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Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics

Summer Paralympic events

Summary

Summer Paralympic events

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menevents1
womenevents1

Wheelchair basketball has been contested at the Summer Paralympic Games since the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome.

Winning the Paralympics is considered to be the highest honor in international wheelchair basketball, followed by the World Championships of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) for men and women and the respective intercontinental championships.

Events

In the first two Paralympic games, there were two men's events (Class A and B). Since the Paralympic games of 1968, there are two events, a men's event and a women's event.

Current events

  • Men's team
  • Women's team

Qualification

  • 1960 - 1988 : No Qualification
  • 1992 - Ongoing: World and Zonal Qualification

Medalists

Medal winning athletes for every Summer Games since 1960 are as follows:

Men's team

Class A

1964 Tokyo****

Class B

1964 Tokyo****

Men's team

2024 Paris****

Women's team

2024 Paris****

Medals

Men (Class A & Class B) (1960–1964)

Men (1968–2024)

Women (1968–2024)

Total (1960–2024)

Nations

1960–1964

Men Class A

Year1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th
1960USAGBRISRNEDAUT
1964USAGBRISRFRABELPHIJPN

Men Class B

Year1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
1960USANEDGBRARGAUSBELFRAITAMLTSUI
1964USAARGISRITAGBRJPN

1968–Ongoing

Men

https://www.wheelchairbasketball.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Paralympic-Games-Results-1960-2012.pdf

  1. 1968: 13 Teams
  2. 1972: Division I 9 Teams / Division II 10 Teams
  3. 1976: 21 Teams
  4. 1980: 17 Teams
  5. 1984: 18 Teams
  6. 1988: 17 Teams
  7. 1992: 12 Teams
  8. 1996: 12 Teams
  9. 2000: 12 Teams
  10. 2004: 12 Teams
  11. 2008: 12 Teams
  12. 2012: 12 Teams
  13. 2016: 12 Teams
  14. 2020: 12 Teams
  15. 2024: 8 Teams
YearsTeams
1960- - -
1964- - -
1968- - - - - - - - - - - -
1972- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1976- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1980- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1984- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1988- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1992- - - - - - - - - - -
1996- - - - - - - - - -
2000- - - - - - - - - - -
2004- - - - - - - - - -
2008- - - - - - - - - - -
2012- - - - - - - - - - -
2016- - - - - - - - - - -
2020

Women

Year1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
1972ARGJAMISRGERCANGBRYUG
1976ISRGERARGCANUSA
1980GERISRUSAARG
1984GERISRJPNCANUSANED
1988USAGERNEDCANJPNISRSWEARGGBR
1992CANUSAAUSNEDGERGBRJPNFRAISRESP
1996CANNEDUSAAUSJPNGBRGERBRA
2000CANAUSJPNNEDUSAMEXGERGBR
2004CANUSAGERAUSNEDJPNMEXFRA
2008USAGERAUSJPNCANNEDCHNGBRMEXBRA
2012GERAUSNEDUSACHNCANGBRMEXGERFRA
2016USAGERNEDGBRCANCHNBRAFRAARGALG
2020NEDCHNUSAGERCANJPNGBRESPAUSALG

References

References

  1. "Tel Aviv 1968 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament".
  2. "Heidelberg 1972 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament".
  3. "Toronto 1976 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament".
  4. "Arnhem 1980 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament".
  5. "Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament".
  6. "Seoul 1988 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament".
  7. "Barcelona 1992 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament".
  8. "Atlanta 1996 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament".
  9. "Sydney 2000 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament".
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