Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the XIV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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North Greenwich Arena | ||||||||||
Dates | 30 August – 8 September | |||||||||
Competitors | 264 (12 men and 10 women teams) | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
Competition format
In the men's tournament, twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams, where each team met the other teams once. The four highest placed teams in each group then advanced to a knock-out round to decide the medals and 4th to 8th places. The fifth-placed teams met each other over the 9th and 10th places, and the sixth-placed teams met each other over the 11th and 12th places.[2]
In the women's tournament, ten qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of five teams, where each team met the other teams once. The four highest placed teams in each group then advanced to a knock-out round to decide the medals and 4th to 8th places. The fifth-placed teams met each other over the 9th and 10th places.[3]
Athlete classification
Athletes are given an eight-level score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represented a higher degree of disability.[4] The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
Qualification
The Great Britain wheelchair basketball teams received automatic qualification as hosts. An NPC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players.
Men
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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5–18 July 2010 | Birmingham | 7 | Australia Spain United States Italy Poland Canada Turkey | |
2011 IWBF Africa Championship[8] | 10–13 October 2011 | Rabat | 1 | South Africa |
2011 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship[9] | 4–11 November 2011 | Goyang | 1 | Japan |
2011 Parapan American Games | 13 September – 20 October 2011 | Guadalajara | 1 | Colombia |
2011 IWBF European Championship[10] | 8–17 September 2011 | Nazareth | 1 | Germany |
Host nation | 1 | Great Britain | ||
Total | 12 |
Women
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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5–18 July 2010 | Birmingham | 5 | United States Germany Canada Australia Netherlands | |
2011 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship | 4–11 November 2011 | Goyang | 1 | China |
2011 Parapan American Games | 13 September – 20 October 2011 | Guadalajara | 1 | Brazil |
2011 IWBF European Championship[10] | 6–18 September 2011 | Nazareth | 1 | France |
International play-off | 1 | Mexico | ||
Host nation | 1 | Great Britain | ||
Total | 10 |
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's team |
Australia (AUS) Justin Eveson Bill Latham Brett Stibners Shaun Norris Michael Hartnett Tristan Knowles Jannik Blair Tige Simmons Grant Mizens Dylan Alcott Nick Taylor Brad Ness (captain) Coach: Ben Ettridge |
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Women's team |
Netherlands (NED) Inge Huitzing Lucie Houwen Jitske Visser Roos Oosterbaan Sanne Timmerman Petra Garnier Miranda Wevers Cher Korver (captain) Saskia Pronk Barbara van Bergen Carolina de Rooij-Versloot Mariska Beijer Coach: Gertjan van der Linden |
Source: Paralympic.org [11]
See also
References
- ^ Wheelchair Basketball Archived 11 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, london2012.com.
- ^ Men's Wheelchair Basketball – Competition format Archived 14 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine, london2012.com.
- ^ Women's Wheelchair Basketball – Competition format Archived 11 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, london2012.com.
- Australian Paralympic Committee.
- ^ a b Official site of the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships 2010, British Wheelchair Basketball.
- ^ a b 2010 World Championships Schedule & Results Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Wheelchair Basketball Canada.
- ^ a b Spitfire Challenge Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
- ^ "South Africa Wheelchair Basketball Earns London 2012 Spot".
- ^ "Australia's Wheelchair Basketball Teams Qualify for London 2012".
- ^ a b 2011 IWBF European Championship
- ^ "Medallists, London 2012 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair basketball". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
External links
- Wheelchair Basketball Archived 2 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, at The Official Website of London 2012
- International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)