| Formerly | IWAS Americas Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
| Inaugural season | 2009 |
| Countries | 8 |
| Continent | Americas |
| Most recent champion(s) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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] |
Canada |
50–54 | United States |
Brazil |
54–52 | Colombia | ||
Championships per nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Participation details
| Team | 2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2017 |
2022 |
Total |
| Argentina | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5 |
| Brazil | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5 |
| Canada | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5 |
 Chile | – | – | – | 6th | 6th | 2 |
| Colombia | – | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3 |
| Mexico | – | 4th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Paraguay | – | – | – | 7th | – | 1 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 5 |
See also
References
- ↑ 2009 IWRF Americas Championship
- ↑ USA Continues Wheelchair Rugby Winning Streak, Brazil Impresses, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), September 26, 2011
- ↑ "bogota2011.org". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ↑ IWRF News : 2013 Americas Championship Results
- ↑ Portal do Rugby (in Portuguese)
- ↑ WWF Events Calendar
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