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. 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 in the sport.

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

Contents 1 Competition 1.1 Draw 1.2 Pool play 1.3 Standings after pool play 1.4 Final round play 1.5 Final standings 2 Medal summary 3 External links 4 References

Competition

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)

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

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)

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

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)

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed wheelchair rugby	New Zealand (NZL) Dan Buckingham Stephen Guthrie Bill Oughton Timothy Johnson Geremy Tinker Jai Waite Sholto Taylor Gary McMurray Curtis Palmer	Canada (CAN) Allan Cartrand Fabien Lavoie Jared Funk David Willsie Patrice Simard Mike Bacon Michael Whitehead Daniel Paradis Raymond Lizotte Garett Hickling Ian Chan Allan Semenuik	United States (USA) Lynn Nelson Clifton Chunn Wayne Romero Brent Poppen Will Groulx Scott Hogsett Bob Lujano Andy Cohn Norman Lyduch Bryan Kirkland Mark Zupan Sam Gloor

External links

• Wheelchair rugby results from the United States Quad Rugby Association
• International Wheelchair Rugby Federation

References

• rugby at the 2004 Athens Paralympics on paralympic.org

Events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics (Athens) Archery Athletics Boccia Cycling Equestrian 5-a-side football 7-a-side football Goalball Judo Powerlifting Sailing Shooting Swimming Table tennis Volleyball Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair tennis

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