| Goalball at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
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 Paralympic Goalball | |
Goalball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.
| Goalball at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
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| Paralympic Goalball | |
Goalball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.
15 men's teams competed. [1]
| Team | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States (USA) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
 Canada (CAN) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 |
 Italy (ITA) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | + 5 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
 Australia (AUS) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 32 | –27 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 – 1 | Denmark (DEN) | ||
| Canada (CAN) | 1 – 3 | Bulgaria (BUL) | ||
| United States (USA) | 1 – 2 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | ||
| Australia (AUS) | 0 – 1 | Italy (ITA) | ||
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 – 0 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 – 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) | ||
| United States (USA) | 3 – 2 | Australia (AUS) | ||
| Canada (CAN) | 3 – 2 | Italy (ITA) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 1 – 4 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | ||
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 – 3 | Italy (ITA) | ||
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 – 1 | Australia (AUS)i | ||
| Canada (CAN) | 1 – 2 | United States (USA) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 1 – 5 | Italy (ITA) | ||
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 – 0 | Australia (AUS) | ||
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 – 0 | United States (USA) | ||
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 – 4 | Canada (CAN) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 2 – 4 | Australia (AUS) | ||
| Italy (ITA) | 0 – 1 | United States (USA) | ||
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 – 0 | Canada (CAN) | ||
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 – 0 | Denmark (DEN) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 – 5 | United States (USA) | ||
| Australia (AUS) | 4 – 5 | Canada (CAN) | ||
| Italy (ITA) | 2 – 0 | Denmark (DEN) | ||
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 – 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 1 – 8 | Canada (CAN) | ||
| United States (USA) | 2 – 0 | Denmark (DEN) | ||
| Australia (AUS) | 3 – 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | ||
| Italy (ITA) | 1 – 2 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | ||
| Team | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
 Israel (ISR) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
 Finland (FIN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | –12 |
 Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 – 1 | Israel (ISR) | ||
| West Germany (FRG) | 4 – 0 | Netherlands (NED) | ||
| Finland (FIN) | 1 – 0 | Iran (IRI) | ||
| Egypt (EGY) | 1 – 0 | Israel (ISR) | ||
| West Germany (FRG) | 1 – 0 | Iran (IRI) | ||
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 – 1 | Finland (FIN) | ||
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 – 1 | Egypt (EGY) | ||
| Egypt (EGY) | 1 – 0 | Finland (FIN) | ||
| Iran (IRI) | 0 – 1 | Netherlands (NED) | ||
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 – 3 | Hungary (HUN) | ||
| Israel (ISR) | 1 – 1 | Finland (FIN) | ||
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 – 1 | Hungary (HUN) | ||
| Egypt (EGY) | 0 – 0 | West Germany (FRG) | ||
| Iran (IRI) | 0 – 1 | Israel (ISR) | ||
| Finland (FIN) | 1 – 2 | West Germany (FRG) | ||
| Iran (IRI) | 0 – 1 | Egypt (EGY) | ||
| Israel (ISR) | 2 – 0 | Netherlands (NED) | ||
| Iran (IRI) | 0 – 1 | Hungary (HUN) | ||
| Israel (ISR) | 1 – 1 | West Germany (FRG) | ||
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 – 0 | Egypt (EGY) | ||
| Finland (FIN) | 4 – 0 | Netherlands (NED) | ||
| Australia (AUS) | 3 – 3 (6 – 5 a.e.t.) | Netherlands (NED) | ||
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 – 1 (2 – 3 a.e.t) | Finland (FIN) | ||
| Italy (ITA) | 0 – 1 | Israel (ISR) | ||
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 – 0 | Hungary (HUN) | ||
| Egypt (EGY) | 0 – 0 (0 – 2 pen.) | United States (USA) | ||
| Egypt (EGY) | 0 – 0 (2 – 1 pen.) | Hungary (HUN) | ||
| United States (USA) | 0 – 0 (0 – 2 a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia (YUG) | ||
7 women's teams competed. [2]
| Team | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USA) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 |
| Canada (CAN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 46 | −36 |
| Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 29 | –20 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 1 – 1 | Netherlands (NED) | ||
| West Germany (FRG) | 6 – 2 | Australia (AUS) | ||
| Canada (CAN) | 0 – 2 | United States (USA) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 – 8 | Denmark (DEN) | ||
| West Germany (FRG) | 12 – 2 | South Korea (KOR) | ||
| Canada (CAN) | 2 – 2 | Netherlands (NED) | ||
| United States (USA) | 4 – 0 | Australia (AUS) | ||
| Canada (CAN) | 0 – 1 | Denmark (DEN) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 1 – 9 | West Germany (FRG) | ||
| United States (USA) | 7 – 0 | South Korea (KOR) | ||
| Australia (AUS) | 1 – 5 | Netherlands (NED) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 2 – 3 | Canada (CAN) | ||
| United States (USA) | 3 – 0 | West Germany (FRG) | ||
| Australia (AUS) | 0 – 4 | Denmark (DEN) | ||
| Netherlands (NED) | 12 – 1 | South Korea (KOR) | ||
| Australia (AUS) | 2 – 5 | Canada (CAN) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 – 6 | United States (USA) | ||
| Netherlands (NED) | 1 – 1 | West Germany (FRG) | ||
| South Korea (KOR) | 5 – 4 | Australia (AUS) | ||
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 – 3 | United States (USA) | ||
| Denmark (DEN) | 1 – 1 | West Germany (FRG) | ||
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 – 1 | United States (USA) | ||
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 – 1 | Canada (CAN) | ||
| United States (USA) | 4 – 0 | Netherlands (NED) | ||
| Denmark (DEN) | 3 – 2 | Canada (CAN) | ||
| Netherlands (NED) | 2 – 5 | Canada (CAN) | ||
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 – 0 (3 – 1 pen.) | United States (USA) | ||
The Iranian team chanted an aggressive "war cry" at the Israeli team and refused to play them. They were subsequently deemed to have committed a "gross misuse of the sporting platform for political aims" and were disqualified. Iranian team manager Asghar Dadkhan formally apologised the following day and stated that other Iranian athletes would comply with the regulations. [3]
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