Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men

Wheelchair basketball – Men at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
Venue	Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Dates	7 September – 16 September
Competitors	144 from 12 nations
Medalists
Australia (AUS)    Canada (CAN)    Great Britain (GBR)

Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Tournament	men		women

Calendar

September	7 / 8 / 9 10 / 11	12	13	14	15	16
Phase	Preliminary Round	Classification 9-12	Quarterfinals	Semifinals Placement 11-12	Classification 5-8	Placement: 5-6, 7-8 & 9-10 Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match

Preliminary Round

Group A

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	Canada	10	5	5	0	372	276	+96
2	Germany	8	5	3	2	362	298	+64
3	Iran	8	5	3	2	359	344	+15
4	Japan	7	5	2	3	265	319	-54
5	South Africa	6	5	1	4	282	367	-85
6	Sweden	6	5	1	4	309	345	-36

     Qualified for quarterfinals

Source: Paralympic.org ^[1]

Note: All times are local

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7 September 2008 09:00

Iran	73–62	South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 13-10, 20-18, 23-15, 17-19
Pts: Alireza Ahmadi 24 Rebs: Morteza Gharibloo 11 Asts: Alireza Ahmadi 10		Pts: Richard Nortje 25 Rebs: Richard Nortje 10 Asts: Nicholas Taylor 4

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11500 Referees: Max Kindervater (GER)

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7 September 2008 11:15

Japan	49–61	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 6-16, 9-17, 19-12, 15-16

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (CAN)

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7 September 2008 20:45

Canada	62–59	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 6-13, 19-17, 20-16

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11797 Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)

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8 September 2008 15:30

Sweden	66–92	Iran
Scoring by quarter: 12-24, 18-23, 22-21, 14-24

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1376 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

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8 September 2008 17:45

South Africa	55–80	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 12-25, 12-21, 24-16, 7-18

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1376 Referees: Matias Quintana (ARG)

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8 September 2008 18:30

Germany	56–58	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 17-14, 14-14, 13-12

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8580 Referees: Sergio Giordano (CAN)

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9 September 2008 10:00

Iran	69–50	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 9-6, 18-15, 17-14, 25-15

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1095 Referees: Ian Robert Pursglove (GBR)

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9 September 2008 12:15

South Africa	43–96	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 8-21, 8-25, 10-26, 17-24

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 1095 Referees: Andre Bosveld (NED)

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9 September 2008 18:30

Canada	62–52	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 25-14, 19-11, 14-12, 4-15

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8162 Referees: Gabriele Caligiuri (AUS)

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10 September 2008 09:00

Japan	48–75	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 7-18, 18-19, 5-21, 18-17

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7262 Referees: Seppo Olavi Viljanen (CZE)

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10 September 2008 11:15

Sweden	58–64	South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 15-11, 14-16, 13-11, 16-26

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7262 Referees: Sergio Giordano (CAN)

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10 September 2008 13:30

Germany	73–63	Iran
Scoring by quarter: 10-15, 29-14, 22-13, 12-21

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7262 Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (CAN)

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11 September 2008 12:15

South Africa	58–60	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 10-11, 16-14, 15-20

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1302 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

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11 September 2008 13:30

Germany	78–72	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 20-18, 17-21, 17-18, 24-15

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7684 Referees: Antonia Gomez Ruf (ESP)

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11 September 2008 16:15

Canada	93–62	Iran
Scoring by quarter: 30-16, 22-19, 21-20, 20-7

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 9780 Referees: Cristian Ariel Salguero (ARG)

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Group B

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	Australia	9	5	4	1	346	291	55
2	United States	9	5	4	1	378	247	131
3	Great Britain	9	5	4	1	334	271	63
4	Israel	7	5	2	3	332	325	7
5	Brazil	6	5	1	4	291	348	-57
6	China	5	5	0	5	203	402	-199

     Qualified for quarterfinals

Source: Paralympic.org ^[1]

