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Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament

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Wheelchair basketball – Men
at the IX Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
VenuePalau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona
Dates1992
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands
 United States (DSQ)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France
1988
1996

The men's tournament in wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics was held in September 1992 in the newly built Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona with a capacity of 12,500 spectators.[1]

The United States beat the Netherlands in the final by 39 to 36, but were disqualified as one of the US players tested positive for doping.[2] The team of the Netherlands was declared the official winner of the tournament, while Germany ended in second place and France in third.[3][4]

Medal Round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
 France 49
 Canada 48
 France 47
 United States 71
 United States 61
 Australia 53
 United States 39
 Netherlands 36
 Netherlands 59
 Spain 53
 Netherlands 61 Third place
 Germany 32
 Great Britain 40  France 38
 Germany 43  Germany 42

Classification 5-8

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Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Canada 62
 
 
 
 Australia 48
 
 Canada 60
 
 
 
 Great Britain 45
 
 Spain 54
 
 
 Great Britain 55
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Australia 59
 
 
 Spain 63

Classification 9-12

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Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Sweden 47
 
 
 
 Argentina 39
 
 Sweden 50
 
 
 
 Japan 51
 
 Japan 61
 
 
 Israel 56
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Argentina 42
 
 
 Israel 47

Ranking

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Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands
 United States (DSQ)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France
4.  Canada
5.  Great Britain
6.  Spain
7.  Australia
8.  Japan
9.  Sweden
10.  Israel
11.  Argentina
12.

References

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  1. ^ "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Summer Games". paralympicheritage.org.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Justice for U.S. in wheelchair ban is looking more appealing". Chicago Tribune. 11 December 1992.
  3. ^ "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games - Results Wheelchair Basketball - Men's Tournament". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Weinig interesse voor rolstoelers". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 3 March 1997.