| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Country | IWBF members |
| Continent | IWBF (International) |
| Most recent champion |  Germany (2025) |
| Most titles | (2) United States, Canada, Germany |
TheIWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship is an internationalwheelchair basketball competition contested by the men's and women's under-23 national teams of the members of theInternational Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), the sport's global governing body. The event is held every four years.
The first official wheelchair basketball world championship for men under-23 was held in 1997 hosted byToronto,Canada. Only seven nations took part at the tournament. At the next championship held 2001 inBlumenau, Santa Catarina,Brazil, the number of participating nations were six. The 2005 Championship inBirmingham,United Kingdom became a full tournament attended by twelve nations from four zones.[1][2]
Junior women under 23 were allowed to play in the men's teams at the third edition of championships in 2005. A bonus of one point was given to the team, which had a female player on the court. However, to develop young women players, it is concluded that separate championships for junior women will be held in the future.[2][3]
National teams of Canada and the United States are both twice champions sofar.[3][4]
| Rank | Country |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
