IWRF Americas Championship
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The IWRF Americas Championship or IWRF Americas Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Americas
wheelchair rugby
championships that take place every two years between national teams of the Americas zone. The Americas Championship is a qualifying tournament for the IWRF World Championships and the Paralympic Games
.
Canada participated in the IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship
in 2007.
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby, , is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport....
championships that take place every two years between national teams of the Americas zone. The Americas Championship is a qualifying tournament for the IWRF World Championships and the Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
.
Canada participated in the IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship
IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship
The IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship or IWRF Asia-Oceania Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Asian-Oceanian wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...
in 2007.
Summaries
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2009 Details |
 Argentina(Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... ) |
73–26 | 46–43 | ||||
| 2011 Details |
 Colombia(Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... ) |
56–45 | 69–31 | ||||
Championships per nation
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participation details
| Team | 2009 |
2011 |
Total |
| 3rd | 2 | ||
| 4th | 3rd | 2 | |
| 2nd | 2nd | 2 | |
| - | 1 | ||
| - | 4th | 1 | |
| 1st | 1st | 2 |
See also
- Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
- IWRF European ChampionshipIWRF European ChampionshipThe IWRF European Championship or IWRF European Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the European wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...
- IWRF Asia-Oceania ChampionshipIWRF Asia-Oceania ChampionshipThe IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship or IWRF Asia-Oceania Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Asian-Oceanian wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...
- American ChampionshipsAmerican ChampionshipsThe American championships take place between national teams of the Americas continents in various sports. Are played every variable, which can be from year to four years...