Wheelchair Basketball

Wheelchair basketball

Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...

 at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...

was staged in the Olympic Indoor Hall

Olympic Indoor Hall

The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall which is part of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" , was completed in 1995 and was the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is located in the suburb of Maroussi...

 from September 18 to September 28.

Teams consisted of twelve players, of whom five were on court at any one time. Each player was rated between 0.5 and 4.5 points based on the extent of their disability, with 4.5 representing the least physical limitation. The sum of the rates of all players on court at any time was limited to 14.5 points per team.

Games were played in four periods of ten minutes, with extra time periods of five minutes added as necessary to resolve a tied game.

Medal summary

Men	Patrick Anderson  Jaimie Borisoff  Bradley Bowden  David Durepos  David Eng  Travis Gaertner  Roy Henderson  Joey Johnson  Adam Lancia  Ross Norton  Richard Peter  Chris Stoutenburg	Brendan Dowler Brendan Dowler Brendan Dowler, OAM is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...   Justin Eveson Justin Eveson Justin Eveson is a swimmer and wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...   Andrew Flavel Andrew Flavel Andrew Flavel is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.-References:...   Adrian King Adrian King (basketball) Adrian King is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was part of the gold medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer...   Tristan Knowles Tristan Knowles Tristan Knowles is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...   Campbell Message Campbell Message Campbell Message is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.-References:...   Grant Mizens Grant Mizens Grant Mizens is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia.-Paralympics:He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics...   Brad Ness  Shaun Norris Shaun Norris Shaun Norris is a wheelchair basketball player from Western Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...   Troy Sachs Troy Sachs Troy Sachs is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He competed in the Paralympic Games in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008, where he won three medals...   David Selby David Selby (basketball) David Selby is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He was part of the gold medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 1996 Summer...   Daryl Taylor Daryl Taylor (basketball) Daryl Taylor is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.-References:...	Ade Adepitan  Andrew Blake  Matt Byrne  Terry Bywater  Peter Finbow  Kevin Hayes  Fred Howley  Stuart Jellows  Simon Munn Simon Munn Simon Munn is a British wheelchair basketball player.He was part of Great Britain's wheelchair basketball team at the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics. The team took the silver in 1996, and the bronze in 2004 and 2008.He had his left leg amputated after a railway accident...   Jonathan Pollock  Colin Price  Sinclair Thomas
Women	Patricia Cisneros  Janna Crawford  Carlee Hoffman Carlee Hoffman Carlee Hoffman is an American female wheelchair basketball player from Cutlerville, Michigan. She plays the power forward position and was a gold medalist for the United States in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.- Early life :...   Emily Hoskins  Jennifer Howittt  Susan Katz  Teresa Lannon  Christina Ripp  Jana Stump  Renee Tyree  Jennifer Warkins  Stephanie Wheeler Stephanie Wheeler Stephanie Wheeler is an American wheelchair basketball player who was on two gold-medal winning Paralympic teams. She also played on the gold medal winning team at the 2007 Para-Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro...	Lisa Chaffey Lisa Chaffey Lisa Chaffey is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.-References:...   Shelley Chaplin Shelley Chaplin Shelley Chaplin is an Australian wheelchair basketball player.Chaplin currently resides in Urbana, Illinois, where she attends the University of Illinois and plays for the university in the country's first division...   Paula Coghlan Paula Coghlan Paula Coghlan is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the...   Melanie Domaschenz Melanie Domaschenz Melanie Domaschenz is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the bronze medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at...   Karen Farrell Karen Farrell Karen Farrell is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She won two silver medals at the Paralympic Games.-Personal:Farrell is from Sydney, New South Wales. She became a paraplegic at the age of fifteen, when a car she was a passenger in slid off the road after trying to pass a truck...   Kylie Gauci Kylie Gauci Kylie Gauci is from New South Wales. She plays for the Australian women's national wheelchair basketball team. She first started playing the sport in 1997. She got the call up to the national team in 2001. She competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where she won...   Tina McKenzie Tina Mckenzie Tina Mckenzie is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the bronze medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the...   Alison Mosely Alison Mosely Alison Mosely is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the...   Jane Sachs Jane Sachs Jane Sachs is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.-References:...   Sarah Stewart Sarah Stewart (basketball) Sarah Stewart is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the bronze medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the...   Liesl Tesch Liesl Tesch Liesl Tesch is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. She has represented her country at five Paralympic Games, winning three total medals. She has made numerous appearances for her country at other wheelchair basketball events. Tesch also competed in the sport as a professional. She has...   Melinda Young Melinda Young Melinda Young is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.-References:...	Marni Abbott  Chantal Benoit  Tracey Ferguson  Shira Golden  Jennifer Krempien  Linda Kutrowski  Arley McNeney  Kendra Ohama  Danielle Peers  Sabrina Pettinicchi  Lori Radke  Karla Tritten