| Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics | |
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Football 5-a-side , also known as blind football, has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since 2004. The competition has consisted of a single event, men's team; women have never competed. [1] Football 5-a-side is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments including blindness. The sport, governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), is played with modified FIFA rules.
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2004 Details |  Athens |  Brazil | 0–0( a.e.t. ) (3–2 p) |  Argentina |  Spain | 2–0 |  Greece |
| 2008 Details |  Beijing | Brazil | 2–1 |  China | Argentina | 1–1( a.e.t. ) (1–0 p) | Spain |
| 2012 Details |  London | Brazil | 2–0 |  France | Spain | 0–0( a.e.t. ) (1–0 p) |  Argentina |
| 2016 Details | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1–0 |  Iran | Argentina | 0–0( a.e.t. ) (1–0 p) | China |
| 2020 Details |  Tokyo | Brazil | 1–0 | Argentina |  Morocco | 4–0 | China |
| 2024 Details |  Paris | France | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Argentina | Brazil | 1–0 |  Colombia |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Iran (IRN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
- : denotes nation that did not take part that year.
X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.
| Team | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
| Argentina |  |  | 4 | | | |
| Brazil |  | | | | | |
| China | - | | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Colombia | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| France | 6 | - | | - | 8 | |
 Great Britain | - | 5 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Greece | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iran | - | - | 6 | | - | |
 Japan | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 |
 Mexico | - | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Morocco | - | - | - | 8 | | 6 |
 South Korea | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Spain | | 4 | | 6 | 6 | - |
 Thailand | - | - | - | - | 7 | - |
 Turkey | - | - | 8 | 5 | - | 7 |
| Total teams | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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