IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship

The IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship or IWRF Asia-Oceania Zone Championship is the Asian-Oceanian wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Asia-Oceania Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the IWRF World Championships and the Paralympic Games.

IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship
FormerlyIWAS Asia-Oceania Championship,
IWAS Oceania Championship
SportWheelchair rugby
ContinentIWRF Asia-Oceania (Africa, Asia, Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Australia (5th title)
Most titles Australia (5 titles)

Before 2009 the tournament was known as the Oceania Championship. The first Oceania Championship was held in 2001.[1]

Due to the lack of other teams in Africa, the South African national team also competes in the Asia-Oceania championship. Canada was part of the tournament in 2007, but has been part of the IWRF Americas Championship since 2009.

Summaries

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Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
2001*
Details
  New Zealand
(Christchurch)
 
Australia
 
New Zealand
 
Japan
 
South Africa
2003*
Details
  Japan
(Chiba)
 
Australia
32–31  
New Zealand
 
Japan
2005*
Details
  South Africa
(Brakpan)
 
New Zealand
44–43  
Australia
 
Japan
 
South Africa
2007*
Details
  Australia
(Sydney)
 
Australia
47–41  
Canada
 
New Zealand
29–25  
Japan
2009
Details
  New Zealand
(Christchurch)
 
Australia
53–45  
New Zealand
 
Japan
65–29  
South Korea
2011
Details
  South Korea
(Seoul)
 
Australia
59–41  
Japan
 
New Zealand
62–44  
South Korea
2013
Details
  South Africa
(Pretoria)
 
Australia
55–48  
Japan
 
New Zealand
65–33  
South Africa
2015
Details
  Japan
(Chiba)
 
Japan
56–51  
Australia
 
New Zealand
52–36  
South Korea
2017
Details
  New Zealand
(Auckland)
 
Australia
53–46  
Japan
 
New Zealand
44–41  
South Korea
2019
Details
  South Korea
(Gangneung)
 
Australia
57–55  
Japan
 
New Zealand
50–43  
South Korea
2023   Japan
(Tokyo)
 
Japan
55-44  
Australia
 
New Zealand
53-31  
South Korea

* = Oceania Championship

Championships per nation

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Australia83011
2  Japan24410
3  New Zealand13711
4  Canada0101
Totals (4 entries)11111133

Participation details

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Team  
2001
*
 
2003
*
 
2005
*
 
2007
*
 
2009
 
2011
 
2013
 
2015
 
2017
Total
  Australia 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 9
  Canada 2nd 1
  China 6th 1
  Japan 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 9
  New Zealand 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 9
  South Africa 4th 4th 5th 5th 4th 5
  South Korea 7th 4th 4th 4th 4th 5

* = Oceania Championship

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shinichi Shimakawa Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Melrose Wheelchairs