| Goalball at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | Copper Box Arena |
| Dates | 29 August – 9 September 2012 |
| Competitors | 132 |
| Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Tournament | men | women |
| Rosters | men | women |
Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in London from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | ||
| 2010 IBSA Goalball World Championships | 18–25 June 2010 | Sheffield, Great Britain | 3 |  Lithuania (LTU) China (CHN) Iran (IRI) |
| 2010 Asian Para Games | 12–19 December 2010 | Guangzhou, China | 1 |  South Korea (KOR) |
| 2011 Paralympic Qualification Tournament | 1–11 April 2011 | Antalya, Turkey | 4 |  Finland (FIN) Turkey (TUR) Canada (CAN) Belgium (BEL) |
| 2011 European Championships | 17–23 October 2011 | Assens, Denmark | 1 |  Sweden (SWE) |
| 2011 Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Championships | 14–18 November 2011 | Sydney, Australia | 1 |  Algeria (ALG) |
| 2011 Parapan American Games | 12–20 November 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1 |  Brazil (BRA) |
| Total | 12 |
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | ||
| 2010 IBSA Goalball World Championships | 18–25 June 2010 | Sheffield, Great Britain | 3 | China (CHN) United States (USA) Sweden (SWE) |
| Asian Para Games | 12–19 December 2010 | Guangzhou, China | 1 |  Japan (JPN) |
| 2011 Paralympic Qualification Tournament | 1–11 April 2011 | Antalya, Turkey | 2 | Canada (CAN) Finland (FIN) |
| 2011 European Championships | 17–23 October 2011 | Assens, Denmark | 1 |  Denmark (DEN) |
| 2011 Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Championships | 14–18 November 2011 | Sydney, Australia | 1 |  Australia (AUS) |
| 2011 Parapan American Games | 12–20 November 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1 | Brazil (BRA) |
| Total | 10 |
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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 13 | Quarterfinals |
| Brazil | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 9 | |
| Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 8 | |
| Finland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 6 | |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 5 | Eliminated |
| Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 1 |
| Thu 30 Aug | ||
Lithuania  | 11 – 1 | Great Britain |
Finland  | 5 – 6 | Brazil |
Turkey  | 9 – 2 | Sweden |
| Fri 31 Aug | ||
| Lithuania | 10 – 0 | Finland |
Great Britain  | 1 – 7 | Turkey |
| Brazil | 4 – 5 | Sweden |
| Sat 01 Sep | ||
| Turkey | 4 – 0 | Finland |
Sweden  | 3 – 3 | Great Britain |
| Brazil | 12 – 5 | Lithuania |
| Sun 02 Sep | ||
| Great Britain | 3 – 7 | Finland |
| Sweden | 5 – 5 | Lithuania |
| Turkey | 4 – 1 | Brazil |
| Tue 04 Sep | ||
| Finland | 4 – 1 | Sweden |
| Great Britain | 1 – 7 | Brazil |
| Lithuania | 2 – 2 | Turkey |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 10 | |
| Belgium | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 10 | |
| Algeria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 6 | |
| South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 3 | Eliminated |
| Canada | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 3 |
| Thu 30 Aug | ||
China  | 5 – 9 | Iran |
South Korea  | 4 – 3 | Algeria |
Canada  | 2 – 4 | Belgium |
| Fri 31 Aug | ||
| China | 11 – 4 | South Korea |
Iran  | 9 – 2 | Canada |
Algeria  | 5 – 2 | Belgium |
| Sat 01 Sep | ||
| Canada | 5 – 4 | South Korea |
Belgium  | 8 – 6 | Iran |
| Algeria | 0 – 1 | China |
| Sun 02 Sep | ||
| Iran | 4 – 3 | South Korea |
| Belgium | 0 – 0 | China |
| Canada | 6 – 8 | Algeria |
| Mon 03 Sep | ||
| South Korea | 3 – 5 | Belgium |
| Iran | 4 – 2 | Algeria |
| China | 3 – 1 | Canada |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Turkey | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Finland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Finland | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Finland | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 1 | |||||||||||||
| China | 4 | Turkey | 4 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 12 | Lithuania | 1 | |||||||||||
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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | |
| Brazil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 6 | |
| Finland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | |
| Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | Eliminated |
| Thu 30 Aug | ||
| China | 7 – 1 | Great Britain |
Denmark  | 0 – 2 | Brazil |
| Fri 31 Aug | ||
| Finland | 1 – 1 | Great Britain |
| Brazil | 0 – 8 | China |
| Sat 01 Sep | ||
| Denmark | 2 – 3 | Finland |
| Sun 02 Sep | ||
| Great Britain | 3 – 1 | Brazil |
| Mon 03 Sep | ||
| China | 8 – 1 | Denmark |
| Brazil | 5 – 4 | Finland |
| Tue 04 Sep | ||
| Great Britain | 5 – 0 | Denmark |
| Finland | 2 – 5 | China |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| Sweden | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | |
| United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 0 | Eliminated |
| Thu 30 Aug | ||
United States  | 5 – 1 | Sweden |
| Fri 31 Aug | ||
Australia  | 1 – 3 | Japan |
| Sat 01 Sep | ||
| Canada | 1 – 2 | Sweden |
Japan  | 2 – 1 | United States |
| Sun 02 Sep | ||
| Australia | 1 – 3 | Canada |
| Sweden | 0 – 0 | Japan |
| Mon 03 Sep | ||
| United States | 3 – 0 | Australia |
| Japan | 0 – 1 | Canada |
| Tue 04 Sep | ||
| Sweden | 8 – 5 | Australia |
| Canada | 1 – 0 | United States |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | China | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | United States | 0 | ||||||||||||
| China | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Finland | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Finland | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sweden | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Japan | 2 | Finland | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Brazil | 0 | Sweden | 5 | ||||||||||
Canada competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. A total of 145 athletes were sent by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to compete in 15 sports. The country won 31 medals in total and finished twentieth in the medals table, below the CPC's goal on a top eight finish in total gold medals. The total medals and total golds are the lowest totals for Canada since the 1972 Games.
Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Australia commenced its involvement in the sport in 1980. Its women's team has completed in trans-Tasman competitions, the IBSA World Goalball Championships, and the Paralympic Games.
Sweden competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Brazil competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Brazil was the next host of the Summer Paralympics, holding the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. A Brazilian segment was performed in Closing Ceremony.
China competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
The men's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 30 August to 7 September. 38 matches were played; 30 in the group play, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and a gold medal match.
Finland competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Japan competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Japan's team consisted of 116 competitors.
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.
The women's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 30 August to 7 September. 28 matches were played; 20 in the group play, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and a gold medal match.
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.
China women's national goalball team is the women's national team of China. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions.
Goalball was an event contested at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held in the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo. The event was held from 25 August to 3 September 2021.
Algerian men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Algeria. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
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The China men's national goalball team is the men's national team of China. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions.
Lithuania men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Lithuania. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions.
Brazil men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Brazil. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
Iran men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Iran. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
