IWRF Americas Championship

IWRF Americas Championship
FormerlyIWAS Americas Championship
SportWheelchair rugby
First season2009
Countries8
ContinentAmericas
Most recent
champion(s)		 Canada (1st title)
Most titles United States (4 titles)

The IWRF Americas Championship or IWRF Americas Zone Championship is the Americas wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the Americas zone. The Americas Championship is a qualifying tournament for the IWRF World Championships and the Paralympic Games.

Canada participated in the IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship in 2007.

Summaries

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
2009
Details 		 Argentina
(Buenos Aires)[1]
United States 		73–26
Canada
Argentina 		46–43
Brazil
2011
Details 		 Colombia
(Bogotá)[2][3]
United States 		56–45
Canada
Brazil 		69–31
Mexico
2013
Details 		 United States
(Birmingham)[4]
United States 		63–40
Canada
Brazil 		67–44
Argentina
2017
Details 		 Paraguay
(Asunción)[5]
United States 		54–43
Canada
Brazil 		48–42
Colombia
2022
Details 		 Colombia
(Medellín)[6]
United States 		54–50
Canada
Brazil 		54–52
Colombia

Championships per nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States5005
2 Canada0505
3 Brazil0044
4 Argentina0011
Totals (4 entries)55515

Participation details

Team Argentina
2009 		Colombia
2011 		United States
2013 		Paraguay
2017 		Colombia
2022 		Total
 Argentina 3rd 5th 4th 5th 5th 5
 Brazil 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 5
 Canada 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 5
 Chile – – – 6th 6th 2
 Colombia – 6th 5th 4th 4th 3
 Mexico – 4th – – – 1
 Paraguay – – – 7th – 1
 United States 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 5

See also

References

  1. ^ 2009 IWRF Americas Championship
  2. ^ USA Continues Wheelchair Rugby Winning Streak, Brazil Impresses, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), September 26, 2011
  3. ^ "bogota2011.org". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  4. ^ "IWRF News : 2013 Americas Championship Results". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  5. ^ Portal do Rugby (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ WWF Events Calendar