Wheelchair rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Template:Infobox Paralympic event Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held at the Helliniko Indoor Arena. 89 athletes participated in the competition, with teams from eight countries taking part.

While wheelchair rugby was designated as a mixed sport, with both men and women eligible to participate in the competition, no female athletes took part.

New Zealand's victory in the gold medal game represented the first time that a country from outside North America had won a Paralympics or World Championships title in the sport.

The wheelchair rugby competition in Athens was featured in the 2005 documentary film, Murderball.

Medalists

Mixed wheelchair rugby

Template:FlagIPCteam Dan Buckingham Stephen Guthrie Bill Oughton Timothy Johnson Geremy Tinker Jai Waite Sholto Taylor Gary McMurray Curtis Palmer

Template:FlagIPCteam Allan Cartrand Fabien Lavoie Jared Funk David Willsie Patrice Simard Mike Bacon Michael Whitehead Daniel Paradis Raymond Lizotte Garett Hickling Ian Chan Allan Semenuik

Template:FlagIPCteam Lynn Nelson Clifton Chunn Wayne Romero Brent Poppen Will Groulx Scott Hogsett Bob Lujano Andy Cohn Norman Lyduch Bryan Kirkland Mark Zupan Sam Gloor

Classification

Wheelchair rugby players were given a classification based on their upper body function. A committee gave each athlete a 7-level score ranging from 0.5 to 3.5, with lower scores corresponding to more severe disability. During the game, the total score of all players on the court for a team cannot exceed 8 points. However, for each female player on court, their team gets an extra 0.5 points over the 8 point limit.

Teams

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Eight teams took part in this sport. Each team could have up to 12 athletes, but no more than 11 of the team members could be male. Listed below are the eight teams qualified for the Athens Paralympics.

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Tournament

Competition format

The eight teams were divided into two even groups and participated in a single round robin tournament. The top two teams from each group went on to compete for 1st through 4th place, while the last two teams from each group competed for 5th through 8th place.

Preliminary Round

Group A

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	G:GA	Pts
1	Template:FlagIPCteam	3	3	0	138:109	6
2	Template:FlagIPCteam	3	2	1	120:101	5
3	Template:FlagIPCteam	3	1	2	117:137	4
4	Template:FlagIPCteam	3	0	3	121:149	3

Group B

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	G:GA	Pts
1	Template:FlagIPCteam	3	3	0	100:82	6
2	Template:FlagIPCteam	3	2	1	96:91	5
3	Template:FlagIPCteam	3	1	2	91:93	4
4	Template:FlagIPCteam	3	0	3	93:114	3

Template:Color box Qualified for quarterfinals

Time	Match	Teams	Final score
September 19, 2004
10:00	1	GBR vs. BEL	27 - 22
12:00	2	CAN vs. GER	33 - 30 (OT)
17:00	3	USA vs. JPN	54 - 39
19:00	4	AUS vs. NZL	31 - 41
September 20, 2004
10:00	5	GER vs. BEL	33 - 40
12:00	6	CAN vs. GBR	30 - 32 (OT)
17:00	7	AUS vs. JPN	48 - 47
19:00	8	USA vs. NZL	35 - 32
September 21, 2004
10:00	9	GBR vs. GER	40 - 33
12:00	10	CAN vs. BEL	33 - 29
17:00	11	NZL vs. JPN	47 - 35
19:00	12	USA vs. AUS	49 - 38

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Medal round

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Ranking

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External links

• Wheelchair rugby results from the United States Quad Rugby Association
• International Wheelchair Rugby Federation