Note: All times are local

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7 September 2008 13:30

United States

76–53

Israel

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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7 September 2008 16:15

Australia

73–72

Brazil

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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7 September 2008 18:30

China

34–81

Great Britain

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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8 September 2008 10:00

Brazil

41–87

United States

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing

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8 September 2008 12:15

Israel

80–41

China

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing

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8 September 2008 20:45

Great Britain

48–67

Australia

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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9 September 2008 9:00

Brazil

60–73

Israel

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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9 September 2008 11:30

Australia

79–44

China

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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9 September 2008 20:45

United States

50–54

Great Britain

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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10 September 2008 15:30

Australia

66–59

Israel

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing

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10 September 2008 17:45

China

38–97

United States

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing

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10 September 2008 20:45

Great Britain

69–53

Brazil

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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11 September 2008 10:00

Israel

67–82

Great Britain

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing

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11 September 2008 18:30

China

46–65

Brazil

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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11 September 2008 20:45

United States	68–61	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 18-16, 9-21, 17-4

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 9780 Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)

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Medal Round

Quarterfinals (13 September 2008)

Semifinals (14 September 2008)

Gold medal game (16 September 2008)

B2

United States

20

A3

Iran

0

B2

United States

62

A1

Canada

69

A1

Canada

55

B4

Israel

47

A1

Canada

60

B1

Australia

72

B1

Australia

72

A4

Japan

52

B1

Australia

67

Bronze medal game

B3

Great Britain

54

A2

Germany

64

B2

United States

77

B3

Great Britain

71

B3

Great Britain

85

Source: Paralympic.org ^[1]

Quarterfinals

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13 September 2008 09:00

Iran DNS

United States	20–0	Iran
Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: -		Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: -

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Matias Quintana (ARG)

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13 September 2008 11:15

Canada	55–47	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 20-4, 7-10, 14-13, 14-20
Pts: Patrick Anderson 17 Rebs: Joey Johnson 16 Asts: David Durepos4		Pts: Dotan Meishar 15 Rebs: Dotan Meishar 16 Asts: Avraham Lehrman 2

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Gabriele Caligiuri (AUS)

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13 September 2008 13:30

Australia	72–52	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 21-15, 17-15, 19-13, 15-9
Pts: Brad Ness 18 Rebs: Brad Ness 14 Asts: Shaun Norris 4		Pts: Kazuyuki Kyoya, Tetsuya Miyajima 9 Rebs: Akimasa Suzuki, Shingo Fujii 6 Asts: Hiroaki Kozai 3

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (NED)

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13 September 2008 16:45

Germany	64–71	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 17-21, 13-17, 14-20, 20-13
Pts: Dirk Kohler-Lenz 18 Rebs: Dirk Kohler-Lenz 11 Asts: Lars Christink 5		Pts: Simon Munn 31 Rebs: Simon Munn 20 Asts: Jon Pollock 8

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

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Semifinals

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14 September 2008 21:30

United States	62–69 (OT)	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 15-25, 8-10, 14-10, 12-4, Overtime: 20-13
Pts: Patrick Anderson 33 Rebs: Patrick Anderson 21 Asts: Patrick Anderson 6		Pts: Joe Chambers 14 Rebs: Joe Chambers 10 Asts: Paul Schulte 6

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Max Kindervater (GER)

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14 September 2008 19:00

Great Britain	54–67	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 6-19, 14-17, 13-18, 21-13
Pts: Jon Pollock 18 Rebs: Simon Munn 11 Asts: Jon Pollock 3		Pts: Justin Eveson 22 Rebs: Brad Ness 11 Asts: Justin Eveson 2

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)

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Bronze medal game

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16 September 2008 17:00

United States	77–85	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 22-19, 11-24, 30-24
Pts: Joe Chambers 25 Rebs: Joe Chambers 6 Asts: Mikey Paye, Jeremy Lade 3		Pts: Terence Bywater 32 Rebs: Simon Munn 13 Asts: Jon Pollock 5

