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World Stoke Mandeville Games - Ailesbury, England
Results: This is the first international competition ever held for the sport of Wheelchair Rugby. Team USA goes 4-0 to win the Gold Medal over Canada in the Championship.
World Stoke Mandeville Games - Ailesbury, England
Results: Team USA goes 7-0 to win the Gold Medal over Great Britain.
World Stoke Mandeville Games - Ailesbury, England
Results: Team USA goes 7-0 to win the Gold Medal over Great Britain.
1st IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships - Notwil, Switzerland
Results: Team USA goes 9-0 to win the Gold Medal over Canada. USA earns the number one seed for the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament - Toronto Canada
Results: Team USA team splits to two squads, the Americans and Nationals. The Americans defeated the Nationals in the Championship game to capture the Gold Medal.
Paralympic Games - Atlanta, Georgia
Results: Wheelchair Rugby makes its Paralympic debut. Team USA goes undefeated, 7-0 to win the Gold Medal over Canada. USA Rugby was the only US “Team Sport” to capture Gold during the 1996 Paralympics.
2nd IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships - Toronto Canada
Results: Team USA goes undefeated, 7-0 to win the Gold Medal over New Zealand. USA earns the number one seed for the 2000 Paralympics held in Sydney, Australia.
World Wheelchair Games - Christchurch, New Zealand
Results: Team USA takes a group of athletes with no previous World Championship or Paralympic experience to New Zealand to help develop future National teams. Despite facing the world’s best teams, USA’s team of rookies went 6-1 and captured the Gold Medal.
Paralympic Games - Sydney, Australia
Results: Team USA goes undefeated, 5-0 to win the Gold Medal over Australia. More than 10,000 fans watched the Gold Medal game live, in addition to an estimated 8 million Australian TV viewers. Wheelchair Rugby was the most anticipated and exciting sport at the 2000 games.
World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge – Warm Springs, Georgia
Results: Team USA splits to two squads, the Stars and the Stripes. Both teams go 5-0 and face each other to battle for Gold in the Championship game. In the end the Stripes captured the win by a single point in what became a triple overtime victory.
3rd IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships – Gothenburg, Sweden
Results: Team USA suffers its first loss in a championship game by one point to Canada and finish in second place with the Silver medal. The United States earns a spot for the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, Greece where they hope to regain the world title.
US Paralympics North America Cup - Birmingham, Alabama
Results: As part of US Paralympics America Series, Team USA played Canada and won the rugby competition 29-25. While this game did not affect world rankings, it did help demonstrate the United States commitment to being the best in the world.
World Wheelchair Games - Christchurch, New Zealand
Results: Team USA brings a mixed group of veteran and rookie athletes to New Zealand to sharpen playing skills in international competition. While Team USA played well and won the Bronze Medal, more importantly, they were able to gain valuable playing experience as they look towards Athens in 2004.
US Paralympics North America Cup - Birmingham, Alabama
Results: The 2004 North America Cup was expanded this year to provide a world class competition opportunity as teams prepare for Athens. Paralympic teams from Canada, Germany, Great Britain and the United States each competed in Wheelchair Rugby, as did their respective teams in men and women's Wheelchair Basketball. Every win earned team points and in the end it was the United States who won the overall competition. USA Paralympic Rugby swept it's opponents, 5-0.
Canada Cup - Vancouver, British Columbia
Results: The inaugural Canada Cup featured 5 of the 8 countries who will compete in Wheelchair Rugby during the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The Canada Cup results were used to determine the final seedings for Athens, and the United States earned top honors. USA Paralympic Rugby was undefeated (7-0) after three days of play and enters the 2004 Paralympics as the #1 seed.
Paralympic Games - Athens, Greece
Results: Team USA goes 5 and 1 to win the Bronze Medal. The Gold Medal was won by New Zealand, who defeated Canada in a come from behind victory in the final minutes of play.
World Wheelchair Games - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Results: Team USA brings two developmental teams (Stars and Stripes) to Brazil to provide international experience for their athletes. Following 3 days of competition, USA Stripes won the Gold medal with the USA Stars team bringing home the Silver.
North America Cup - Birmingham, Alabama
Results: Team USA faced the four top ranked countries in the world and went 5 and 0 to win the North America Cup for the third consecutive time.
Canada Cup - Vancouver, British Columbia
Results: The Canada Cup featured 8 of the top ranked countries in the world. Team USA went 5 and 0 for the weekend, and defeated top ranked New Zealand in triple overtime to win the Gold Medal.
4th IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
Results: Team USA goes 7 and 0, defeating host country New Zealand in the final match for Gold. This win qualifies Team USA for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China and returns their world ranking to the top team in the world.
What’s Ahead: The 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. The Paralympics are the second largest sporting event in the world, and are held two-weeks after the Olympics. Seventeen sports will be featured, including Wheelchair Rugby.