Paralympic Games (Men) 1984 - 2008 Cumulative Data Number of teams participating 409 Complete rosters retrieved 390 (95%) Rosters sought 19 Imcomplete scores sought 8 for men, 5 for women As indicated above, the team rosters listed below are not complete, particularly in the early years of the Paralympics and the Gold Cup. The authors hope that the publication of this list of teams and players will encourage federations of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) to search their records in order to add the names of missing players and coaches in a subsequent publication. We apologize for the numerous omissions and for the errors in spelling to certain names. This is due to missing documentation or errors in spelling on documents we obtained. During our editing of this work, in March 2009 and following, we were fortunate to receive some names of players that we had previously had no success in obtaining. We extend our gratitude to Dr. Ian Brittain, Paralympic historian, for providing the names of starting-5s for each competing nation in the 1960 Paralympics, as well as some missing scores. It is hoped that readers will help complete the list of teams. Additions or corrections to team lists may be addressed to armandthiboutot@ aol.com. Additions of names of players and coaches must be accompanied by documentation, which may also be sent via conventional mail to: Armand “Tip” Thiboutot 100 Fulton St., 4V Boston, MA, U.S., 02109 2 Contents Paralympic Games - Men (Stoke Mandeville, 1984 England)............................. 4 Paralympic Games - Men (Seoul, South 1988 Korea)....................................... 12 Paralympic Games - Men (Barcelona, 1992 Spain).......................................... 19 Paralympic Games - Men (Atlanta, 1996 Georgia)........................................... 25 2000 Paralympic Games - Men (Sydney, Australia).........................................31 2004 Paralympic Games - Men (Athens, Greece)............................................38 2008 Paralympic Games - Men (Beijing, China)..............................................45 3 1984 Paralympic Games - Men (Stoke Mandeville, England) Organization The ISMGF assumed responsibility for the 7th Paralympics at the last moment when the U.S. failed to raise the necessary funds to stage the Games. The Olympics had been organized successfully in Los Angeles, California. Instead, the Games for wheelchair athletes were organized in the community where they were founded, at Stoke Mandeville near Aylesbury, England. The British Paraplegic Sports Society (BPSS) undertook direction of the Games, essentially making these Games possible along with the administrators of the Guttmann Sports Center. All other athletes with disabilities competed in New York. Stoke Mandeville’s Ludwig Guttmann Sports Center was only minimally suitable for staging an international basketball event of this stature - its pressed wood parquet floor was darkened with age and pitted with cigarette burns. The backboards were excessively flimsy by any standard. Consequently, some U.S. players chose to boycott the competition. Nonetheless, the men’s and women’s competitions were conducted