United States national wheelchair rugby team
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The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States of America in international wheelchair rugby
. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all three Paralympic
tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.
Academy-award nominated documentary film
called Murderball, centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games
. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin
and Dana Adam Shapiro
, and produced by Jeffrey Mandel and Shapiro.
in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver.
)
The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States of America in international wheelchair rugby
. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all three Paralympic
tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.
Academy-award nominated documentary film
called Murderball, centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games
. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin
and Dana Adam Shapiro
, and produced by Jeffrey Mandel and Shapiro.
in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver.
)
The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States of America in international wheelchair rugby
. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all three Paralympic
tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.
Academy-award nominated documentary film
called Murderball, centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games
. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin
and Dana Adam Shapiro
, and produced by Jeffrey Mandel and Shapiro.
in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver.
)
Jason Regier, Scott Hogsett, Norm Lyduch, Andy Cohn, Will Groulx
, Bryan Kirkland, Seth McBride, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, Mark Zupan, Joel Wilmoth, (Coach: James Gumbert, Assistant Coaches: Ed Suhr)
Chuck Aoki, Andy Cohn, Chad Cohn, Will Groulx
, Derrick Helton, Scott Hogsett, Joe Delagrave, Seth McBride, Jason Regier, Adam Scaturro, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, (Coach: James Gumbert)
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby, , is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport....
. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all three Paralympic
Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1996. It became an official medal-awarding sport in 2000 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then...
tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.
2004 Paralympics (Athens)
A 20052005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
Academy-award nominated documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
called Murderball, centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from September 19 to September 25.Teams from eight countries participated in the competition, with a total of 89 athletes taking part...
. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin
Henry Alex Rubin
Henry-Alex Rubin studied film at Phillips Academy, Andover and Columbia University. The son of a French mother and American father Henry-Alex Rubin studied film at Phillips Academy, Andover and Columbia University. The son of a French mother and American father Henry-Alex Rubin studied film at...
and Dana Adam Shapiro
Dana Adam Shapiro
Dana Adam Shapiro is an American film director, best known for his directorial work on the 2006 Academy Award nominated documentary Murderball.-Career:...
, and produced by Jeffrey Mandel and Shapiro.
2012 Paralympics (London)
The USA has clinched a berth in the 2012 ParalympicsWheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics is scheduled to be held in the Basketball Arena from 5 September to 9 September. There is one event, where 8 teams compete.-Qualification:A NPC may enter one team...
in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver.
Roster
(Roster for the 2011 IWRF Americas ChampionshipIWRF Americas Championship
The IWRF Americas Championship or IWRF Americas Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Americas wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the Americas zone...
)
| # | Class | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | Travis Anderson |  United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
||
| 5 | 3.0 | Chuck Aoki | 1991 | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
| 0.5 | Clayton Braun | United States St. Louis Rugby Rams |
||
| 11 | 2.0 | Andy Cohn | 1978 | United States Sharp Edge |
| 12 | 1.5 | Chad Cohn | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
|
| 14 | 2.0 | Joe Delagrave | United States Phoenix Heat |
|
| 10 | 2.0 | Will Groulx Will Groulx Will Groulx is an American wheelchair rugby player and member of the United States wheelchair rugby team.He was part of the US team that took the gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, and a bronze medal in Athens in 2004.He served in the United States Navy from 1995 to 2001.In 2001,... |
1974 | United States Portland Pounders |
| 13 | 2.0 | Derrick Helton | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
|
| 8 | 1.0 | Scott Hogsett | 1972 | United States Phoenix Heat |
| 2 | 2.0 | Seth McBride | 1983 | United States Portland Pounders |
| 3.0 | Delvin McMillan | United States Lakeshore Demolition |
||
| 3.0 | Jeff Odom | United States Texas Stampede |
||
| 7 | 0.5 | Jason Reiger | 1975 | United States Denver Harlequins |
| 4 | 1.5 | Adam Scaturo | United States Denver Harlequins |
|
| 9 | 2.0 | Nick Springer | 1985 | United States Phoenix Heat |
| 2.5 | Josh Wheeler | United States Utah Scorpions |
Paralympic Games
| Paralympic Games results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
 2000Wheelchair rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics was officially a mixed sport, however no women participated. This was the first year that the sport was an official part of the Paralympic program. It had previously been a demonstration sport at the 1996 Paralympics. Eight teams took part in the... |
1st | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 2004Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from September 19 to September 25.Teams from eight countries participated in the competition, with a total of 89 athletes taking part... |
3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 |
 2008Wheelchair Rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium from 12 September to 16 September.- Medalists :-Classfication:... |
1st | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics is scheduled to be held in the Basketball Arena from 5 September to 9 September. There is one event, where 8 teams compete.-Qualification:A NPC may enter one team... |
Qualified | – | – | – |
| Total | 16 | 15 | 1 | |
The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States of America in international wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby, , is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport....
. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all three Paralympic
Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1996. It became an official medal-awarding sport in 2000 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then...
tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.
2004 Paralympics (Athens)
A 20052005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
Academy-award nominated documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
called Murderball, centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from September 19 to September 25.Teams from eight countries participated in the competition, with a total of 89 athletes taking part...
. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin
Henry Alex Rubin
Henry-Alex Rubin studied film at Phillips Academy, Andover and Columbia University. The son of a French mother and American father Henry-Alex Rubin studied film at Phillips Academy, Andover and Columbia University. The son of a French mother and American father Henry-Alex Rubin studied film at...
and Dana Adam Shapiro
Dana Adam Shapiro
Dana Adam Shapiro is an American film director, best known for his directorial work on the 2006 Academy Award nominated documentary Murderball.-Career:...
, and produced by Jeffrey Mandel and Shapiro.
2012 Paralympics (London)
The USA has clinched a berth in the 2012 ParalympicsWheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics is scheduled to be held in the Basketball Arena from 5 September to 9 September. There is one event, where 8 teams compete.-Qualification:A NPC may enter one team...
in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver.
Roster
(Roster for the 2011 IWRF Americas ChampionshipIWRF Americas Championship
The IWRF Americas Championship or IWRF Americas Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Americas wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the Americas zone...
)
| # | Class | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | Travis Anderson | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
||
| 5 | 3.0 | Chuck Aoki | 1991 | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
| 0.5 | Clayton Braun | United States St. Louis Rugby Rams |
||
| 11 | 2.0 | Andy Cohn | 1978 | United States Sharp Edge |
| 12 | 1.5 | Chad Cohn | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
|
| 14 | 2.0 | Joe Delagrave | United States Phoenix Heat |
|
| 10 | 2.0 | Will Groulx Will Groulx Will Groulx is an American wheelchair rugby player and member of the United States wheelchair rugby team.He was part of the US team that took the gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, and a bronze medal in Athens in 2004.He served in the United States Navy from 1995 to 2001.In 2001,... |
1974 | United States Portland Pounders |
| 13 | 2.0 | Derrick Helton | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
|
| 8 | 1.0 | Scott Hogsett | 1972 | United States Phoenix Heat |
| 2 | 2.0 | Seth McBride | 1983 | United States Portland Pounders |
| 3.0 | Delvin McMillan | United States Lakeshore Demolition |
||
| 3.0 | Jeff Odom | United States Texas Stampede |
||
| 7 | 0.5 | Jason Reiger | 1975 | United States Denver Harlequins |
| 4 | 1.5 | Adam Scaturo | United States Denver Harlequins |
|
| 9 | 2.0 | Nick Springer | 1985 | United States Phoenix Heat |
| 2.5 | Josh Wheeler | United States Utah Scorpions |
Paralympic Games
| Paralympic Games results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 2000 Wheelchair rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics was officially a mixed sport, however no women participated. This was the first year that the sport was an official part of the Paralympic program. It had previously been a demonstration sport at the 1996 Paralympics. Eight teams took part in the... |
1st | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from September 19 to September 25.Teams from eight countries participated in the competition, with a total of 89 athletes taking part... |
3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2008 Wheelchair Rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium from 12 September to 16 September.- Medalists :-Classfication:... |
1st | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics is scheduled to be held in the Basketball Arena from 5 September to 9 September. There is one event, where 8 teams compete.-Qualification:A NPC may enter one team... |
Qualified | – | – | – |
| Total | 16 | 15 | 1 | |
The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States of America in international wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby, , is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport....
. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all three Paralympic
Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1996. It became an official medal-awarding sport in 2000 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then...
tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.
2004 Paralympics (Athens)
A 20052005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
Academy-award nominated documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
called Murderball, centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from September 19 to September 25.Teams from eight countries participated in the competition, with a total of 89 athletes taking part...
. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin
Henry Alex Rubin
Henry-Alex Rubin studied film at Phillips Academy, Andover and Columbia University. The son of a French mother and American father Henry-Alex Rubin studied film at Phillips Academy, Andover and Columbia University. The son of a French mother and American father Henry-Alex Rubin studied film at...
and Dana Adam Shapiro
Dana Adam Shapiro
Dana Adam Shapiro is an American film director, best known for his directorial work on the 2006 Academy Award nominated documentary Murderball.-Career:...
