Slovakia women's national ball hockey team

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Appearances5 (first in 2007 )
Best result1st (2011)

The Slovakia women's national ball hockey team is the women's national ball hockey team of Slovakia, and a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF).

Ball hockey

Ball hockey is a team sport and a variation of the sport of ice hockey and a specific variation of the game of street hockey.

Slovakia Republic in Central Europe

Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi) and is mostly mountainous. The population is over 5.4 million and consists mostly of Slovaks. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, and the second-largest city is Košice. The official language is Slovak.

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History

The team has competed in every Women’s Ball Hockey World Championship since its inception in 2007, which was hosted in the Slovakian city of Ratingen. Slovakia would also serve as host country in 2011, with games contested in Bratislava. At the 2011 Worlds, Slovakia would capture its first-ever gold medal, defeating Canada in a 1-0 final.

World Championships

YearLocationResult
2007 Ratingen, GermanySilver
2009 Plzeň, Czech RepublicSilver
2011 Bratislava, SlovakiaGold
2013 St.John's, CanadaSilver
2015 Zug, SwitzerlandBronze
2017 Pardubice, Czech Republic4th place

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Awards and honors

The 2013 Ball Hockey World Championship was the tenth ball hockey world championship held by ISBHF in St.John's, Canada. Slovakia won their second title. Canada captured the bronze medal with a 7 – 3 victory over the Portugal. The Canada women's national ball hockey team captured the gold medal in women's play, avenging the silver medal from 2011.

The 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship will be the 12th ball hockey world championship, and will be held in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The tournament began on 1 June 2017, and the gold medal game was played on 10 June 2017. Slovakia entered the tournament as the defending champions. The Canada women's national ball hockey team with the bronze medal in women's play, while the United States qualified for the gold medal game for the first time in tournament history.

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References

  1. ↑ "World Cups Women". International Street and Ball Hockey Federation. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ↑ "2013 ISBHF World Championships, St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Women: Individual Awards". Goal Line News. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  3. ↑ Kratochvíl, Marek (2017-06-10). "All-stars and individual awards of the 2017 World Championship". ISBHF – International Street and Ball Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2017-10-05.


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