Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team

The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers. Australia took the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games and 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.

 Australia
IWBF zoneAsia Oceania
National federationBasketball Australia
CoachCraig Friday
Nickname(s)Rollers
Paralympic Games
Appearances15
Medals Gold: 1996, 2008
Silver: 2004, 2012
World Championships
Appearances12
Medals Gold: 2010, 2014
Bronze: 2006, 2018

Australia has competed at every men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the Paralympic Games except 1964.[1][2][3] Kevin Coombs was Australia's first captain of the men's wheelchair basketball team.

The Rollers qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics by winning the 2015 Asia Oceania Qualifying Tournament and finished sixth.[4]

Competitions

Summer Paralympics

Year Position W L
1960???
1964Did Not Compete
19689th??
19725th??
197610th??
198013th??
198411th[5]??
198810th??
19928th??
199671
20005th53
200462
200871
201271
20166th52
Total14/16??

Performance in Gold Cup / World Championships

  • 1973 – did not participate
  • 1975 – did not participate
  • 1979 – did not participate
  • 1983 – 11th
  • 1986 – 10th
  • 1990 – 6th [6]
  • 1994 – 6th
  • 1998 – 4th
  • 2002 – 4th
  • 2006 – Bronze
  • 2010 Gold
  • 2014 Gold
  • 2018 Bronze

Past Paralympic Games Rosters

Australian wheelchair basketballer Orfeo Cecconato takes on a Great Britain defender in the final of the men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

1960 Summer Paralympics

Results included: Israel d Australia 22–5 ; Australia d Belgium 26–0 ; United States d Australia 32–10. Results may be incomplete.[7]


1964 Summer Paralympics

Australia did not field a team at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.[10]

1968 Summer Paralympics

Finished 9th among 13 teams.

1972 Summer Paralympics

Finished 8th among 9 teams.
In the preliminary rounds, Australian results were: United States 85 v Australia 29; Israel 101 v Australia 36; France 74 v Australia 53. Australia finished 8th in the tournament.[11]

1976 Summer Paralympics

'Finished 10th among 21 teams
Australian results: Sweden 79 v Australia 51, Belgium 43 v Australia 30, United States 93 v Australia 34, Australia 57 v Japan 42. Australia did not qualify for the finals.[11]

1980 Summer Paralympics

Finished 13th among 17 teams

1984 Summer Paralympics

Finished 11th among 18 teams

1988 Summer Paralympics

Finished 10th among 17 teams

1992 Summer Paralympics

Finished 9th among 12 teams

1996 Summer Paralympics

Finished 1st among 12 teams.
The team beat Great Britain for the gold medal with a final score of 78:63.[12][13]

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men

2000 Summer Paralympics

Finished 5th among 12 teams

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics – Men

2004 Summer Paralympics

Finished 2nd among 12 teams.
The Australian's were beaten by Canada 53:70 in the Gold Medal match.

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men

2008 Summer Paralympics

Finished 1st among 12 teams.
The team beat Canada 72:60 in the Final

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men

2012 Summer Paralympics

Finished 2nd among 12 teams.
The team was defeated by Canada 58:64 in the Gold Medal match.

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men

2016 Summer Paralympics

Finished 6th among 12 teams.

Detailed Results – Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Past Gold Cup / World Championships Games Rosters

World Championships from 1973 to 2002 known as Gold Cup.

1983 Gold Cup

Finished 11th

1986 Gold Cup

Finished 10th

1990 Gold Cup

Finished 5th

1994 Gold Cup

Finished 6th

1998 Gold Cup

Finished 4th

2002 Gold Cup

Finished 2nd

2006 World Championships

Finished 3rd

2010 World Championships

Finished 1st

2014 World Championships

Finished 1st

2018 World Championships

Finished 3rd

See also

References

  1. Kevin Coombs, Basketball Australia
  2. Kevin Coombs Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
  3. Easy Win In Basketball At Paralympics., The Age, 21 September 1960, Google News Archive
  4. "Heartbreak and Elation for Gliders and Rollers at AOZ qualifying tournament". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. Sporting resume – David Gould Archived 21 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, starwin.com.au
  6. Armand Thiboutot, Philip Craven (1996). The 50th Anniversary of Wheelchair Basketball: A History. Waxmann Verlag. p. 80. ISBN 3830954417.
  7. "Basketball Win to Australia at the Paralympics". Canberra Times. 21 September 1960. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  8. "The Original Wheelchair Basketball team honoured". Australian Basketball Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  9. "Australian paralympic hall of fame". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  10. Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand. "Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1960–1980" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  11. "Paralympic Games 1960–1980" (PDF). Wheelchairs can jump : a history of wheelchair basketball. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  12. "Event Guide: wheelchair basketball". ABC. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  13. "1996 Atlanta Paralympics Men's Wheelchair Basketball Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  14. Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15–25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 1996. p. 74.
  15. Media Guide – Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  16. Results – ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games – Wheelchair Basketball – Men, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  17. Media Guide – Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  18. Results – Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games – Wheelchair Basketball – Men, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  19. , International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  20. Media Guide Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  21. "Gold Cup / World Championships (Men) 1973*/1975 – 2010" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  22. "Basketball Australia Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  23. "Rollers World Championship team named". Basketball Australia website. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  24. "Rollers claim 2014 IWBF World Championship". Basketball Australia News, 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  25. "Australian Rollers select team for World Championships". Basketball Australia website. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  26. "Rollers earn bronze at the World Championships". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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