| Goalball at the 2010 Asian Para Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Guangyao Gymnasium | ||||||
| Location | Guangzhou, China | ||||||
| Dates | 13–18 December | ||||||
| Competitors | 78 from 8 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Goalball at the 2010 Asian Para Games were held in Guangyao Gymnasium from 13 to 18 December. There were 2 gold medals in this sport.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 9 |
 Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 6 |
 Thailand (THA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 3 |
 Malaysia (MAS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 0 |
| 2010-12-13 | ||
China  | 13 – 3 |  Thailand |
Japan  | 14 – 6 |  Malaysia |
| 2010-12-14 | ||
| China | 17 – 11 | Malaysia |
| 2010-12-15 | ||
| Japan | 14 – 7 | Thailand |
| 2010-12-16 | ||
| Thailand | 6 – 2 | Malaysia |
| China | 14 – 5 | Japan |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 12 |
 Iran (IRI) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 9 |
 Iraq (IRQ) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 6 |
 Jordan (JOR) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 3 |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 44 | -40 | 0 |
| 2010-12-13 | ||
Iran  | 11 – 1 |  Jordan |
South Korea  | 12 – 8 |  Iraq |
| 2010-12-14 | ||
| South Korea | 12 – 2 | Jordan |
| Iran | 10 – 0 |  Pakistan |
| Iraq | 13 – 3 | Jordan |
| 2010-12-15 | ||
| South Korea | 12 – 2 | Pakistan |
| Iran | 4 – 3 | Iraq |
| Pakistan | 1 – 11 | Jordan |
| 2010-12-16 | ||
| Iraq | 11 – 1 | Pakistan |
| Iran | 7 – 9 | South Korea |
| Semifinals (2010-12-17) | Gold Medal Match (2010-12-18) | ||||||||
| A1 | China (CHN) | 13 | |||||||
| B2 | Iran (IRI) | 4 | |||||||
| A1 | China (CHN) | 12 | |||||||
| B1 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | |||||||
| B1 | South Korea (KOR) | 6 | |||||||
| A2 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||
| B2 | Iran (IRI) | 8 | |||||||
| A2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | |||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China (CHN) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 12 |
| Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 9 |
| Iran (IRI) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 6 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 28 | -19 | 3 |
 Laos (LAO) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 37 | -31 | 0 |
| 2010-12-13 | ||
| China | 12 – 2 | Iran |
| South Korea | 7 – 3 |  Laos |
| 2010-12-14 | ||
| China | 11 – 1 | South Korea |
| Japan | 6 – 0 | Iran |
| 2010-12-15 | ||
| Japan | 8 – 1 | Laos |
| 2010-12-16 | ||
| China | 10 – 0 | Laos |
| South Korea | 1 – 11 | Iran |
| 2010-12-17 | ||
| Japan | 3 – 0 | South Korea |
| Iran | 12 – 2 | Laos |
| 2010-12-18 | ||
| China | 3 – 1 | Japan |
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