Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics


Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the Basketball Arena, London from 5 September to 9 September. There was one event where 8 teams competed. Though a mixed gender event the vast majority of competitors at the games were male.

Qualification

A NPC may enter one team. The host country directly qualified, as it had a rank on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List on 31 January 2012. Two qualification spots went to the top two NPCs on the ranking list that were not otherwise qualified.
QualifiedMeans of qualificationDateVenueBerths
Host country1
2010 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships21–26 September 2010 Vancouver1
2011 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Zonal Championships – Americas18–25 September 2011 Bogotá1

2011 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Zonal Championships – European1–9 October 2011 Nottwil2
2011 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Zonal Championships – Asia, Oceania2–10 November 2011 Seoul1

IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking31 January 20122

Tournament

The tournament took place from 5 to 9 September at the Basketball Arena in Olympic Park. It consisted of an initial round-robin group stage of two groups of four teams, followed by a fifth to eighth place playoff round for the bottom two from each group. The top two teams from each group went through to the semifinals and gold and bronze medal matches.
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PhasePreliminary
Round
Classification 5-8
Placement 5-6 & 7-8
Semifinals 1
Gold Medal Match
Bronze Medal Match

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

5-8th place Semifinals

Seventh place Match

Fifth place Match

Medal round

;Bracket

Semifinals

Bronze Medal Match

Gold Medal Match

Ranking

Medalists