United States at The 2008 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Rugby

Wheelchair Rugby

At the Paralympics teams in the sport of wheelchair rugby are made up of mixed classification quadriplegic athletes of both sexes. The United States qualified by winning the 2006 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships and went on to win its third gold medal since wheelchair rugby was introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics.

Squad list Group stage (Pool A) Semifinal Final
Rank Rank
From:

Andy Cohn
Will Groulx
Scott Hogsett
Bryan Kirkland
Norm Lyduch
Seth McBride
Jason Regier
Nick Springer
Chance Sumner
Joel Wilmoth
Mark Zupan
Coach: James Gumbert


China
W 65–30
1 Q Great Britain
W 35–32
Australia
W 53–44

Japan
W 44–37

Canada
W 37–32

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