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Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament

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Wheelchair basketball – Women
at the X Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
VenueMorehouse College and Omni Coliseum
Dates1996
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada (CAN)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands (NED)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA)
1992
2000

The women's tournament was won by the team representing  Canada.[1]

Preliminary round

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Group A
Rank Team Pld W L PF:PA Pts   AUS USA GER BRA
1  Australia 3 2 1 132:71 5 x 31:27 34:36 67:8
2  United States 3 2 1 128:79 5 27:31 x 44:36 57:12
3  Germany 3 2 1 121:92 5 36:34 36:44 x 49:14
4  Brazil 3 0 3 34:173 3 8:67 12:57 14:49 x
Group B
Rank Team Pld W L PF:PA Pts   CAN NED JPN GBR
1  Canada 3 3 0 171:96 6 x 56:41 57:27 58:28
2  Netherlands 3 2 1 143:115 5 41:56 x 54:35 48:24
3  Japan 3 1 2 108:142 4 27:57 35:54 x 46:31
4  Great Britain 3 0 3 83:152 3 28:58 24:48 31:46 x
  Qualified for quarterfinals

Source: Paralympic.org [2]

Medal Round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 United States 37
 
 
 
 Netherlands 40
 
 Netherlands 37
 
 
 
 Canada 46
 
 Canada 36
 
 
 Australia 31
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 United States 41
 
 
 Australia 30

Source: Paralympic.org [2]

Classification 5-8

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Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Germany 41
 
 
 
 Great Britain 46
 
 Great Britain 28
 
 
 
 Japan 44
 
 Japan 41
 
 
 Brazil 15
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Germany 60
 
 
 Brazil 15

Source: Paralympic.org [2]

Ranking

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Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
4.  Australia
5.  Japan
6.  Great Britain
7.  Germany
8.  Brazil

References

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  1. ^ "Wheelchair basketball: Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "1996 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1996. Retrieved 2012-11-07.