Wheelchair rugby at the 2015 Parapan American Games

The wheelchair rugby event at the 2015 Parapan American Games was run from 8–14 August 2015 at the Mississauga Sports Centre in Mississauga.[1] Six countries contested the gold medal which was won by the host nation, Canada. Despite being a mixed gender sport, Colombia were the only team to field a female athlete.[2] This was the first time wheelchair rugby had been contested at the Parapan American Games.[3]

The event was contested as a round robin competition in its first stage, with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third in the semi-finals. The losing semi-finalists faced each other for the bronze medal.

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada (CAN)1001
2 United States (USA)0101
3 Colombia (COL)0011
Totals (3 nations)1113

Medal event

Day 1

Canada 65 – 32 Brazil
United States 70 – 25 Argentina
Colombia 66 – 12 Chile

Day 2

Canada 76 – 32 Colombia
Argentina 53 – 14 Chile
United States 62 – 27 Brazil

Day 3

Canada 63 – 37 Argentina
United States 54 – 11 Chile
Brazil 53 – 41 Colombia

Day 4

Brazil 63 – 37 Argentina
Canada 67 – 11 Chile
United States 71 – 25 Colombia

Day 5

Brazil 45 – 6 Chile
Argentina 36 – 51 Colombia
Canada 59 – 60 United States

First round table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States 5 0 0 0 317 147 +170 15
Canada 4 1 0 0 330 172 +158 12
Brazil 3 2 0 0 220 211 +9 9
Colombia 2 3 0 0 215 248 -33 6
Argentina 1 4 0 0 188 261 -73 3
Chile 0 5 0 0 54 285 -231 0

Medal round

Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
August 13, 2015 - 17:45
 
 
Canada 62
 
August 14, 2012 - 21:00
 
Brazil 35
 
Canada 57
 
August 13, 2015 - 20:00
 
United States 54
 
Colombia 28
 
 
United States 65
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
August 14, 2012 - 18:30
 
 
Colombia 50
 
 
Brazil 48

References

  1. "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. "Wheelchair Rugby - Schedule & Results". toronto2015.org. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. Faris, Nick (7 August 2015). "Canada's wheelchair rugby squad has Parapan Am gold on their mind". nationalpost.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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