Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from September 19 to 25.

Teams from eight countries participated in the competition, with a total of 89 athletes taking part. While Wheelchair rugby was designated a mixed sport, with both men and women eligible to participate in the competition, no female athletes took part.

New Zealand's victory in the Gold medal game represented the first time that a country from outside North America had won a Paralympics or World Championships title.

The Wheelchair rugby competition in Athens was featured in the 2005 documentary film Murderball.

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[edit] Competition

[edit] Draw

Pool A Pool B
1. United States (USA) 2. Canada (CAN)
3. Australia (AUS) 4. Great Britain (GBR)
6. New Zealand (NZL) 5. Germany (GER)
8. Japan (JPN) 7. Belgium (BEL)

[edit] Pool play

Time Match Teams Final score
September 19, 2004
10:00 1 GBR vs. BEL 27 - 22
12:00 2 CAN vs. GER 33 - 30 (OT)
17:00 3 USA vs. JPN 54 - 39
19:00 4 AUS vs. NZL 31 - 41
September 20, 2004
10:00 5 GER vs. BEL 33 - 40
12:00 6 CAN vs. GBR 30 - 32 (OT)
17:00 7 AUS vs. JPN 48 - 47
19:00 8 USA vs. NZL 35 - 32
September 21, 2004
10:00 9 GBR vs. GER 40 - 33
12:00 10 CAN vs. BEL 33 - 29
17:00 11 NZL vs. JPN 47 - 35
19:00 12 USA vs. AUS 49 - 38

[edit] Standings after pool play

Pool A Pool B
1. United States (USA) 1. Great Britain (GBR)
2. New Zealand (NZL) 2. Canada (CAN)
3. Australia (AUS) 3. Belgium (BEL)
4. Japan (JPN) 4. Germany (GER)

[edit] Final round play

Time Match Teams Final score
September 23, 2004
10:00 13 USA vs. GER 46 - 34
12:00 14 GBR vs. JPN 50 - 42
17:00 15 NZL vs. BEL 40 - 33
19:00 16 CAN vs. AUS 36 - 33
September 24, 2004
10:00 17 BEL vs. JPN 36 - 25
12:00 18 AUS vs. GER 44 - 40
17:00 19 USA vs. CAN 20 - 24
19:00 20 GBR vs. NZL 35 - 39
September 25, 2004
10:00 21 GER vs. JPN 41 - 40
12:00 22 BEL vs. AUS 43 - 46
17:00 23 USA vs. GBR 43 - 39
19:00 24 NZL vs. CAN 31 - 29

[edit] Final standings

Place Country
1. New Zealand (NZL)
2. Canada (CAN)
3. United States (USA)
4. Great Britain (GBR)
5. Australia (AUS)
6. Belgium (BEL)
7. Germany (GER)
8. Japan (JPN)

[edit] Medallists

Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Wheelchair Rugby - mixed New Zealand Canada United States

[edit] External links

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