without incident. They were in fact a success thanks to the generous rescue by Great Britain’s devotees to wheelchair sports who organized the event within four short months. Prince Charles presided over the opening ceremony before a crowd of 3,000 cheering fans. For the first time, amputees and other non-spinal cord related athletes with disabilities were permitted to play in the Paralympic Games as a result of a change in the ISMGF Constitution in 1982. For the first time at the Paralympics, wheelchair basketball implemented Horst Strohkendl’s Functional Player Classification System. 1. France: Philippe Baye, Eric Benault, Andre Chauve, Maurice Claeys, Michel Gradelle, Marc Guillemain, Michel Izanic, Pascal Kaczmarcyk, Dominique Marchegiani, Celestin Parsemain, Jean-Yves Regnault, Jean-Jacques Reigni Coach: Robert Perri Record: 6-1 2. Netherlands: Bob van der Broeck, Jan Dijs, Ron van Gelderen, Ben Klerks, Henk Makkenze, Bert van der Sommen, Frits Streyl, Peter van Velzen, Harrie Venema, Frits Wiegmann Coach: Rob Verheuvel Record: 4-2 3. Sweden: Nils Ander, Lars Arkestedt, Lars Gunnar Andersson, Gunnar Berglund, Sven Engbuck, Gunnar Jangbring, Bengt G. Johansson, Rolf Johnsson, Lars Lofstrom, Jan Lindholm, Bengt Nystrom, Tommy Olsson Coach: Tommy Jacobsson Record: 5-1 4. U.S.: : Chris Cooper, Michael Elix, Rick Helms, Ed Owen, Maurice Phillips, Ariel Roman, Peter Sanchez, Anardo Valdez, Manny Villa, Darryl Waller Coach: Armand “Tip” Thiboutot, Paul K. Jackson (Asst.) Record: 4-3 5. Canada: Florence Aukema, John Boyko, Murray Brown, Peter Collistro, Pat Griffin, Les Lam, Reg McClellan, Dean Melway, Gary Reid, Roy Sherman, John Stubbert, Randy Wyness Coach: Bob Bryce Record: 4-1 6. Israel: Yossi Amoyall, Tzivi Gziel, Baruch Hagai, David Krauss, Moshe Levy, Shlomo Nachava, Sur Ofer, David Perach, Dan Shahar, Yoel Shafran, Shaaban Shakapi, Jacob Zion Coach: Shimon Shelach Record: 3-1 7. Mexico: Juan Cornejo, Eduardo DeGaray, Henry Elgadallio, Heriberto Escalona Nicolas Garcia, Marcelino Guerra, Uriel Martinez, Eduardo Monsalvo, Ruben Rojas, Ricardo Robinson, Roberto Vargas Coach: Sergio Durand Record: 1-3 1984 Paralympic Games - Men (Stoke Mandeville, England) 5 8. Great Britain: Terry Clarke, Phil Craven, Ray Cross, Garry Davison, Maurice Hammerton, David Kelly, Martin McElhatton, Steve Roche, Nigel Smith, Abu Yilla Coach: D. Reig Record: 3-2 Non-Classified Teams (Listed alphabetically) Australia: Michael Callahan, Kevin Coombs, David Gould, Erich Hubel, Ch. Ikstrum Michael McFaun, Nick Morozoff, Richard Oliver, P. Peterson, M. Pope Coach: Bruno Moretti Record: 2-2 Denmark Jurgen Bennetsen, Preben J. Jacobsen, R. Job, Christian Johansen, T. Lindersson, K.V. Nielsen, P. G. Nielsen, Sheen Overgard, V. Rassmussen, Hans Skovgaard, Staun Trolle, H. Wagner Coach: ?__________ Record: 0-3 Egypt: Sallama Abdel Aal, Ramadan Nel Assal, Yossri Aziz, Mohamed Malakouf, Essmat Mawgood, Mohamed Nada, Wagih Nagib, Ibrahim Abdel Samee, Mohamed Samir, Mohamed Shaat Coach: ?__________ Record: 0-4 Finland: V. Asikainen, Petri Karkainen, Jouko Korhonen, Keijo Niemi, A. Numminen, P. Partanen, A. Pehkonen, Onto Pikkarainen, Rainer Vikstrom Coach: ?