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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.[1] 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.[2] This was the first time wheelchair rugby had been contested at the Parapan American Games.[3]

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[edit]

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada (CAN)1001
2 United States (USA)0101
3 Colombia (COL)0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medal event[edit]

First round[edit]

Day 1[edit]

Canada Canada65 – 32Brazil Brazil
United States United States70 – 25Argentina Argentina
Colombia Colombia66 – 12Chile Chile

Day 2[edit]

Canada Canada76 – 32Colombia Colombia
Argentina Argentina53 – 14Chile Chile
United States United States62 – 27Brazil Brazil

Day 3[edit]

Canada Canada63 – 37Argentina Argentina
United States United States54 – 11Chile Chile
Brazil Brazil53 – 41Colombia Colombia

Day 4[edit]

Brazil Brazil63 – 37Argentina Argentina
Canada Canada67 – 11Chile Chile
United States United States71 – 25Colombia Colombia

Day 5[edit]

Brazil Brazil45 – 6Chile Chile
Argentina Argentina36 – 51Colombia Colombia
Canada Canada59 – 60United States United States

First round table[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States United States 5 0 0 0 317 147 +170 15
Canada Canada 4 1 0 0 330 172 +158 12
Brazil Brazil 3 2 0 0 220 211 +9 9
Colombia Colombia 2 3 0 0 215 248 -33 6
Argentina Argentina 1 4 0 0 188 261 -73 3
Chile Chile 0 5 0 0 54 285 -231 0

Medal round[edit]

Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
August 13, 2015 - 17:45
 
 
Canada Canada 62
 
August 14, 2012 - 21:00
 
Brazil Brazil 35
 
Canada Canada 57
 
August 13, 2015 - 20:00
 
United States United States 54
 
Colombia Colombia 28
 
 
United States United States 65
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
August 14, 2012 - 18:30
 
 
Colombia Colombia 50
 
 
Brazil Brazil 48

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby - Schedule & Results". toronto2015.org. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ^ Faris, Nick (7 August 2015). "Canada's wheelchair rugby squad has Parapan Am gold on their mind". nationalpost.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

External links[edit]

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