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Goalball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics was a demonstration sport. [1] There were no medals awarded.
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Goalball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics was a demonstration sport. [1] There were no medals awarded.
The 1972 Summer Paralympics, the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from 2 to 11 August 1972. The games ended 15 days before the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, also in West Germany.
Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedded inside of it into the opponents' goal. The ball is thrown by hand and never kicked. Using ear-hand coordination, originating as a rehabilitation exercise, the sport has no able-bodied equivalent. Able-bodied athletes are also blindfolded when playing this sport.
Goalball tournaments have been staged at the Paralympic Games since 1976, after being demonstrated in 1972.
Meica Jayne Horsburgh is an Australian goalball player. She began playing the sport in 2004, the same year she made her national team debut. After the national team took a three-year break, she was named the captain in 2010 and played in the Goalball World Championships. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Jennifer "Jenny" Blow is an Australian goalball player and is classified as a B3 competitor. Having only started playing the sport in 2009, she has several goalball scholarships. She plays for the New South Wales women's goalball team in the Australian national championships, where she has won three silver medals. As a member of the national team, she has competed in the 2010 World Championships, 2011 IBSA Goalball World Cup and the 2011 African-Oceania regional Paralympic qualifying competition. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2016 Summer Paralympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics in goalball.
Tyan "Little Girl" Taylor is an Australian goalball winger and is classified as a B3 competitor. In 2009, after only a month playing the sport, Taylor was named to the New South Wales team. She made the national team in 2011 and has played in the 2010 World Championships, 2011 IBSA Goalball World Cup and 2011 IBSA Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Champions. She represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics in goalball.
Nicole Esdaile is an Australian goalball player and is classified as a B2 competitor. She took up the sport in 1999, and made her national team debut in 2010. Subsequently, she has competed at the 2010 Goalball World Championships, 2011 IBSA Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Champions and 2011 IBSA Goalball World Cup. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in goalball.
Michelle Rzepecki is an Australian goalball player classified as a B3 competitor. She made her debut for the Australia women's national goalball team at the 2011 African-Oceania regional Paralympic qualifying competition. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in goalball.
Turkey men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Turkey. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's goalball tournament at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's goalball tournament at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
Great Britain women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Great Britain. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. It takes part in international goalball competitions.
Japan women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Japan. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Its women's team has internationally completed including at the IBSA World Goalball Championships and the Paralympic Games.
Belgium men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Belgium. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The national team takes part in international competitions.
Germany men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Germany. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's goalball tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's goalball tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's goalball tournament at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's goalball tournament at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
Leomon Moreno da Silva is a member of Brazil men's national goalball team. He was on the team that won silver in Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, bronze in Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and gold in Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He has retinitis pigmentosa.
