Wheelchair rugby at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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{{Infobox Paralympic event
| event = Wheelchair rugby
| games = 2020 Summer
| image = Wheelchair Rugby, Tokyo 2020.svg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Wheelchair rugby pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
| venue = Yoyogi National Stadium
| dates = 25–29 August 2021
| competitors = 96
| nations = 8
| prev = 2016
| next = 2024
}}
The Wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan was the seventh edition of Wheelchair rugby as a Paralympic sport since its debut as a demonstration sport at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta. The competition was hosted at the Yoyogi National Stadium and was held from 25 to 29 August 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2021_04_07%20Tokyo%20QG_0.pdf |title=2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide |date=13 April 2021 |website=International Paralympic Committee}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee |title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee |website=Olympic.org |date=24 March 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/52091224 |title=Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021 |work=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2020}}
Eight teams competed in the competition which included the debutant of Denmark at the Paralympics. The eight teams were separated into two groups of four with the top two teams from each group qualifying through to the semi-finals while the bottom two played off in the fifth and seventh place match respectively. The remaining four teams then played-off in two semi-finals with the winners going through to the gold medal play-off while the losers met in the bronze-medal match.
Great Britain won the gold medal, the first European team ever to do so, with a 54–49 victory over the United States. It was also Great Britain's first medal in the sport at the seventh attempt. Hosts Japan won bronze with victory over Australia.
Qualification
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| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country Allocation | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | align="center"|1 | {{flagIPCteam|JPN|2020 Summer}} |
| 2018 World Championships | 5–10 August 2018 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney | align="center"|1 | {{flagIPCteam|AUS|2020 Summer}} |
| 2019 IWRF European Championship Division A{{Cite web |url=http://www.iwrf.com/?page=iwrf_news&id=813 |title=Day five preview of IWRF European Championships |date=10 August 2019 |website=International Wheelchair Rugby Federation}} | 7–11 August 2019 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Vejle | align="center"|2 | {{flagIPCteam|DEN|2020 Summer}} {{flagIPCteam|GBR|2020 Summer}} |
| 2019 Parapan American Games | 23 August – 1 September 2019 | {{flagicon|PER}} Lima | align="center"|1 | {{flagIPCteam|USA|2020 Summer}} |
| 2019 IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship{{Cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1084530/australia-gold-iwrf-asia-oceania |title=Australia turn tables on Japan to win gold at IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship |last= |first= |date=8 September 2019 |website=insidethegames |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}} | 6–9 September 2019 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Gangneung | align="center"|1 | {{flagIPCteam|NZL|2020 Summer}} |
| 2020 IWRF Paralympic Qualification Tournament | 2–9 March 2020 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Richmond | align="center"|2 | {{flagIPCteam|CAN|2020 Summer}} {{flagIPCteam|FRA|2020 Summer}} |
| Total || || || align="center"| 8 || |
Schedule
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| bgcolor="#FFBBBB" align=center|G | Group stage
|bgcolor="#BBF3FF" align=center|C | Classification rounds
|bgcolor="#BBF3BB" align=center|½ | Semi-finals
|bgcolor="#FEDCBA" align=center|B | Bronze-medal match
|bgcolor="#FFFFBB" align=center|F | Final |
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| align="center"
! {{diagonal split header|Event|Date}} | Wed 25 Aug | Thurs 26 Aug | Fri 27 Aug | colspan=2| Sat 28 Aug | colspan=2| Sun 29 Aug | ||
| align="center"
| align="left"| Mixed team | bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |G | bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |G | bgcolor="#BBF3FF" |C (5th/6th) (7th/8th) | bgcolor="#BBF3BB" |½ | bgcolor="#FEDCBA" |B | bgcolor="#FFFFBB" |F |
Medalists
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| Mixed
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Tournament
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=Group B=
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Knockout stage
;Medal round bracket
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|28 August|{{whr|USA}}|49|{{whr|AUS}}|42
|29 August|{{whr|GBR}}|54|{{whr|USA}}|49
|29 August|{{whr|JPN}}|60|{{whr|AUS}}|52
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=Classification round=
==Seventh place Match==
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==Fifth place Match==
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==Semi finals==
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==Bronze-medal match==
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==Gold-medal match==
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References
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External links
- [http://www.iwrf.com/ International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)]
- [https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/WRU/PG2020-_WRU_B99_WRU-------------------------------.pdf Results book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831132149/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/WRU/PG2020-_WRU_B99_WRU-------------------------------.pdf |date=2021-08-31 }}
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