| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Country(ies) | IWRF members |
| Continent | IWRF (International) |
| Most recent champion(s) | United States (4th title) |
| Most titles | United States (4 titles) |
World Wheelchair Rugby Championships is an international wheelchair rugby competition contested by the national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF), the sport's global governing body.
The first Wheelchair Rugby World Championships was held in Notwil, Switzerland in 1995.[1]
Contents |
| Year | Host (final location) | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1995 | Switzerland (Nottwil) | United States |
41–36 | Canada |
New Zealand |
41–28 | Great Britain |
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| 1998 | Canada (Toronto) | United States |
31–28 |
New Zealand |
Canada |
44–35 | Sweden |
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| 2002 | Sweden (Gothenburg) | Canada |
25–24 |
United States |
Australia |
45–38 | Belgium |
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| 2006 | New Zealand (Christchurch) | United States |
34–30 | New Zealand |
Canada |
23–19 | Great Britain |
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| 2010 | Canada (Vancouver) | United States |
57–45 | Australia |
Japan |
53–47 | Sweden |
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 1995 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
Total |
| Argentina | – | – | – | – | 12th | 1 |
| Australia | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 5 |
| Austria | – | 11th | 12th | – | – | 2 |
| Belgium | – | 8th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 4 |
| Canada | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 5 |
| Denmark | – | – | – | 12th | – | 1 |
| Finland | – | 12th | – | – | 11th | 2 |
| Germany | – | 6th | 9th | 7th | 10th | 4 |
| Great Britain | 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 5 |
| Japan | – | – | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 3 |
| Netherlands | 7th | 9th | 10th | 10th | – | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 9th | 5 |
| Poland | – | – | – | – | 8th | 1 |
| Sweden | 6th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 5 |
| Switzerland | 8th | 10th | 11th | 11th | – | 4 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5 |
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