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United States national wheelchair rugby team
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | United States USA | ||||
| country_alt | USA | ||||
| color1 | 002868 | ||||
| color2 | FFFFFF | ||||
| national_fed | USQRA | ||||
| iwrf_zone | IWRF Americas | ||||
| coach | USA James Gumbert | ||||
| logo | USAWheelchairRugbyLogo.png | ||||
| iwrf_ranking | 3rd | ||||
| paraly_appearances | 7 | ||||
| paraly_medals | [[Image:Gold medal Paralympics.svg | 16px]] Gold: | |||
| wc_appearances | 8 | ||||
| wc_medals | Gold: 1995, 1998, 2006, 2010 | ||||
| Silver: 2002,2022 | |||||
| Bronze: 2014,2018 | |||||
| zone_championship | IWRF Americas Championship | ||||
| zone_appearances | 6 | ||||
| zone_medals | [[File:Gold medal america.svg | 16px]] Gold: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017,2022,2025 | |||
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1996, 2000,2008
Silver: 2002,2022 Bronze: 2014,2018
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 five Paralympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.
2000 Paralympics (Sydney)
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.
2008 Paralympics (Beijing)
2012 Paralympics (London)
The USA has clinched a berth in the 2012 Paralympics in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Roster
(Roster for the 2011 IWRF Americas Championship)
| # | Class | Name | Year Born | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | Travis Anderson | USA Tucson Pterodactyls | |||||||
| 5 | 3.0 | Chuck Aoki | 1991 | USA Tucson Pterodactyls | |||||
| 0.5 | Clayton Braun | USA St. Louis Rugby Rams | |||||||
| 11 | 2.0 | Andy Cohn | 1978 | USA Sharp Edge | |||||
| 12 | 1.5 | Chad Cohn | USA Tucson Pterodactyls | ||||||
| 14 | 2.0 | Joe Delagrave | USA Phoenix Heat | ||||||
| 10 | 2.0 | Will Groulx | 1974 | USA Portland Pounders | |||||
| 13 | 2.0 | Derrick Helton | USA Tucson Pterodactyls | ||||||
| 8 | 1.0 | Scott Hogsett | 1972 | USA Phoenix Heat | |||||
| 2 | 2.0 | Seth McBride | 1983 | USA Portland Pounders | |||||
| 3.0 | Delvin McMillan | USA Lakeshore Demolition | |||||||
| 3.0 | Jeff Odom | USA Texas Stampede | |||||||
| 7 | 0.5 | Jason Reiger | 1975 | USA Denver Harlequins | |||||
| 4 | 1.5 | Adam Scaturo | USA Denver Harlequins | ||||||
| 9 | 2.0 | Nick Springer | 1985 | USA Phoenix Heat | |||||
| 2.5 | Josh Wheeler | USA Utah Scorpions |
Competitive record
Paralympic Games
| Paralympic Games results | Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS 2000 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| GRE 2004 | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| CHN 2008 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| UK 2012 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| BRA 2016 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| JPN 2020 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| FRA 2024 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 36 | 30 | 6 |
IWRF World Championship
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
- A Laypersons Guide to Wheelchair Rugby Classification, International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)
References
- [http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?sport=16&gender=all&medal=all&npc=USA&games=all Athlete Search Results - USA - Wheelchair Rugby], The historical results database at the Official website of the [[International Paralympic Committee]] (IPC)
- [http://www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/Paralympic_Games/London_2012/Qualification_Criteria/2010_07_W.Rugby_London_2012_PG_Qualificationa_Criteria_Final_Update.pdf Qualification Criteria - WR]{{dead link. (July 2016)
- {{usurped
- [http://www.quadrugby.com/usteam US National Team] at [[United States Quad Rugby Association. USQRA]]
- [http://usparalympics.org/athletes/tag/2686 Athletes Wheelchair Rugby], [[USA Paralympics]]
- [http://www.quadrugby.com/usteam/team Meet the US National Team], [[United States Quad Rugby Association]] (USQRA)
- {{usurped
- [http://quadrugby.com/usa/2006Team/usa2006.htm 2006Team] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-09-12 , [[United States Quad Rugby Association]] (USQRA))
- [http://quadrugby.com/rugby2.php/ayID/2010 Regional Teams - 2010] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-05-31 , [[United States Quad Rugby Association]] (USQRA))
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