Great Britain women's national wheelchair basketball team
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The Great Britain women's national wheelchair basketball team is the women's wheelchair basketball team that represents Great Britain in international competitions. It is governed by the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association.
History
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In 2018, Great Britain won silver at the 2018 World Championships in Hamburg.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/sport/more-sport/wakefield-star-carrigill-picked-for-great-britain-women-s-wheelchair-basketball-squad-1-9807649|title=Wakefield star Carrigill picked for Great Britain Women's wheelchair basketball squad|last=Berry|first=Mark|date=June 6, 2019|work=Wakefield Express|access-date=November 30, 2019}}
At the 2019 Women’s Wheelchair Basketball European Championships in Rotterdam, Great Britain secured qualification to the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.{{Cite news|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/rotterdam-2019-four-teams-earn-qualification-tokyo|title=Rotterdam 2019: Four teams earn qualification for Tokyo|date=July 5, 2019|access-date=November 30, 2019|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}} Going into the tournament, Great Britain were the reigning Worlds silver medalists as well as the third-place team in six consecutive European Championships.{{Cite news|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/rotterdam-tips-women-s-europeans|title=Rotterdam tips off women’s Europeans|date=June 28, 2019|access-date=November 30, 2019|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}} Great Britain lost 65-52 to the Netherlands in a rematch of the 2018 World Championships gold medal game.{{Cite news|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/rotterdam-2019-dutch-dominance-continues|title=Rotterdam 2019: Dutch dominance continues|date=July 8, 2019|access-date=November 30, 2019|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}
Roster
{{#section:Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's team rosters|GBR}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk/ British Wheelchair Basketball]
{{National sports teams of the United Kingdom}}