USA Wheelchair Rugby Win Americas Championship at 2019 Lima Parapan American Games

The IWRF 2019 Wheelchair Rugby Americas Championship was held August 23-27 in Lima, Peru as part of the Lima 2019 Para Pan American Games.

This tournament featured six counties, the USA, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and Chile, with the top finisher qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The remaining team’s performance may result in an invitation to the last Tokyo 2020 qualifying tournament to be held early next year.

All game results are listed below and game statistics are available on the event website at www.lima2019.pe.

In Pool play, the USA finished with a 5-0 record, with Canada second at 4-1, Brazil 3-2, Colombia 2-3, Argentina 1-4, and Chile 0-5.

The led to semifinal matches where Canada defeated Brazil and the USA winning against Colombia. Argentina then beat Chile for 5th place. In the Bronze final, Colombia defeated Brazil and in the Gold final the USA defeated Canada.

Participating Countries United States – Canada – Brazil – Colombia – Argentina – Chile
Schedule  & Results
Time Friday, August 23, 2019  Score
08:00-09:30 Canada vs. Argentina 60-24
09:45-11:15 United States vs. Chile 60-16
11:30-13:00 Brazil vs. Colombia 48-41
Time Saturday, August 24, 2019  Score
08:00-10:00 United States vs. Argentina 48-7
10:00-12:00 Canada vs. Brazil 58-43
12:00-14:00 Colombia vs. Chile 62-26
15:00-17:00 United States vs. Brazil 55-35
17:00-19:00 Canada vs. Colombia 64-45
19:00-21:00 Argentina vs. Chile 56-47
Time Sunday, August 25, 2019 Score
08:00-10:00 United States vs. Colombia 53-34
10:00-12:00 Canada vs. Chile 70-34
12:00-14:00 Brazil vs. Argentina 65-21
15:00-17:00 United States vs. Canada 54-51
17:00-19:00 Brazil vs. Chile 76-13
19:00-21:00 Colombia vs. Argentina 51-37
Time Monday, August 26, 2019 Score
15:00-17:00 Second vs. Third – Semifinal CANvBRA 56-46
17:00-19:00 First vs. Fourth – Semifinal USAvCOL 50-26
19:00-21:00 Fifth vs. Sixth – 5/6 Place ARGvCOL 52-38
Time Tuesday, August 27, 2019  Score
10:00-12:00 Third place vs. Fourth place – Bronze BRAvCOL 43-46
12:00-14:00 First place vs. Second place – Gold USAvCAN 58-47

 

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