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.
Medal summary
Men's team Aryeh Beizam Jacob Ben-Arie Zvi Ben-Zvi Shmuel Ben-Zakai Israel Even-Zahav Yitzhak Galitzki Aryeh Gantz Israel Globus Baruch Hagai Avraham Keftelovitch Zvi Potashnik Danny Shahar (captain) Avraham Tshuva Amnon Weiss Coach: Reuven Heller Kim Pollock Women's team Ruth Biton Michal Escapa Neora Even-Zahav Malka Halfon Ayala Malhan Mali Mezin Batia Mishani Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum (captain) Shoshana Sharabi Batia Shweiki Geula Siri Silvia CochettiEstela FernándezDina GalíndezSusana MasciotraAmelia MierSusana OlarteNoemí Tortul Source: Paralympic.org
See also Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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