Wheelchair rugby at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
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Wheelchair rugby
at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
consisted of a mixed team event. Wheelchair rugby was being contested as a demonstration sport
, and not an official part of the Paralympic program, but medals were awarded and stayed on medal table. Six teams took part in the sport; Sweden and Australia
were eliminated after the preliminary round.
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....
at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
consisted of a mixed team event. Wheelchair rugby was being contested as a demonstration sport
Demonstration sport
A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...
, and not an official part of the Paralympic program, but medals were awarded and stayed on medal table. Six teams took part in the sport; Sweden and Australia
Australia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Summer Paralympics were held in Atlanta, United States of America. 166 Australian athletes, guides and pilots competed in 13 of the 17 sports, winning medals in 10 of those sports.- Background :...
were eliminated after the preliminary round.
Final ranking
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Renje Clifton Chunn Bradley Updegrove David Ceruti Joseph Soares David Gould Charles Crouch |
Kirby Kranabetter Raymond Lizotte Daryl Stubel David Tweed Brian McPhate Dany Belanger Allan Semeniuk Garett Hickling Garett Hickling Garett Hickling is a Canadian wheelchair rugby player. He is on the Canada national wheelchair rugby team and has been voted most valuable player on several World Championships... |
Paul Leefe Stephen Guthrie Geremy Tinker Robert Dickie Robert Dickie Robert Dickie was a Welsh professional boxer, fighting at both featherweight and super-featherweight. He was Scottish champion at featherweight, British champion at both weights and became WBC International super-featherweight champion in 1988... Sholto Taylor Sholto Taylor Sholto Taylor, born 1 September 1972, is a New Zealand wheelchair rugby player, and a member of the national team, the Wheel Blacks.... Gary McMurray Curtis Palmer Grant Sharman |
Roy Humphreys Alan Ash Paul Jenkins Jeffery Davey Mark Eccleston Rob Tarr Darren Ransome Keith Jones |