, and produced by Jeffrey Mandel and Shapiro.
2012 Paralympics (London)
The USA has clinched a berth in the 2012 ParalympicsWheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics is scheduled to be held in the Basketball Arena from 5 September to 9 September. There is one event, where 8 teams compete.-Qualification:A NPC may enter one team...
in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver.
Roster
(Roster for the 2011 IWRF Americas ChampionshipIWRF Americas Championship
The IWRF Americas Championship or IWRF Americas Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Americas wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the Americas zone...
)
| # | Class | Name | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | Travis Anderson | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
||
| 5 | 3.0 | Chuck Aoki | 1991 | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
| 0.5 | Clayton Braun | United States St. Louis Rugby Rams |
||
| 11 | 2.0 | Andy Cohn | 1978 | United States Sharp Edge |
| 12 | 1.5 | Chad Cohn | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
|
| 14 | 2.0 | Joe Delagrave | United States Phoenix Heat |
|
| 10 | 2.0 | Will Groulx Will Groulx Will Groulx is an American wheelchair rugby player and member of the United States wheelchair rugby team.He was part of the US team that took the gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, and a bronze medal in Athens in 2004.He served in the United States Navy from 1995 to 2001.In 2001,... |
1974 | United States Portland Pounders |
| 13 | 2.0 | Derrick Helton | United States Tucson Pterodactyls |
|
| 8 | 1.0 | Scott Hogsett | 1972 | United States Phoenix Heat |
| 2 | 2.0 | Seth McBride | 1983 | United States Portland Pounders |
| 3.0 | Delvin McMillan | United States Lakeshore Demolition |
||
| 3.0 | Jeff Odom | United States Texas Stampede |
||
| 7 | 0.5 | Jason Reiger | 1975 | United States Denver Harlequins |
| 4 | 1.5 | Adam Scaturo | United States Denver Harlequins |
|
| 9 | 2.0 | Nick Springer | 1985 | United States Phoenix Heat |
| 2.5 | Josh Wheeler | United States Utah Scorpions |
Paralympic Games
| Paralympic Games results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 2000 Wheelchair rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics was officially a mixed sport, however no women participated. This was the first year that the sport was an official part of the Paralympic program. It had previously been a demonstration sport at the 1996 Paralympics. Eight teams took part in the... |
1st | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from September 19 to September 25.Teams from eight countries participated in the competition, with a total of 89 athletes taking part... |
3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2008 Wheelchair Rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium from 12 September to 16 September.- Medalists :-Classfication:... |
1st | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics is scheduled to be held in the Basketball Arena from 5 September to 9 September. There is one event, where 8 teams compete.-Qualification:A NPC may enter one team... |
Qualified | – | – | – |
| Total | 16 | 15 | 1 | |
IWRF World Championship
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 19951995 IWRF World Championship The 1st Wheelchair Rugby World Championships were held in Nottwil, Switzerland.-External links:*... |
1st | 9 | 9 | 0 |
 1998 |
1st | ? | ? | ? |
 2002 |
2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 |
 2006 |
1st | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 |
1st | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 28 | 2 | |
Past Rosters
- 2008 Paralympic Games: finished 1st among 8 teams
Jason Regier, Scott Hogsett, Norm Lyduch, Andy Cohn, Will Groulx
Will Groulx
Will Groulx is an American wheelchair rugby player and member of the United States wheelchair rugby team.He was part of the US team that took the gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, and a bronze medal in Athens in 2004.He served in the United States Navy from 1995 to 2001.In 2001,...
, Bryan Kirkland, Seth McBride, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, Mark Zupan, Joel Wilmoth, (Coach: James Gumbert, Assistant Coaches: Ed Suhr)
- 2010 World Championship: finished 1st among 12 teams
Chuck Aoki, Andy Cohn, Chad Cohn, Will Groulx
Will Groulx
Will Groulx is an American wheelchair rugby player and member of the United States wheelchair rugby team.He was part of the US team that took the gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, and a bronze medal in Athens in 2004.He served in the United States Navy from 1995 to 2001.In 2001,...
, Derrick Helton, Scott Hogsett, Joe Delagrave, Seth McBride, Jason Regier, Adam Scaturro, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, (Coach: James Gumbert)
External links
- US National Team at USQRAUnited States Quad Rugby AssociationThe United States Quad Rugby Association is a non-profit organization and the governing body for wheelchair rugby in the United States. The organization represents the United States in IWRF and the national wheelchair rugby team in the United States Paralympic Committee...
