Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Goalball
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Goalball, London 2012.png
Venue Copper Box Arena
Dates29 August – 9 September
Competitors132
2008
2016
The Copper Box area which was to be used for goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games. Copper Box interior.JPG
The Copper Box area which was to be used for goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games.

Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in London from 29 August to 9 September 2012.

Contents

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's goalball
details
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Jarno Mattila
Ville Montonen
Erkki Miinala
Toni Alenius
Tuomas Nousu
Petri Posio
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)
José Ferreira de Oliveira
Almeida Maciel Celente
Leomon Moreno da Silva
Romário Diego Marques
Filippe Santos Silvestre
Leandro Moreno da Silva
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)
Tekin Okan Düzgün
Hüseyin Alkan
Mehmet Cesur
Yusuf Uçar
Abdullah Aydoğdu
Tuncay Karakaya
Women's goalball
details
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Masae Komiya
Rie Urata
Akane Nakashima
Eiko Kakehata
Haruka Wakasugi
Akiko Adachi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Wang Ruixue
Chen Fengqing
Lin Shan
Wang Shasha
Fan Feifei
Ju Zhen
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Anna Dahlberg
Malin Gustavsson
Josefine Jälmestål
Viktoria Andersson
Sofia Näsström
Maria Wåglund

Qualifying

Men

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
Host nation1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
2010 IBSA Goalball World Championships18–25 June 2010 Sheffield, Great Britain3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)
2010 Asian Para Games 12–19 December 2010 Guangzhou, China 1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
2011 Paralympic Qualification Tournament1–11 April 2011 Antalya, Turkey 4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
2011 European Championships17–23 October 2011 Assens, Denmark 1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
2011 Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Championships14–18 November 2011 Sydney, Australia 1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)
2011 Parapan American Games 12–20 November 2011 Guadalajara, Mexico 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)
Total12

Women

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
Host nation1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
2010 IBSA Goalball World Championships18–25 June 2010 Sheffield, Great Britain 3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Asian Para Games12–19 December 2010 Guangzhou, China 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
2011 Paralympic Qualification Tournament1–11 April 2011 Antalya, Turkey 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
2011 European Championships17–23 October 2011 Assens, Denmark 1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
2011 Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Championships14–18 November 2011 Sydney, Australia 1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
2011 Parapan American Games12–20 November 2011 Guadalajara, Mexico 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)
Total10

Men's tournament

Competition format

The twelve men's teams were divided into two equal groups for a single round robin group stage. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. All matches in the second stage were knock-out format.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5410266+2013Quarterfinals
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 53023020+109
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 52213320+138
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5203162486
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5122162595Eliminated
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5014935261
Source: [ citation needed ]
Thu 30 Aug
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 11 – 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Finland Flag of Finland.svg 5 – 6 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg 9 – 2 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fri 31 Aug
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 10 – 0 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1 – 7 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg 4 – 5 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Sat 01 Sep
Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg 4 – 0 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 3 – 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg 12 – 5 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Sun 02 Sep
Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 3 – 7 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 5 – 5 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg 4 – 1 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Tue 04 Sep
Finland Flag of Finland.svg 4 – 1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1 – 7 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg 2 – 2 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 54013220+1212Quarterfinals
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 53112014+610
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 53111916+310
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 52031817+16
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 51041828103Eliminated
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51041628123
Source: [ citation needed ]
Thu 30 Aug
China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 5 – 9 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg 4 – 3 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2 – 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Fri 31 Aug
China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 11 – 4 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Iran Flag of Iran.svg 9 – 2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Algeria Flag of Algeria.svg 5 – 2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Sat 01 Sep
Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5 – 4 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 8 – 6 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Algeria Flag of Algeria.svg 0 – 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sun 02 Sep
Iran Flag of Iran.svg 4 – 3 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 0 – 0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 6 – 8 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Mon 03 Sep
South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg 3 – 5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Iran Flag of Iran.svg 4 – 2 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Knockout round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2Third place
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 12Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1

Women's tournament

Competition format

The ten women's teams were divided into two equal groups for a single round robin group stage. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. All matches in the second stage were knock-out format.

Group stage

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4400284+2412Quarterfinals
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4211109+17
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 420281576
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4112101334
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4004318150Eliminated
Source: [ citation needed ]
Thu 30 Aug
China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 7 – 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 0 – 2 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fri 31 Aug
Finland Flag of Finland.svg 1 – 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg 0 – 8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sat 01 Sep
Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 2 – 3 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sun 02 Sep
Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Mon 03 Sep
China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 8 – 1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg 5 – 4 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tue 04 Sep
Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 5 – 0 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Finland Flag of Finland.svg 2 – 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 430163+39Quarterfinals
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 421153+27
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4211111107
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 420294+56
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4004717100Eliminated
Source: [ citation needed ]
Thu 30 Aug
United States Flag of the United States.svg 5 – 1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fri 31 Aug
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1 – 3 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sat 01 Sep
Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1 – 2 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Japan Flag of Japan.svg 2 – 1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sun 02 Sep
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1 – 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 0 – 0 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Mon 03 Sep
United States Flag of the United States.svg 3 – 0 Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Japan Flag of Japan.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Tue 04 Sep
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 8 – 5 Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1 – 0 Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Knockout round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5
8 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
4 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1
7 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3 Third place
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4
3 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
6 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5

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