Wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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See also: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Wheelchair rugby at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue	Rio Olympic Arena
Dates	14–18 September 2016
Competitors	96 (8 teams)
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Wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held in theRio Olympic Arena, also known as the Arena Carioca , from 14 September to 18 September 2016.^[1] There is a single event, for which both genders are eligible,^[2] where 8 teams compete.^[1]

Contents

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• 1Qualification
• 2Tournament
  • 2.1Group A
  • 2.2Group B
• 3Knockout Stage
  • 3.1Classification Round
    • 3.1.1Seventh place Match
    • 3.1.2Fifth place Match
  • 3.2Medal round
    • 3.2.1Semifinals
    • 3.2.2Bronze Medal Match
    • 3.2.3Gold Medal Match
• 4References
• 5External links

Qualification[edit]

Teams receive an allocation in the following order, and under the following processes:

• A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) may enter one team. The host country directly qualifies, as long as it has a rank on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List, [1] closing 1 May 2016.
• The top ranked NPC (not otherwise qualified) at the 2014 World Championships directly qualifies, subject to the eligibility requirement.
• The highest ranked NPC (not otherwise qualified) from the Wheelchair Rugby competition at the 2015 Parapan American Games directly qualifies.
• The two (2) highest ranked NPCs (not otherwise qualified) from the 2015 IWRF European Division A Championship directly qualify.
• The highest ranked NPC (not otherwise qualified) from the 2015 IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship directly qualifies.

If any of the Zonal Championships are not held, then the next highest ranked NPC from that Zone (not otherwise qualified) on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List closing 1 May 2016 qualifies

• The two (2) highest ranked NPCs from the designated IWRF Paralympic Qualification Tournament qualify. If the Qualification Tournament is not held then the two (2) highest ranked NPCs (not otherwise qualified) on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List closing 1 May 2016 qualify. In the event, the competition was held, with France and United States qualifying.

Qualified	Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths
Brazil	Host country	2 October 2009	Copenhagen	1
Australia	2014 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships	21–26 September 2014	Odense[3]	1
Canada	2015 Parapan American Games	8-14 August 2015	Toronto[4]	1
Great Britain  Sweden	2015 IWRF European Division A Championship	13–20 September 2015	Nastola[4]	2
Japan	2015 IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship	29 October– 1 November 2015	Chiba[4]	1
France  United States	IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Olympic Qualifier	21 April 2016	Paris	2

Tournament[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	165	142	+23	6	Semi-finals
2	Japan	3	2	0	1	163	155	+8	4
3	Sweden	3	1	0	2	145	151	−6	2	Classification matches
4	France	3	0	0	3	141	166	−25	0

Source: Rio2016

14 September 2016 12:45 v

United States	51–42	France
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Jean Choiniere, Liam Costello

14 September 2016 16:00 v

Japan	50–46	Sweden
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Mitch Carr, Darren Roberts

15 September 2016 10:30 v

Sweden	44–54	United States
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alexander Schriener, Lukasz Symczak

15 September 2016 16:00 v

Japan	57–52	France
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Brian Ward, Pierre-Alexandre Briere

16 September 2016 10:30 v

France	47–55	Sweden
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Mitch Carr, Jean Choiniere

16 September 2016 16:00 v

United States	57–56	Japan
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Lukasz Symczak

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	188	158	+30	6	Semi-finals
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	174	160	+14	4
3	Great Britain	3	1	0	2	152	135	+17	2	Classification matches
4	Brazil (H)	3	0	0	3	125	186	−61	0

Source: Rio2016
(H) Host.

14 September 2016 10:30 v

Australia	53–51	Great Britain
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Alexander Shriener

14 September 2016 19:15 v

Canada	62–48	Brazil
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Lukasz Szymczak, Brian Ward

15 September 2016 12:45 v

Great Britain	49–50	Canada
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Liam Costello, Mitch Carr

15 September 2016 19:15 v

Australia	72–45	Brazil
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Darren Roberts, Jean Choiniere

16 September 2016 12:45 v

Brazil	32–52	Great Britain
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alexander Schriener, Liam Costello

16 September 2016 19:15 v

Canada	62–63	Australia
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Darren Roberts, Brian Ward

Knockout Stage[edit]

	Semi-finals				Final
	17 September
	United States	60
	Canada	55
					18 September
					Australia	59
					United States	58
					Third place
	17 September			18 September
	Australia	63		Japan	52
	Japan	57			Canada	50

Classification Round[edit]

Seventh place Match[edit]

17 September 2016 10:30 v

Brazil	54–59	France
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Perre-Alexandre Briere, Brian Ward

Fifth place Match[edit]

17 September 2016 19:15 v

Great Britain	56–42	Sweden
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Lukasz Symczak

Medal round[edit]

Semifinals[edit]

17 September 2016 12:45 v

United States	60–55	Canada
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alexander Schriener, Liam Costello

17 September 2016 16:00 v

Australia	63–57	Japan
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Jean Choiniere, Mitch Carr

Bronze Medal Match[edit]

18 September 2016 09:00 v

Japan	52–50	Canada
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Darren Roberts, Liam Costello

Gold Medal Match[edit]

18 September 2016 12:30 v

Australia	59–58	United States
	Report

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Alexander Schreiner

References