| Event: | Wheelchair rugby |
| Games: | 2012 Summer |
| Venue: | Basketball Arena |
| Dates: | 5 – 9 September |
| Competitors: | 96 (8 teams) |
| Gold: | Australia |
| Goldnpc: | AUS |
| Silver: | Canada |
| Silvernpc: | CAN |
| Bronze: | United States |
| Bronzenpc: | USA |
| Prev: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2016 |
Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the Basketball Arena, London from 5 September to 9 September. There was one event[1] where 8 teams competed.[2] Though a mixed gender event the vast majority of competitors at the games were male.[3]
A NPC may enter one team. The host country directly qualified, as it had a rank on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List on 31 January 2012. Two qualification spots went to the top two NPCs on the ranking list that were not otherwise qualified.[2]
| Qualified | Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 1 | ||||
| 21–26 September 2010 |  Vancouver[4] | 1 | |||
| 18–25 September 2011 |  Bogotá[5] | 1 | |||
| 1–9 October 2011 | 2 | ||||
| 2–10 November 2011 | 1 | ||||
| IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking | 31 January 2012 | 2 |
The tournament took place from 5 to 9 September at the Basketball Arena in Olympic Park.[6] It consisted of an initial round-robin group stage of two groups of four teams, followed by a fifth to eighth place playoff round for the bottom two from each group. The top two teams from each group went through to the semifinals and gold and bronze-medal matches.[7]
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| Mixed team | Ben Newton Nazim Erdem Ryley Batt Josh Hose Jason Lees Cody Meakin Greg Smith Chris Bond Ryan Scott (captain) Cameron Carr Andrew Harrison Coach: Brad Dubberley | Jason Crone Patrice Dagenais Garett Hickling Ian Chan Mike Whitehead Trevor Hirschfield Fabien Lavoie Travis Murao Jared Funk David Willsie (captain) Patrice Simard Zak Madell Coach: Kevin Orr | Chance Sumner Seth McBride Adam Scaturro Chuck Aoki Jason Regier Scott Hogsett Nick Springer Will Groulx (captain) Andy Cohn Chad Cohn Derrick Helton Joe Delagrave Coach: James Gumbert |