World Wheelchair Rugby Championships
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World Wheelchair Rugby Championships is an international wheelchair rugby competition contested by the national teams of the members of World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR), the sport's global governing body.
The first Wheelchair Rugby World Championships was held in Notwil, Switzerland in 1995.
Results
Summaries
| Year | Host (final location) | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1995 | Switzerland (Nottwil) | United States | 41–36 | Canada | New Zealand | 41–28 | Great Britain |
| 1998 | Canada (Toronto) | United States | 31–28 | New Zealand | Canada | 44–35 | Sweden |
| 2002 | Sweden (Gothenburg) | Canada | 25–24 | United States | Australia | 45–38 | Belgium |
| 2006 | New Zealand (Christchurch) | United States | 34–30 | New Zealand | Canada | 23–19 | Great Britain |
| 2010 | Canada (Vancouver) | United States | 57–45 | Australia | Japan | 53–47 | Sweden |
| 2014 | Denmark (Odense) | Australia | 67–56 | Canada | United States | 62–56 | Japan |
| 2018 | Australia (Sydney) | Japan | 62–61 | Australia | United States | 47–36 | Great Britain |
| 2022 | Denmark (Vejle) | Australia | 58–55 | United States | Japan | 61–57 | Denmark |
| 2026 | Brazil (São Paulo) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Participating nations
| Team | Switzerland 1995 | Canada 1998 | Sweden 2002 | New Zealand 2006 | Canada 2010 | Denmark 2014 | Australia 2018 | Denmark 2022 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Australia | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 8 |
| Austria | – | 11th | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Belgium | – | 8th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 12th | – | – | 5 |
| Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 1 |
| Canada | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 8 |
| Colombia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 9th | 2 |
| Denmark | – | – | – | 12th | – | 6th | 7th | 4th | 4 |
| Finland | – | 12th | – | – | 11th | 10th | – | – | 3 |
| France | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 5th | 6th | 3 |
| Germany | – | 6th | 9th | 7th | 10th | 11th | – | 10th | 6 |
| Great Britain | 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 8 |
| Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | 1 |
| Japan | – | – | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 6 |
| Netherlands | 7th | 9th | 10th | 10th | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 9th | 8th | 11th | 8th | 8 |
| Poland | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 9th | – | 2 |
| Sweden | 6th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 7th | 8th | – | 7 |
| Switzerland | 8th | 10th | 11th | 11th | – | – | – | 12th | 5 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 8 |
| Number of teams | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
See also
External links
- at the 2010WWRC's YouTube channel