Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men

Wheelchair basketball – Men
at the X Paralympic Games

Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
VenueOlympic Indoor Hall
Dates1996
Medalists
 
 
 
Wheelchair basketball
at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Tournament men   women

The men's tournament was won by the team representing Australia.[1]

Preliminary Round

Group A
Rank Team Pld W L PF:PA Pts   ESP AUS GBR CAN MEX ARG
1 Spain541315:2699 x69:5654:4753:6276:6063:44
2 Australia541306:250956:69 x63:5552:4265:4770:37
3 Great Britain532303:250847:5455:63 x56:5152:4693:36
4 Canada532279:229862:5342:5251:56 x52:4472:24
5 Mexico514244:287660:7647:6546:5244:52 x47:42
6 Argentina505183:345544:6337:7036:9324:7242:47 x
Group B
Rank Team Pld W L PF:PA Pts   USA FRA NED JPN SWE IRQ
1 United States440297:1668 x72:4353:4280:3292:49DNS
2 France431207:211743:72 x46:4161:4757:51DNS
3 Netherlands432213:185642:5341:46 x72:4258:44DNS
4 Japan413173:260532:8047:6142:72 x52:47DNS
5 Sweden404191:259449:9251:5744:5847:52 xDNS
6 Iraq0000:00DNSDNSDNSDNSDNS x
     Qualified for quarterfinals
     Eliminated
     Did not start

Source: Paralympic.org [2]

Medal Round

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
  Spain 61
  Japan 48
  Spain 44
  Great Britain 50
  France 50
  Great Britain 53
  Great Britain 63
  Australia 78
  United States 61
  Canada 49
  United States 57 Third place
  Australia 63
  Australia 46   Spain 60
  Netherlands 44   United States 66

Source: Paralympic.org [2]

Classification 5-8

Classification round Fifth place
  Japan  50  
  France  61  
 
      France  68
    Canada  69
Seventh place
  Canada  52   Japan  49
  Netherlands  44     Netherlands  73

Source: Paralympic.org [2]

Classification 9-12

Classification round Ninth place
  Mexico    
  Iraq  DNS  
 
      Mexico  49
    Sweden  64
Eleventh place
  Sweden  52   Iraq  DNS
  Argentina  45     Argentina  

Source: Paralympic.org [2]

Ranking

Place Team
1st  Australia
2nd  Great Britain
3rd  United States
4.  Spain
5.  Canada
6.  France
7.  Netherlands
8.  Japan
9.  Sweden
10.  Mexico
11.  Argentina
12.  Iraq

References

  1. "Wheelchair basketball: Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "1996 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1996. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
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