Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball at the X Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
Medalists
Australia (AUS) (men)  Canada (CAN) (women)    Great Britain (GBR) (men)  Netherlands (NED) (women)    United States (USA) (men)  United States (USA) (women)

Australian gold medallist men's wheelchair basketballer Troy Sachs encourages the crowd at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.

American women's team defending against Australia's Liesl Tesch

Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's team	Australia (AUS) Gerry Hewson Stuart Ewin David Selby Timothy Maloney Orfeo Cecconato Nick Morris Troy Andrews Benjamin Cox Robert "Sandy" Blythe David Gould Troy Sachs Richard Oliver	Great Britain (GBR) Daniel Johnson Malcolm Tarkenter Joseph Jayaratne Colin Price David Bramley Nigel Smith Calum Gordon Simon Munn Mark Cheaney Garry Peel Anthony Woollard Steven Caine	United States (USA) Craig Shewmake Mike Schlappi Roberto Knight Trooper Johnson Darryl Waller Reginald Colton James Miller Timothy Kazee Chuck Gill Mark Shepherd Melvin Sean Juette Randy Snow
Women's team	Canada (CAN) Marni Abbott Linda Kutrowski Lori Radke Tracey Ferguson Sabrina Pettinicchi Marney Smithies Chantal Benoit Renee del Colle Lisa Stevens Kendra Ohama Jennifer Krempien Kelly Krywa	Netherlands (NED) Asjoesja Ibrahimi Ingeborg Tiggelman Guda van der Laan Jozima Mosely Marja van Leeuwen Jorien Buurman Jeanine van Veggel Erna Benneker Evelina van Leeuwen Jaapje de Zeeuw Jennette Jansen Yolanda Broerse	United States (USA) Tiana Tozer Jana Stump Josie Johnson Jamie Danskin Ruth Nunez Sharon Herbst Pamela Fontaine Kimberly Martin Renee Tyree-Gross Susan Hagel Ronda Jarvis Margaret Stran

Source: Paralympic.org ^[1]

See also

• Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Medallists, Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1996. Retrieved 2012-11-01.

• Wheelchair Basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics (Atlanta) from the International Paralympic Committee