Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
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 Israel (ISR) (men) Israel (ISR) (women)
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 United States (USA) (men) Argentina (ARG) (women)
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 Great Britain (GBR) (men) United States (USA) (women)
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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.
Aryeh Beizam
Jacob Ben-Arie
Tzvi Ben-Tzvi
Shmuel Ben-Zakai
Israel Even-Zahav
Yitzhak Galitzki
Aryeh Gantz
Israel Globus
Shimon Pinto
Baruch Hagai
Avraham Keptelovich
Tzvi Potashnik
Danny Shahar (captain)
Avraham Tshuva
Amnon Weiss
Coach: Reuven Heller
Ruth Biton
Michal Escapa
Neora Even-Zahav
Malka Halfon
Ayala Malhan
Ariela Meizan
Batia Mishani
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum (captain)
Shoshana Sharabi
Batia Shweiki
Geula Siri
Silvia Cochetti
Estela Fernández
Dina Galíndez
Susana Masciotra
Amelia Mier
Susana Olarte
Noemí Tortul
Source: Paralympic.org
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