| Event: | Wheelchair rugby |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Gold: | United States |
| Goldnpc: | USA |
| Silver: | Canada |
| Silvernpc: | CAN |
| Bronze: | New Zealand |
| Bronzenpc: | NZL |
| Next: | 2000 |
Wheelchair rugby at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of a mixed team event. Wheelchair rugby was being contested as a demonstration sport, and not an official part of the Paralympic program, but medals were awarded and stayed on medal table. Six teams took part in the sport; Sweden and Australia were eliminated after the preliminary round.
| Mixed wheelchair rugby | valign=top | William Renje Clifton Chunn Bradley Updegrove David Ceruti Joseph Soares David Gould Charles Crouch | valign=top | Kirby Kranabetter Raymond Lizotte Daryl Stubel David Tweed Brian McPhate Dany Belanger Allan Semeniuk Garett Hickling | valign=top | Paul Leefe Stephen Guthrie Geremy Tinker Robert Dickie Sholto Taylor Gary McMurray Curtis Palmer Grant Sharman |
Wheelchair rugby players were given a classification based on their upper body function. A committee gave each athlete a 7-level score ranging from 0.5 to 3.5, with lower scores corresponding to more severe disability. During the game, the total score of all players on the court for a team cannot exceed 8 points. However, for each female player on court, their team gets an extra 0.5 points over the 8 point limit.
See main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Rosters. Six teams took part in this sport. Each team could have up to 12 athletes, but no more than 11 of the team members could be male. Listed below are the six teams qualified for the Atlanta Paralympics.
The six teams participated in a single round robin tournament. The top four teams went on to compete for 1st through 4th place, while the last two teams are eliminated.
| width=25 | Rank | width=150 | Team | width=25 | Pld | width=25 | W | width=25 | L | width=70 | PF:PA | width=25 | Pts | width=50 | USA | width=50 | NZL | width=50 | CAN | width=50 | GBR | width=50 | SWE | width=50 | AUS | |
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 213:120 | 10 | 48:34 | 47:26 | 50:26 | 37:16 | 31:18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 205:185 | 9 | 34:48 | 45:42 | 42:30 | 45:42 | 39:23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 171:167 | 8 | 26:47 | 42:45 | 34:29 | 30:22 | 39:24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 160:199 | 7 | 26:50 | 30:42 | 29:34 | 41:40 | 34:33 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 149:178 | 6 | 16:37 | 42:45 | 22:30 | 40:41 | 29:25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 123:172 | 5 | 18:31 | 23:39 | 24:39 | 33:34 | 25:29 |
Qualified for quarterfinals
EliminatedSource: Paralympic.org [1]
Source: Paralympic.org [1]
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