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Wheelchair rugby (originally murderball, and known as quad rugby in the United States) is a team sport for athletes with a disability.It is practiced in over twenty-five countries around the world and is a summer Paralympic sport.
Murderball is a 2005 American documentary film about athletes who are physically disabled [3] who play wheelchair rugby. It centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro, and produced by Jeffrey V. Mandel and Shapiro.
Mark Zupan (born May 20, 1975) is a wheelchair rugby player and the captain of the United States wheelchair rugby team which competed in the Paralympic Games in 2004. He is best known for his appearance in the 2005 film Murderball. Zupan was also a part of the 2008 United States gold winning team at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair rugby, which was orginally named murderball, is a high-energy contact sport that the U.S. will fight for gold in at the Paralympics.
The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States in international wheelchair rugby. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all five Paralympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.
Joe Soares is a former all-star wheelchair rugby player for the United States, a Paralympic gold medallist, who later coached the Canadian paralympic team after he was cut by the U.S. in 1996. This episode figures prominently in the 2005 documentary film Murderball. [1]
Wheelchair rugby at the XII Paralympic Games Paralympic Wheelchair rugby Venue Helliniko Indoor Arena Dates 19–25 September 2004 Medalists New Zealand New Zealand Canada Canada United States United States ← 2000 2008 → Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held at the Helliniko Indoor Arena. 89 athletes participated in the competition, with teams from eight countries taking ...
Aoki switched to wheelchair rugby at the age of 15. He had seen the 2005 American documentary film Murderball, about the journey of the American wheelchair rugby players in the lead-up to the 2004 Summer Paralympics, and was inspired to give the sport a try. [6]