Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome.
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| Governing body | IWBF |
| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
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Winning the Paralympics is considered to be the highest honour in international wheelchair basketball, followed by the World Championships of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) for men and women and the respective intercontinental championships.
Events
In the first two Paralympic games, there were two men's events (Class A and B). Since the Paralympic games of 1968, there are two events, a men's event and a women's event.
Current events
- Men's team
- Women's team
Medalists
Medal winning athletes for every Summer Games since 1960 are as follows:
Men's team
Class A
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Rome |  United States |  Great Britain |  Israel |
| 1964 Tokyo | United States | Great Britain | Israel |
Class B
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Rome | United States |  Netherlands | Great Britain |
| 1964 Tokyo | United States |  Argentina | Israel |
Men's team
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Tel Aviv | Israel | United States | Great Britain |
| 1972 Heidelberg | United States | Israel | Argentina |
| 1976 Toronto | United States | Israel |  France |
| 1980 Arnhem | Israel | Netherlands | United States |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville | France | Netherlands |  Sweden |
| 1988 Seoul | United States | Netherlands | France |
| 1992 Barcelona | Netherlands |  Germany | France |
| 1996 Atlanta | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | Great Britain | United States |
| 2000 Sydney | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Netherlands | United States |
| 2004 Athens | Canada | Australia | Great Britain |
| 2008 Beijing | Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| 2012 London | Canada | Australia | United States |
| 2016 Rio | United States |  Spain | Great Britain |
Women's team
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Tel Aviv | Israel | Argentina | United States |
| 1972 Heidelberg | Argentina |  Jamaica | Israel |
| 1976 Toronto | Israel | West Germany | Argentina |
| 1980 Arnhem | West Germany | Israel | United States |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville | West Germany | Israel |  Japan |
| 1988 Seoul | United States | West Germany | Netherlands |
| 1992 Barcelona | Canada | United States | Netherlands |
| 1996 Atlanta | Canada | Netherlands | United States |
| 2000 Sydney | Canada | Australia | Japan |
| 2004 Athens | United States | Australia | Canada |
| 2008 Beijing | United States | Germany | Australia |
| 2012 London | Germany | Australia | Netherlands |
| 2016 Rio | United States | Germany | Netherlands |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 12 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 |  Canada | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Israel | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 |  Australia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (13 nations) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics. |
- IPC Historical Results Database - General Search, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- The information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960-1984), such as relay and team members. (Per 17 April 2011)
- Paralympics - Results, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
- World History of Wheelchair Basketball, British Wheelchair Basketball
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