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Max Kindervater (GER)

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Gold medal game

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16 September 2008 19:30

Canada	60–72	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 15-12, 15-26, 13-18
Pts: Patrick Anderson 22 Rebs: Patrick Anderson, Joey Johnson 12 Asts: Patrick Anderson 6		Pts: Troy Sachs 19 Rebs: Troy Sachs, Justin Eveson 7 Asts: Brad Ness 8

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (NED)

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Classification 5-8

	Classification round				Fifth place
	15 September 2008
	Iran	0
	Israel	20
					16 September 2008
					Israel	54
					Germany	63
					Seventh place
	15 September 2008			16 September 2008
	Japan	57		Iran	0
	Germany	71			Japan	20

Source: Paralympic.org ^[1]

Classification

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15 September 2008

Iran DNS

Iran	0–20	Israel
Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: -		Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: -

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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15 September 2008 11:15

Germany	71–57	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 16-16, 21-11, 12-16, 22-14
Pts: Dirk Passiwan 30 Rebs: Dirk Kohler-Lenz 14 Asts: Lars Lehmann 8		Pts: Reo Fujimoto 20 Rebs: Akimasa Suzuki 7 Asts: Shingo Fujii 3

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

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Fifth place

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16 September 2008

Israel	54–63	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 17-19, 13-14, 12-12, 12-18
Pts: Dotan Meishar 19 Rebs: Dotan Meishar 14 Asts: Roei Rozenberg, Liran Hendel 7		Pts: Dirk Passiwan 22 Rebs: Dirk Kohler-Lenz 10 Asts: Lars Lehmann 4

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11204 Referees: Jonathon Blake Burford (USA)

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Seventh place

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16 September 2008

Iran DNS

Iran	0–20	Japan
Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: -		Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: -

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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Classification 9-12

	Classification round				Ninth place
	12 September 2008
	Brazil	75
	Sweden	56
					16 September 2008
					Brazil	68
					South Africa	46
					Eleventh place
	12 September 2008			14 September 2008
	South Africa	67		Sweden	63
	China	60			China	45

Source: Paralympic.org ^[1]

Classification

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12 September 2008 09:00

Brazil	75–56	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 25-11, 16-12, 16-16, 18-17
Pts: Jose Marcos Silva 20 Rebs: Leandro Mirando 17 Asts: Everaldo Lima 6		Pts: Peter Kohlstrom 20 Rebs: Joachim Gustavsson 5 Asts: Joakim Linden, Robin Meng 2

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8854 Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (CAN)

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12 September 2008 11:15

South Africa	67–60	China
Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 19-15, 19-27, 16-4
Pts: Richard Nortje 22 Rebs: David Nathaniel Curle 10 Asts: David Nathaniel Curle 5		Pts: Hai Ding 20 Rebs: Hai Ding 15 Asts: Lei Yang, Pengcheng Li 4

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8854 Referees: Jonathon Blake Burford (USA)

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Ninth place

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16 September 2008 11:15

Brazil	68–46	South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 18-11, 19-9, 12-9
Pts: Jose Marcos Silva 18 Rebs: Leandro Mirando 11 Asts: Everaldo Lima 3		Pts: Richard Nortje 18 Rebs: Richard Nortje 6 Asts: Nicholas Taylor, Jeremy Nel 2

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11204 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

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Eleventh place

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14 September 2008 15:45

Sweden	63–45	China
Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 17-17, 14-13, 16-2
Pts: Hussein Haidari 19 Rebs: Hussein Haidari 14 Asts: Hussein Haidari 10		Pts: Hai Ding 14 Rebs: Hai Ding 9 Asts: Haijiang Chen 3

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Jorg-Ulrich Otto (GER)

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Ranking

Place Team  Australia  Canada  Great Britain 4.  United States 5.  Germany 6.  Israel 7.  Japan 8.  Iran 9.  Brazil 10.  South Africa 11.  Sweden 12.  China References "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-10-30. "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair Basketball: Men". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-08-30.