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International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Logo The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. IWBF is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball world wide. International Basketball Federation (or FIBA) has recognized IWBF under Article 53 of its General Statutes. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Wheelchair basketball is a sport played primarily by people with disabilities. ...
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is an international non-profit organisation of elite sports for athletes with disabilities. ...
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History
In 1973, the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) established the first Sub-section for wheelchair basketball. At that time ISMGF was the world governing body for all wheelchair sports. In 1989, ISMGF accepted the name International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) for its former sub-section. With this step wheelchair basketball began its journey for full independence and in 1993 IWBF was established as the world body for wheelchair basketball with full responsibility for development of the sport. Over the next five years IWBF membership grew in size and the federation configured itself into 4 geographical zones. Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ...
The World Wheelchair Games, formally known as the Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games and the Stoke Mandeville Games, gave birth to the Paralympics. ...
Wheelchair basketball is a sport played primarily by people with disabilities. ...
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Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...
The World Wheelchair Games, formally known as the Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games and the Stoke Mandeville Games, gave birth to the Paralympics. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Zone Structure IWBF studied several models before creating its current zone structure. Based on the number of National Organizations for Wheelchair Basketball (NOWB) with active programs at the national and international level it was decided that the Americas Zone and the EuroZone for IWBF could be the same as FIBA America and FIBA Europe. However, because of the limited number of countries with active programs in the rest of the world, IWBF chose to combine some regions to create better developmental and competitive opportunities within the zone. As a result the last two zones of IWBF are the Asia/Oceania Zone (AOZ) and the Afro/Arab Zones (AAZ). A mental model is an explanation in someones thought process for how something works in the real world. ...
FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 50 national European FIBA federations. ...
As of 2003, IWBF has 76 NOWB actively participating in wheelchair basketball throughout the world with this number increasing each year. Wheelchair basketball is a sport played primarily by people with disabilities. ...
Executive Council IWBF is governed by an Executive Council that is elected at the World Congress every four years. Philip Craven (Great Britain) who had served as Chairperson of the ISMGF wheelchair basketball Section since 1988 was elected to be the first President of IWBF in 1993. An Executive Council in Commonwealth constitutional practice based on the Westminster system exercizes executive power and is the top tier of a government led by a Governor-General, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or Administrator (all governors). Until the advent of responsible government, Executive Councils existed primarily to advise the governor of...
In 2001 Mr. Craven was elected to the position of President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and retired as president of IWBF at the World Congress in 2002. Mrs. Maureen Orchard (Canada) was elected as only the second president of IWBF at that same World Congress in Kitakyushu, Japan in 2002. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is an international non-profit organisation of elite sports for athletes with disabilities. ...
Kitakyushu , literally North Kyūshū) is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. ...
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Wheelchair basketball national organizations around the world Wheelchair basketball national organizations have developed in a variety of ways. Most started out the same way as IWBF, as a sub-section of a national wheelchair sport organization. As IWBF matured so did many of its member organizations and now there are several models that IWBF embraces within its membership. In Mexico the wheelchair basketball organizations are a part of their National Paralympic Committee(NPC). Australia is part of the Australian Wheelchair Athletes Ltd., and others are under the umbrella of a National Disabled Federation such as Bahrain who are part of the Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation. In the Netherlands wheelchair basketball is fully integrated into the Nederlandse Basketball Bond and in Canada the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association is fully independent. In all cases where a member is part of a larger federation the IWBF only recognizes the part of that federation responsible for wheelchair basketball. A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national sports organization, with responsibility for sport for athletes with a disability, that is a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). ...
Member organizations - Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association
- US - National Wheelchair Basketball Association
- Australian Wheelchair Athletes Ltd.
- Mexican - National National Paralympic Committee
- Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation
- Holland - Nederlandse Basketball Bond
National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) is comprised of 181 wheelchair basketball teams within twenty-two conferences. ...
Competitions - Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
- Wheelchair Eurobasket
Wheelchair basketball has spread to more than 80 countries. ...
Women Teams Year / Host / Gold Medal / Silver Medal / Bronce Medal 1987 Lorient (FRA) / Germany / Israel / The Netherlands 1989 Charleville (FRA) / The Netherlands / Germany / Israel 1991 El Ferrol (ESP) Germany / The Netherlands / France 1993 Berlin (GER) The Netherlands / Germany / France 1995 Delden (NED) The Netherlands / Germany / Great Britain 1997 Madrid (ESP...
See also Murderball is a 2005 documentary about quadriplegics who play wheelchair rugby. ...
Wheelchair basketball is a sport played primarily by people with disabilities. ...
Several organizations exist that help to give and receive wheelchair equipment. ...
External link - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
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