Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team
The Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team represents the Great Britain in international wheelchair rugby. Great Britain is the most successful team in European competition, winning four gold medals at the European Championship.
Paralympics
Great Britain has competed in every wheelchair rugby tournaments at the Paralympic Games, first when it was a demonstration sport in 1996, then since it entered the Official program in 2000.[1]
Great Britain is the host of the 2012 Paralympics in London, and for the wheelchair rugby event, the host country directly qualifies, as long as it has a rank on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List [1], closing 31 January 2012.[2]
Competitive record
Paralympic Games
| Paralympic Games results |
| Year |
Position |
Pld |
W |
L |
| 2000 |
6th |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| 2004 |
4th |
6 |
4 |
2 |
| 2008 |
4th |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| 2012 |
Qualified |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
16 |
8 |
8 |
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IWRF World championship
| Year |
Position |
Pld |
W |
L |
| 1995 |
4th |
9 |
3 |
6 |
| 1998 |
7th |
? |
? |
? |
| 2002 |
5th |
7 |
5 |
2 |
| 2006 |
4th |
7 |
5 |
2 |
| 2010 |
6th |
7 |
3 |
4 |
| Total |
30 |
16 |
14 |
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Past Rosters
- 2008 Paralympic Games: finished 4th among 8 teams
Alan Ash, Andrew Barrow, Jonathan Coggan, Troye Collins, Justin Frishberg, Bulbul Hussain, Ross Morrison, Steven Palmer, Josie Pearson, Jason Roberts, Paul Shaw, Mandip Sehmi, (Coach: Mark Edward O'Connor)
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