Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball
at the III Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Israel (ISR) (men)
 Israel (ISR) (women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States (USA) (men)
 Argentina (ARG) (women)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Great Britain (GBR) (men)
 United States (USA) (women)
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1972→

Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.

The original wheelchair basketball classification system in 1966 had 5 classes: A, B, C, D, S. Each class was worth so many points. A was worth 1, B and C were worth 2. D and S were worth 3 points. A team could have a maximum of 12 points on the floor. This system was the one in place for the 1968 Summer Paralympics. Class A was for T1-T9 complete. Class B was for T1-T9 incomplete. Class C was for T10-L2 complete. Class D was for T10-L2 incomplete. Class S was for Cauda equina paralysis.[1]

  1. ^ Thiboutot, Armand; Craven, Philip (1996). The 50th Anniversary of Wheelchair Basketball. Waxmann Verlag. ISBN 9783830954415.