Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics
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Wheelchair basketball has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome.
Winning the Paralympics is considered to be the highest honor in international wheelchair basketball, followed by the World Championships of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) for men and women and the respective intercontinental championships.
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Events
In the first two Paralympic games there were two men's events (Class A and B). Since the Paralympic games of 1968 there are two events, a men's event and a women's event.
Current events
- Men's team
- Women's team
Medalists
Medal winning athletes for every Summer Games since 1960 are as follows:
Men's team
Class A
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Rome |  United States |
 Great Britain |
 Israel |
| 1964 Tokyo | United States |
Great Britain |
Israel |
Class B
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Rome | United States |
 Netherlands |
Great Britain |
| 1964 Tokyo | United States |
 Argentina |
Israel |
Men's team
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States |
7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 |  Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Israel |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Australia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |  France |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Great Britain |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 |  Argentina |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Women's team
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Israel |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Argentina |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Australia |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Jamaica |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
See also
References
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- IPC Historical Results Database - General Search, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- The information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960-1984), such as relay and team members.[1] (Per 17 April 2011)
- Paralympics - Results, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
- World History of Wheelchair Basketball, British Wheelchair Basketball
