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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]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's team |
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Aryeh Beizam |
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Women's team |
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Ruth Biton |
![]() Silvia Cochetti |
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Source: Paralympic.org [3]
Wheelchair basketball at the III Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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![]() Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball | ||||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's team |
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Aryeh Beizam |
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Women's team |
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Ruth Biton |
![]() Silvia Cochetti |
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Source: Paralympic.org [3]