Committee, 2010
3. 2010 WWRC, Official website of the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships - Vancouver, Canada
4. US National Team at USQRA
5. Athletes Wheelchair Rugby, USA Paralympics
6. Meet the US National Team, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)
7. Participants - United States, Official site of the 2010 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
8. 2006Team, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)
9. Regional Teams - 2010, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)

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

External links

• US National Team at USQRA