Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament
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.svg.png) Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball | ||||||||||
| Venue | Forbes Arena and Omni Coliseum | |||||||||
| Dates | 16 to 25 August 1996 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 144 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Tournament | women | |
The men's tournament was won by the team representing 
Australia.[1]
Preliminary round
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF:PA | Pts | ESP | AUS | GBR | CAN | MEX | ARG | |
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| 1 |  Spain |
5 | 4 | 1 | 315:269 | 9 | x | 69:56 | 54:47 | 53:62 | 76:60 | 63:44 | |
| 2 | Australia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 306:250 | 9 | 56:69 | x | 63:55 | 52:42 | 65:47 | 70:37 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 303:250 | 8 | 47:54 | 55:63 | x | 56:51 | 52:46 | 93:36 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
5 | 3 | 2 | 279:229 | 8 | 62:53 | 42:52 | 51:56 | x | 52:44 | 72:24 | |
| 5 |  Mexico |
5 | 1 | 4 | 244:287 | 6 | 60:76 | 47:65 | 46:52 | 44:52 | x | 47:42 | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Argentina |
5 | 0 | 5 | 183:345 | 5 | 44:63 | 37:70 | 36:93 | 24:72 | 42:47 | x |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF:PA | Pts | USA | FRA | NED | JPN | SWE | IRQ | |
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| 1 |  United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 297:166 | 8 | x | 72:43 | 53:42 | 80:32 | 92:49 | DNS | |
| 2 |  France |
4 | 3 | 1 | 207:211 | 7 | 43:72 | x | 46:41 | 61:47 | 57:51 | DNS | |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 2 | 213:185 | 6 | 42:53 | 41:46 | x | 72:42 | 58:44 | DNS | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan |
4 | 1 | 3 | 173:260 | 5 | 32:80 | 47:61 | 42:72 | x | 52:47 | DNS | |
| 5 |  Sweden |
4 | 0 | 4 | 191:259 | 4 | 49:92 | 51:57 | 44:58 | 47:52 | x | DNS | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iraq |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | x |
- Qualified for quarterfinals
- Eliminated
- Did not start
Source: Paralympic.org [2]
Medal round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Spain
| 61 | ||||||||||
| Japan
| 48 | ||||||||||
| Spain
| 44 | ||||||||||
| Great Britain
| 50 | ||||||||||
| France
| 50 | ||||||||||
| Great Britain
| 53 | ||||||||||
| Great Britain
| 63 | ||||||||||
| Australia
| 78 | ||||||||||
| United States
| 61 | ||||||||||
| Canada
| 49 | ||||||||||
| United States
| 57 | Third place | |||||||||
| Australia
| 63 | ||||||||||
| Australia
| 46 | Spain
| 60 | ||||||||
| Netherlands
| 44 | United States
| 66 | ||||||||
Source: Paralympic.org [2]
Classification 5-8
| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
 Japan
| 50 | |||||
| France
| 61 | |||||
| France
| 68 | |||||
| Canada
| 69 | |||||
| Canada
| 52 | |||||
| Netherlands
| 44 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Japan
| 49 | |||||
| Netherlands
| 73 | |||||
Source: Paralympic.org [2]
Classification 9-12
| Classification round | Ninth place | |||||
| Mexico
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 Iraq
| DNS | |||||
| Mexico
| 49 | |||||
| Sweden
| 64 | |||||
| Sweden
| 52 | |||||
 Argentina
| 45 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Iraq
| DNS | |||||
| Argentina
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Source: Paralympic.org [2]
Ranking
| Place | Team |
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.svg.png){kind=small} Australia
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Great Britain
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United States
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| 4 | Spain
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| 5 | Canada
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| 6 | France
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| 7 | Netherlands
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| 8 | Japan
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| 9 | Sweden
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| 10 | Mexico
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| 11 | Argentina
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| 12 | Iraq
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References
- ^ "Wheelchair basketball: Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "1996 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1996. Retrieved 2012-11-07.