Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men

Wheelchair basketball – Men at the X Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
Venue	Olympic Indoor Hall
Dates	1996
Medalists
Australia (AUS)    Great Britain (GBR)    United States (USA)

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	Spain	5	4	1	315:269	9		x	69:56	54:47	53:62	76:60	63:44
2	Australia	5	4	1	306:250	9		56:69	x	63:55	52:42	65:47	70:37
3	Great Britain	5	3	2	303:250	8		47:54	55:63	x	56:51	52:46	93:36
4	Canada	5	3	2	279:229	8		62:53	42:52	51:56	x	52:44	72:24
5	Mexico	5	1	4	244:287	6		60:76	47:65	46:52	44:52	x	47:42
6	Argentina	5	0	5	183:345	5		44:63	37:70	36:93	24:72	42:47	x

Group B

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	PF:PA	Pts		USA	FRA	NED	JPN	SWE	IRQ
1	United States	4	4	0	297:166	8		x	72:43	53:42	80:32	92:49	DNS
2	France	4	3	1	207:211	7		43:72	x	46:41	61:47	57:51	DNS
3	Netherlands	4	3	2	213:185	6		42:53	41:46	x	72:42	58:44	DNS
4	Japan	4	1	3	173:260	5		32:80	47:61	42:72	x	52:47	DNS
5	Sweden	4	0	4	191:259	4		49:92	51:57	44:58	47:52	x	DNS
6	Iraq	0	0	0	0:0	0		DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	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  Australia  Great Britain  United States 4.  Spain 5.  Canada 6.  France 7.  Netherlands 8.  Japan 9.  Sweden 10.  Mexico 11.  Argentina 12.  Iraq References "Wheelchair basketball: Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 November 2012. "1996 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1996. Retrieved 2012-11-07.