Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament was won by the team representing  Australia.[1]

Wheelchair basketball – Men
at the X Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
VenueForbes Arena and Omni Coliseum
Dates16 to 25 August 1996
Competitors144 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia (AUS)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain (GBR)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA)
1992
2000

Preliminary round

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Group A
Rank Team Pld W L PF:PA Pts   ESP AUS GBR CAN MEX ARG
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   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   Argentina 5 0 5 183:345 5 44:63 37:70 36:93 24:72 42:47 x
Group B
Rank Team Pld W L PF:PA Pts   USA FRA NED JPN SWE IRQ
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   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   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

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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

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Classification roundFifth 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

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Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Mexico
 
 
 
  Iraq DNS
 
  Mexico 49
 
 
 
  Sweden 64
 
  Sweden 52
 
 
  Argentina 45
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Iraq DNS
 
 
  Argentina

Source: Paralympic.org [2]

Ranking

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Place Team
    Australia
    Great Britain
    United States
4.   Spain
5.   Canada
6.   France
7.   Netherlands
8.   Japan
9.   Sweden
10.   Mexico
11.   Argentina
12.   Iraq

References

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  1. ^ "Wheelchair basketball: Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "1996 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1996. Retrieved 2012-11-07.