__________ Record: 0-4 Germany: Otto Albrecht, Erich Henning, Edwin Hornung, Paul Kuehnreich, Wolfgang Hollhorst, Dieter Jakubowski, Detlef Knop, Frank Michael, Guenther Ritter, Bertl Schauberger, Norbert Weinrauter Coach: ?__________ Record: 1-2 1984 Paralympic Games - Men (Stoke Mandeville, England) 6 Italy: Gianni Ben Dal, Giovanni Baruzza, Andrea Buonavoglia, Carlo DiGiusto, Michele Di Rocco, P. Marcello, Franco Oroni, Rudi Liva, Rino Paniccia, Claudio Tambolini Coach: ?__________ Record: 2-2 Japan: T. Hoshi, Toshiyuki Itoh, Heita Itoh, Isao Manzaki, M. Nakamura, Tervo Nozacki, Akio Okuhara, M. Sakamoto, H. Sanpei, Sukemasa Tokunaga, Takeshi Tsuchiya, Y. Yamomoto Coach: K. Yoshida Record: 2-2 Spain: L. Albeda, Pedro C. Alonso, T. Armengol, Jose Benitez, Manuel Caceres, Joaquim M. Fernandez, C. Gallardo, Aantonio Gomez, Antonio Henares, Manuel Jara, S. Perez, Cesaro Ruiz Coach: ?__________ Record: 1-2 Switzerland: Daniel Amiguet, Raniero Bassi, Jakob Bruderer, Vincenzo Cavicchia, Walter Fassbind, Rene Hegetschweiler, Abdel Matmati, Francisco Mira, Remo Semmler Coach: ?__________ Record: 1-2 Yugoslavia: Irfan Agie, Adam Dmitrovic, Igor Dubrovski, Anton Koscak, Yvan Kosek, Lazo Ljubotina, S. Sonje, Zdravko Strajnar, Marian Trdina, Joze Zgainar Coach: ?__________ Record: 1-2 Preliminary Round Results July 22: Japan 62, Great Britain 52 Israel 70, Mexico 52 Sweden 79, Yugoslavia 60 1984 Paralympic Games - Men (Stoke Mandeville, England) 7 July 23: France 118, Egypt 30 Canada 84, Switzerland 43 U.S. 90, Finland 32 Spain 74, Germany 62 Netherlands 88, Yugoslavia 40 July 24: Italy 80, Switzerland 51 Australia 64, Japan 63 Netherlands 94, Denmark 41 Israel 76, Spain 58 Canada 61, U.S. 59 July 25: Germany 64, Mexico 62 Great Britain 108, Egypt 13 U.S. 97, Italy 65 July 26: Sweden 79, Denmark 54 Switzerland 66, Finland 51 Japan 125, Egypt 26 Great Britain 48, France 47 July 27: Israel 64, Germany 43 Italy 76, Finland 48 Yugoslavia 75, Denmark 65 France 76, Japan 62 Great Britain 62, Australia 42 July 28: U.S. 82, Switzerland 23 Mexico 90, Spain 79 Australia 120, Egypt 19 Canada 67, Italy 44 July 29: Canada 88, Finland 45 France 67, Australia 44 Sweden 77, Netherlands 71 Preliminary Round Standings Pool A W. L. F. A. Canada 4 0 75.0 47.8 U.S. 3 1 82.0 45.3 Italy 2 2 66.3 65.8 Switzerland 1 3 45.8 74.4 Finland 0 4 44.0 80.0 1984 Paralympic Games - Men (Stoke Mandeville, England) 8 Pool B W. L. F. A. 51. Israel 3 0 71.0 0 71. Mexico 1 2 68.0 0 66. Germany 1 2 56.3 7 76. Finland 1 2 70.3 0 Pool C W. L. F. A. 46. France 3 1 77.0 0 43. Great Britain 3 1 67.5 0 52. Australia 2 2 67.5 8 54. Japan 2 2 78.0 5 92. Egypt 0 4 22.0 8 Pool D W. L. F. A. 61. Sweden 3 0 78.3 7 52. Netherlands 2 1 84.3 7 77. Yugoslavia 1 2 53.3 3 82. Denmark 0 3 53.3 7 Quarterfinals July 30: France 57, Canada 51 Sweden 77, Mexico 59 U.S. 78, Great Britain 40 Netherlands 63, Israel 59 Semifinals July 31: France 75, Sweden 74 Netherlands 76, U.S. 74 Finals August 1: Bronze Medal Match Sweden 82, U.S. 80 Gold Medal Match France 68, Netherlands 61 1984 Paralympic Games - Men (Stoke Mandeville, England) 9 Final Ranking 1. France 2. Netherlands 3. Sweden 4. U.S. 5. Canada 6. Israel 7. Mexico 8. Great Britain