United States national wheelchair rugby team

The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States in international wheelchair rugby. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all four Paralympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.[1]

United States USA
IWRF Ranking3rd
IWRF ZoneIWRF Americas
National FederationUSQRA
Coach James Gumbert
Paralympic Games
Appearances4
Medals Gold: 2000, 2008
Silver : 2016
Bronze: 2004, 2012
World Championships
Appearances6
Medals Gold: 1995, 1998, 2006, 2010
Silver: 2002 Bronze: 2014
IWRF Americas Championship
Appearances1
Medals Gold: 2009
Uniforms
Home
Away
The USA players at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.
2013 Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nation series - Australia v United States in Sydney.

2000 Paralympics (Sydney)

2004 Paralympics (Athens)

A 2005 Academy-award nominated documentary film called Murderball, centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro, and produced by Jeffrey Mandel and Shapiro.

2008 Paralympics (Beijing)

2012 Paralympics (London)

The USA has clinched a berth in the 2012 Paralympics in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2][3]

Roster

(Roster for the 2011 IWRF Americas Championship)[4][5][6][7][8][9]

# Class Name Year Born Team
0.5Travis Anderson Tucson Pterodactyls
53.0Chuck Aoki1991 Tucson Pterodactyls
0.5Clayton Braun St. Louis Rugby Rams
112.0Andy Cohn1978 Sharp Edge
121.5Chad Cohn Tucson Pterodactyls
142.0Joe Delagrave Phoenix Heat
102.0Will Groulx1974 Portland Pounders
132.0Derrick Helton Tucson Pterodactyls
81.0Scott Hogsett1972 Phoenix Heat
22.0Seth McBride1983 Portland Pounders
3.0Delvin McMillan Lakeshore Demolition
3.0Jeff Odom Texas Stampede
70.5Jason Reiger1975 Denver Harlequins
41.5Adam Scaturo Denver Harlequins
92.0Nick Springer1985 Phoenix Heat
2.5Josh Wheeler Utah Scorpions

Competitive record

Past Rosters
  • 2008 Paralympic Games: finished 1st among 8 teams

Jason Regier, Scott Hogsett, Norm Lyduch, Andy Cohn, Will Groulx, Bryan Kirkland, Seth McBride, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, Mark Zupan, Joel Wilmoth, (Coach: James Gumbert, Assistant Coaches: Ed Suhr)

  • 2010 World Championship: finished 1st among 12 teams

Chuck Aoki, Andy Cohn, Chad Cohn, Will Groulx, Derrick Helton, Scott Hogsett, Joe Delagrave, Seth McBride, Jason Regier, Adam Scaturro, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, (Coach: James Gumbert)

References
  1. Athlete Search Results - USA - Wheelchair Rugby, The historical results database at the Official website of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  2. Qualification Criteria - WR, International Paralympic Committee, 2010
  3. 2010 WWRC, Official website of the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  4. US National Team at USQRA
  5. Athletes Wheelchair Rugby, USA Paralympics
  6. Meet the US National Team, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)
  7. Participants - United States Archived 2012-07-01 at Archive.today, Official site of the 2010 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
  8. 2006Team Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)
  9. Regional Teams - 2010 Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA)
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