2008 Summer Paralympics / wheelchair rugby

Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
information
venue	Beijing People's Republic of China
Competition venue	University of Science and Technology
Athletes	96
date	September 12-16, 2008
decisions	1
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At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing , medals were only awarded in a mixed competition for men and women in wheelchair rugby . The decisions were made between September 12th and September 16th, 2008 in the University of Science and Technology . The American national wheelchair rugby team won the tournament.

Classification

In each game two teams with four field players and eight substitutes each play. All players are quadriplegic and have disabilities in three or four of their extremities. Each player has a certain number of points that express their freedom of movement in the wheelchair and thus the degree of their disability. The classification in steps of 0.5 ranges from 0.5 (most severe impairment) to 3.5 (weakest impairment). The total number of points of all five players on a team on the field must not exceed eight points. Four quarters of eight minutes each are played. In the event of a tie, there is a three-minute extension.

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	S.	G	V	Points	Diff.
1	United States	3	3	0	146: 99	+47
2	Canada	3	2	1	137: 102	+35
3	Japan	3	1	2	132: 130	+2
4th	People's Republic of China	3	0	3	93: 177	−84

game	date	encounter			Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Loss	Erg.
1	September 12, 2008, 1 p.m.	United States	-	People's Republic of China	16: 8	22:10	17: 6	10: 6		65:30
1	September 12, 2008, 3 p.m.	Canada	-	Japan	12:12	13:10	9: 9	14: 9		48:40
2	September 13, 2008, 1 p.m.	Canada	-	People's Republic of China	13: 5	14: 8	16: 4	14: 8		57:25
2	September 13, 2008, 3 p.m.	United States	-	Japan	9: 6	9: 9	11:10	15:12		44:37
3	September 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.	Japan	-	People's Republic of China	16: 8	12: 9	14:12	13: 9		55:38
3	September 14, 2008, 3 p.m.	United States	-	Canada	11:11	13:10	4: 2	9: 9		37:32

(All times are local time)

Group B

rank	country	S.	G	V	Points	Diff.
1	Australia	3	3	0	129: 111	+18
2	United Kingdom	3	2	1	115: 116	−1
3	New Zealand	3	1	2	116: 109	+7
4th	Germany	3	0	3	102: 126	−24

game	date	encounter			Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Loss	Erg.
1	September 12, 2008, 6:00 p.m.	Australia	-	Germany	13: 8	11:12	10: 6	13:10		47:36
1	September 12, 2008, 8:00 p.m.	United Kingdom	-	New Zealand	9: 9	7: 7	10: 9	13:13		39:38
2	September 13, 2008, 6:00 p.m.	Australia	-	New Zealand	9: 8	8: 8	11:12	11:10		39:38
2	September 13, 2008, 8:00 p.m.	United Kingdom	-	Germany	10:11	12: 9	8: 5	9:10		39:35
3	September 14, 2008, 6:00 p.m.	Australia	-	United Kingdom	9:10	10: 9	9: 8	15:10		43:37
3	September 14, 2008, 8:00 p.m.	New Zealand	-	Germany	7: 5	10: 9	11: 8	12: 9		40:31

(All times are local time)

Final round

First to fourth place

	Semifinals				final
	September 15, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
	United States	35
	United Kingdom	32
					September 16, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
					United States	53
					Australia	44
					Game for third place
	September 15, 2008, 8:00 p.m.				September 16, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
	Australia	41			United Kingdom	41
	Canada	40			Canada	47

Fifth to eighth place

	Classification round				Game for fifth place
	September 15, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
	Japan	38
	Germany	39
					September 16, 2008, 3 p.m.
					Germany	25th
					New Zealand	28
					Game for seventh place
	September 15, 2008, 3 p.m.				September 16, 2008, 1 p.m.
	New Zealand	47			Japan	58
	People's Republic of China	34			People's Republic of China	32

Medalist

space	country	athlete
1	United States	Andy Cohn , Will Groulx , Scott Hogsett , Bryan Kirkland (Captain) , Norm Lyduch , Seth McBride , Jason Regier , Nick Springer , Chance Sumner , Joel Wilmoth , Mark Zupan Trainers: James Gumbert
2	Australia	Bryce Alman , Ryley Batt , Grant Boxall , Shane Brand , Cameron Carr , Nazim Erdem , George Hucks , Steve Porter (Captain) , Ryan Scott , Greg Smith , Scott Vitale Trainer: Brad Dubberley
3	Canada	Ian Chan , Jason Crone , Jared Funk , Garett Hickling , Trevor Hirschfield , Fabien Lavoie , Say Luangkhamdeng , Daniel Paradis , Erika Schmutz , Patrice Simard , Mike Whitehead , David Willsie (Captain) Trainers: Benoit Labrecque

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1. ↑ Official page with the game results ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) beijing2008.cn (as of October 5, 2008)