IWRF Americas Championship
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The IWRF Americas Championship or IWRF Americas Zone Championship is the Americas wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the Americas zone. The Americas Championship is a qualifying tournament for the IWRF World Championships and the Paralympic Games.
| Formerly | IWAS Americas Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
| First season | 2009 |
| Countries | 8 |
| Continent | Americas |
| Most recent champion |  United States (6st title) |
| Most titles | United States (6 titles) |
Canada participated in the IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship in 2007.
Summaries
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2009 Details |
 Argentina(Buenos Aires)[1] |
United States |
73–26 |  Canada |
Argentina |
46–43 |  Brazil | ||
| 2011 Details |
 Colombia(Bogotá)[2][3] |
United States |
56–45 | Canada |
Brazil |
69–31 |  Mexico | ||
| 2013 Details |
United States (Birmingham)[4] |
United States |
63–40 | Canada |
Brazil |
67–44 | Argentina | ||
| 2017 Details |
 Paraguay(Asunción)[5] |
United States |
54–43 | Canada |
Brazil |
48–42 | Colombia | ||
| 2022 Details |
Colombia (Medellín)[6] |
United States |
54–50 | Canada |
Brazil |
54–52 | Colombia | ||
| 2025 Details |
Brazil (São Paulo)[7] |
United States |
65–48 | Brazil |
Canada |
49–48 | Colombia | ||
Championships per nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participation details
| Team | 2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2017 |
2022 |
2025 |
Total |
| Argentina | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6 |
| Brazil | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 6 |
| Canada | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6 |
 Chile | – | – | – | 6th | 6th | 6th | 3 |
| Colombia | – | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5 |
| Mexico | – | 4th | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Paraguay | – | – | – | 7th | – | 7th | 2 |
 Peru | – | – | – | - | – | 8th | 1 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6 |