Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics

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...

has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since the 1960 Summer Paralympics

1960 Summer Paralympics

The 1960 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the first international Paralympic Games, following on from the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1948 and 1952. They were organised under the aegis of the International Stoke Mandeville Games...

in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

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Winning the Paralympics is considered to be the highest honor in international wheelchair basketball, followed by the World Championships

Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

The IWBF World Wheelchair Basketball Championship is an international wheelchair basketball competition contested by the men's and the women's national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body.The first unofficial Wheelchair...

of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation

International Wheelchair Basketball Federation

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. IWBF is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball world wide...

(IWBF) for men and women and the respective intercontinental championships.

Men's results

Year	Host	Class
1960 Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of two men's tournaments. One for athletes with complete lesion paraplegia, and one for athletes with incomplete paraplegia.- Medal summary :-Rosters A:USA: *Frank Vecerra, East St...	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	A
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1964 Wheelchair basketball at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of two events for men.- Medal summary :- References :...	Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...	A
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1968 Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...	--
1972 Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Heidelberg Heidelberg -Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...	--
1976 Wheelchair basketball at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...	--
1980 Wheelchair basketball at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Arnheim Arnheim Arnheim may refer to:* Edith Arnheim , Swedish tennis player* Fritz Arnheim , German historian* Gus Arnheim , American band leader* Rudolf Arnheim , German American author...	--
1984 Wheelchair basketball at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1984 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	New York New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... Stoke Mandeville Stoke Mandeville Stoke Mandeville is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district to the south-east of Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Although a separate civil parish, the village falls within the Aylesbury Urban Area...	--
1988 Wheelchair basketball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...	--
1992 Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...	--
1996 Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Atlanta	--
2000 Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...	--
2004 Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged in the Olympic Indoor Hall 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...	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...	--
2008 Wheelchair Basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The Wheelchair Basketball competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is held in Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium between September 7, 2008 and September 16, 2008...	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	--
2012 Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Paralympic Games will be held from 30 August to 8 September. Competitions will be held at the newly built Basketball Arena, which will seat 10,000 spectators, and the The O2 in London...	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	--

Women's results

Year	Host	Class
1968 Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...	--
1972 Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Heidelberg Heidelberg -Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...	--
1976 Wheelchair basketball at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...	--
1980 Wheelchair basketball at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Arnheim Arnheim Arnheim may refer to:* Edith Arnheim , Swedish tennis player* Fritz Arnheim , German historian* Gus Arnheim , American band leader* Rudolf Arnheim , German American author...	--
1984 Wheelchair basketball at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1984 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	New York New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... Stoke Mandeville Stoke Mandeville Stoke Mandeville is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district to the south-east of Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Although a separate civil parish, the village falls within the Aylesbury Urban Area...	--
1988 Wheelchair basketball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...	--
1992 Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...	--
1996 Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Atlanta	--
2000 Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...	--
2004 Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged in the Olympic Indoor Hall 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...	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...	--
2008 Wheelchair Basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The Wheelchair Basketball competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is held in Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium between September 7, 2008 and September 16, 2008...	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	--
2012 Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Paralympic Games will be held from 30 August to 8 September. Competitions will be held at the newly built Basketball Arena, which will seat 10,000 spectators, and the The O2 in London...	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	--

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