World Wheelchair Rugby Championships
World Wheelchair Rugby Championships is an international wheelchair rugby competition contested by the national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF), the sport's global governing body.
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Country | IWRF members |
| Continent | IWRF (International) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  |
| Most titles |  |
The first Wheelchair Rugby World Championships was held in Notwil, Switzerland in 1995.[1]
Results
Summaries
| Year | Host (final location) | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1995 |  |
United States |
41–36 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
 New Zealand |
41–28 |  Great Britain | ||
| 1998 | |
United States |
31–28 |
New Zealand |
Canada |
44–35 |  Sweden | ||
| 2002 | |
Canada |
25–24 |
United States |
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
45–38 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | ||
| 2006 | |
United States |
34–30 | New Zealand |
Canada |
23–19 | Great Britain | ||
| 2010 | |
United States |
57–45 | Australia |
Japan |
53–47 | Sweden | ||
| 2014 |  |
Australia |
67-56 |
Canada |
United States |
62-56 | Japan | ||
| 2018 | |
Japan |
62-61 |
Australia |
United States |
47-36 | Great Britain | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 1995 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | – | – | – | – | 12th | - | - | 1 |
| 5th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 7 |
 | – | 11th | 12th | – | – | - | - | 2 |
| – | 8th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 12th | - | 5 |
| 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 7 |
 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 1 |
| – | – | – | 12th | – | 6th | 7th | 3 |
 | – | 12th | – | – | 11th | 10th | – | 3 |
 | – | - | – | – | - | 9th | 5th | 2 |
 | – | 6th | 9th | 7th | 10th | 11th | – | 5 |
| 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 7 |
 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 1 |
| – | – | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 5 |
 | 7th | 9th | 10th | 10th | – | - | - | 4 |
| 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 9th | 8th | 11th | 7 |
 | – | – | – | – | 8th | - | 9th | 2 |
| 6th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 7th | 8th | 7 |
| 8th | 10th | 11th | 11th | – | - | - | 4 |
| 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 7 |
References
- Wheelchair rugby info, Official site of the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships
- 1st Wheelchair Rugby World Championships (ISMWSF), Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
- 1998 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA), Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- 3rd IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
- 4th IWRF World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
- Results, Official site of the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships
- Australia lose World Championship final, Australian Paralympic Committee, September 27, 2010
- "Results". 2014 IWRF World Championship Wewbsite. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- "Results". 2018 IWRF World Wheelchair Rugby Championships website. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
External links
- International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)
- Push 2010WWRC Commercial at the 2010WWRC's YouTube channel
International wheelchair rugby | ||
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| Americas |
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| Asia-Oceania |
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| Europe |
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