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Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men

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Venue
  
Basketball Arena, North Greenwich Arena

Dates
  
30 August – 8 September 2012

Competitors
  
12 teams from 12 nations

The men's tournament in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held from 30 August to 8 September. Competitions were held at the newly built Basketball Arena, which seated 10,000 spectators, and North Greenwich Arena (The O2 Arena renamed to through the Games because of a no-commercialisation policy on arena names).

Contents

44 matches were played, 30 in the preliminary round, and 14 in the classification and medal rounds.

Canada beat defending champions Australia in the final, while United States beat Great Britain in the match for the bronze medal.

Group A

     Qualified for quarter-finals      Eliminated

Group B

     Qualified for quarter-finals      Eliminated

References

Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men Wikipedia