Event: | Wheelchair basketball |
Games: | 1968 Summer |
Gold: | (men) (women) |
Silver: | (men) (women) |
Bronze: | (men) (women) |
Prev: | 1964 |
Next: | 1972 |
Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.
The original wheelchair basketball classification system in 1966 had 5 classes: A, B, C, D, S. Each class was worth so many points. A was worth 1, B and C were worth 2. D and S were worth 3 points. A team could have a maximum of 12 points on the floor. This system was the one in place for the 1968 Summer Paralympics. Class A was for T1-T9 complete. Class B was for T1-T9 incomplete. Class C was for T10-L2 complete. Class D was for T10-L2 incomplete. Class S was for Cauda equina paralysis.[1]
Men's team | Aryeh Beizam Jacob Ben-Arie Zvi Ben-Zvi Shmuel Ben-Zakai Israel Even-Zahav Yitzhak Galitzki Aryeh Gantz Israel Globus Baruch Hagai Avraham Keftelovitch Zvi Potashnik Danny Shahar (captain) Avraham Tshuva Amnon Weiss Coach: Reuven Heller | Kim Pollock | | |
Women's team | Ruth Biton Michal Escapa Neora Even-Zahav Malka Halfon Ayala Malhan Mali Mezin Batia Mishani Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum (captain) Shoshana Sharabi Batia Shweiki Geula Siri | Silvia Cochetti Estela Fernández Dina Galíndez Susana Masciotra Amelia Mier Susana Olarte Noemí Tortul[2] | |