Wheelchair rugby at the 2015 Parapan American Games
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The wheelchair rugby event at the 2015 Parapan American Games was run from 8–14 August 2015 at the Mississauga Sports Centre in Mississauga.{{cite web|title=Competition Schedule|url=http://results.toronto2015.org/PRS/resPT2015/pdf/PT2015/PO/PT2015_PO_C08_PO0000000.pdf|accessdate=8 November 2015|work=toronto2015.org}} Six countries contested the gold medal which was won by the host nation, Canada. Despite being a mixed gender sport, Colombia were the only team to field a female athlete.{{cite web|url=http://results.toronto2015.org/PRS/en/wheelchair-rugby/schedule-and-results.htm|title=Wheelchair Rugby - Schedule & Results|accessdate=8 November 2015|work=toronto2015.org}} This was the first time wheelchair rugby had been contested at the Parapan American Games.{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/canadas-wheelchair-rugby-squad-has-parapan-am-gold-on-their-mind|date=7 August 2015|title=Canada's wheelchair rugby squad has Parapan Am gold on their mind|author=Faris, Nick|accessdate=8 November 2015|work=nationalpost.com}}
The event was contested as a round robin competition in its first stage, with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third in the semi-finals. The losing semi-finalists faced each other for the bronze medal.
Medal summary
=Medal table=
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Medal event
=First round=
==Day 1==
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|date = August 8, 2015
|time= 17:00
|team1 = Canada {{flagicon|CAN}}
|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil
|score = 65 – 32
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|time= 19:15
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|team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina
|score = 70 – 25
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|date = August 8, 2015
|time= 21:30
|team1 = Colombia {{flagicon|COL}}
|team2 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Chile
|score = 66 – 12
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==Day 2==
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|score = 76 – 32
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|score = 53 – 14
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|score = 62 – 27
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==Day 3==
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|date = August 10, 2015
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|team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina
|score = 63 – 37
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|score = 53 – 41
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==Day 4==
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|time= 15:30
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|date = August 11, 2015
|time= 17:45
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|team2 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Chile
|score = 67 – 11
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|date = August 11, 2015
|time= 20:00
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|team2 = {{flagicon|COL}} Colombia
|score = 71 – 25
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==Day 5==
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|date = August 12, 2015
|time= 15:30
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|team2 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Chile
|score = 45 – 6
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|date = August 12, 2015
|time= 17:45
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|team2 = {{flagicon|COL}} Colombia
|score = 36 – 51
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|date = August 12, 2015
|time= 20:00
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|team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} United States
|score = 59 – 60
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=First round table=
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| Team
!Pld !W !D !L !GF !GA !GD !Pts |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} United States |5 |0 |0 |0 |317 |147 | +170 |15 |
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|{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada |4 |1 |0 |0 |330 |172 | +158 |12 |
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|{{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil |3 |2 |0 |0 |220 |211 | +9 |9 |
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|{{flagicon|COL}} Colombia |2 |3 |0 |0 |215 |248 | -33 |6 |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina
|1 |4 |0 |0 |188 |261 | -73 |3 |
| {{flagicon|CHI}} Chile
|0 |5 |0 |0 |54 |285 | -231 |0 |
=Medal round=
;Bracket
{{Round4-with third
|RD1=Semifinals
|RD2=Gold medal match
|Consol=Bronze medal match
|August 13, 2015 - 17:45
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
|62
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil
|35
|August 13, 2015 - 20:00
|{{flagicon|COL}} Colombia
|28
|{{flagicon|USA}} United States
|65
|August 14, 2012 - 21:00
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
|57
|{{flagicon|USA}} United States
|54
|August 14, 2012 - 18:30
|{{flagicon|COL}} Colombia
|50
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil
|48
}}
References
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External links
- [http://results.toronto2015.org/PRS/en/wheelchair-rugby/schedule-and-results.htm Wheelchair Rugby Results]
{{Events at the 2015 Parapan American Games}}
{{Wheelchair rugby at the Parapan American Games}}
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