Goalball at the Summer Paralympics

Goalball tournaments have been staged at the Paralympic Games since 1976, after being demonstrated in 1972.

Goalball at the Summer Paralympics
Governing bodyIBSA
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics
  • Medalists
Men's goalball match of China (left) vs United States (right) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Medal winners

Men
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1976 Toronto  Austria  West Germany  Denmark
1980 Arnhem  West Germany  United States  Netherlands
1984 New York City  United States  Egypt  Yugoslavia
1988 Seoul  Yugoslavia  United States  Egypt
1992 Barcelona  Italy  Finland  Egypt
1996 Atlanta  Finland  Canada  Spain
2000 Sydney  Denmark  Lithuania  Sweden
2004 Athens  Denmark  Sweden  United States
2008 Beijing  China  Lithuania  Sweden
2012 London  Finland  Brazil  Turkey
2016 Rio  Lithuania  United States  Brazil
2020 Tokyo  Brazil  China  Lithuania

Women
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1984 New York City  United States  Canada  Denmark
1988 Seoul  Denmark  United States  Canada
1992 Barcelona  Finland  Denmark  Canada
1996 Atlanta  Germany  Finland  United States
2000 Sydney  Canada  Spain  Sweden
2004 Athens  Canada  United States  Japan
2008 Beijing  United States  China  Denmark
2012 London  Japan  China  Sweden
2016 Rio  Turkey  China  United States
2020 Tokyo  Turkey  United States  Japan

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)36413
2 Finland (FIN)3205
3 Denmark (DEN)3137
4 Canada (CAN)2226
5 Germany (GER)2103
6 Turkey (TUR)2013
7 China (CHN)1405
8 Lithuania (LTU)1214
9 Brazil (BRA)1113
10 Japan (JPN)1023
11 Yugoslavia (YUG)1012
12 Austria (AUT)1001
 Italy (ITA)1001
14 Sweden (SWE)0134
15 Egypt (EGY)0123
16 Spain (ESP)0112
17 Netherlands (NED)0011
Totals (17 entries)22222266

Participating nations

Tables of both men's and women's competitions of participating nations who took part in goalball including rank classifications during the tournament.

Key

- : denotes nation did not compete in that year.

X : denotes nation participated but didn't advance to the final rounds.

Q : denotes qualified for the next Paralympic Games.

Men
Nation197619801984198819921996200020042008201220162020Years
 Algeria----12----810104
 Australia-X-111149-----5
 Austria1st place, gold medalist(s)X----------2
 Belgium4X------107-65
 Brazil--------112nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)4
 Bulgaria---10--------1
 CanadaXX-XX2nd place, silver medalist(s)1045108-10
 China--------1st place, gold medalist(s)672nd place, silver medalist(s)4
 Czech Republic-----12------1
 Denmark3rd place, bronze medalist(s)XXX--1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)6---7
 Egypt-112nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)-------4
 Finland-X-92nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)X571st place, gold medalist(s)9-9
 Germany----X7710--696
 Great Britain-X---1012--12--4
 Greece-------12----1
 Hungary---410887----5
 Iran---X----95--3
 IsraelXX-77-----7-5
 Italy---81st place, gold medalist(s)X------3
 Japan-----------51
 Lithuania------2nd place, silver medalist(s)92nd place, silver medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6
 Netherlands-3rd place, bronze medalist(s)-12-9------3
 Slovenia-----XX118---4
 South Korea---X---8-11--3
 Spain----93rd place, bronze medalist(s)4612---5
 SwedenX-----3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)94-6
 Turkey---------3rd place, bronze medalist(s)583
 Ukraine-----------71
 Unified Team----8-------1
 United StatesX2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)411113rd place, bronze medalist(s)4-2nd place, silver medalist(s)410
 West Germany2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)XX--------4
 Yugoslavia-X3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)--------3

Women
Nation1984198819921996200020042008201220162020Years
 Algeria--------10-[a 1]1
 Australia-XXXX--9987
 Brazil-----XX7445
 Canada2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)-1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)X5699
 China------2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)54
 Denmark3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)X-X3rd place, bronze medalist(s)10--7
 Egypt---------101
 Finland--1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)44-4--5
 Germany-XX1st place, gold medalist(s)-XX---4
 Great Britain----X--6--2
 Greece-----X----1
 Israel--------762
 Japan-----3rd place, bronze medalist(s)X1st place, gold medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)5
 Netherlands-4--XX----3
 RPC---------7[a 2]
 South Korea-X-XX-----3
 Spain--X42nd place, silver medalist(s)-----3
 Sweden--4X3rd place, bronze medalist(s)-43rd place, bronze medalist(s)--5
 Turkey--------1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2
 Ukraine--------8-1
 United States1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)X3rd place, bronze medalist(s)X2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)83rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)10
  1. Algeria qualified but withdrew in April 2021, and Egypt was offered the slot.
  2. Whilst the Russian women's team has qualified, it is required to compete as the Russia Paralympic Committee (RPC).

See also

References
    • "Results". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2009.


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