IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship
| Formerly |
IWAS Asia-Oceania Championship, IWAS Oceania Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
| Continent | IWRF Asia-Oceania (Asia, Oceania) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 Japan (1st title) |
| Most titles |
 Australia (4 titles) |
The IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship or IWRF Asia-Oceania Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Asian-Oceanian wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Asia-Oceania Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the IWRF World Championships and the Paralympic Games.
Before 2009 the tournament was known as the Oceania Championship. The first Oceania Championship was held in 2001.[1]
South Africa is also competing in this championship. Canada was part of the tournament in 2007, but is since 2009 part of the IWRF Americas Championship.
Summaries
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2001* Details |
 New Zealand(Christchurch) |
Australia |
– | New Zealand |
Japan |
– |  South Africa | ||
| 2003* Details |
Japan (Chiba) |
Australia |
32–31 | New Zealand |
Japan |
– | – | ||
| 2005* Details |
South Africa (Carnival City) |
New Zealand |
44–43 | Australia |
Japan |
– | South Africa | ||
| 2007* Details |
Australia (Sydney) |
Australia |
47–41 |  Canada |
New Zealand |
29–25 | Japan | ||
| 2009 Details |
New Zealand (Christchurch) |
Australia |
53–45 | New Zealand |
Japan |
65–29 |  South Korea | ||
| 2011 Details |
South Korea (Seoul) |
Australia |
59–41 | Japan |
New Zealand |
62–44 | South Korea | ||
| 2013 Details |
South Africa (Pretoria) |
Australia |
55–48 | Japan |
New Zealand |
65–33 | South Africa | ||
| 2015 Details |
Japan (Chiba) |
Japan |
56–51 | Australia |
New Zealand |
52–36 | South Korea | ||
* = Oceania Championship
Championships per nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Participation details
| Team | 2001* |
2003* |
2005* |
2007* |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
Total |
| Australia | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 8 |
| Canada | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 China | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Japan | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 8 |
| New Zealand | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 8 |
| South Africa | 4th | – | 4th | 5th | 5th | – | 4th | – | 5 |
| South Korea | – | – | – | 7th | 4th | 4th | – | 4th | 4 |
* = Oceania Championship
See also
- Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
- IWRF European Championship
- IWRF Americas Championship
- Asian Championships
References
- ↑ Shinichi Shimakawa, Melrose Wheelchairs
- Japan team profile, Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
- Wheel Blacks Looking To Boost World Rankings, Voxy.co.nz, November 2, 2009
- News Updates - Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Paralympics New Zealand, November 26, 2001, Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- Tim Johnson, tvnz.co.nz
- Oceana Zonal Championships - Chiba, Japan - September 5-7, 2003, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA), Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- 2005 Oceania Zonals, Wheel Blacks
- Wheel Blacks Work Hard For Final Win, business.highbeam.com, article from: New Zealand Press Association, December 4, 2005
- 2007 Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
- 2009 Asia Oceania Zone Championships, Wheel Blacks
- 2011 Asia-Oceania Championships to be held in Seoul, Korea, International Wheelchair Rugby Federation, June 8, 2010
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