Germany men's national goalball team

Germany men's national goalball team
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionMen
RegionIBSA Europe
LocationGermany
ColoursWhite, black
   
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

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World Championship medals:

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Germany men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Germany. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions.

Paralympic Games

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1976 Toronto

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The 1976 Summer Paralympics were held in Toronto, Canada. The team was one of seven men's teams participating, and they finished second overall.[1]

1980 Arnhem

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The team competed in the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands, where twelvemen's teams took part.[1] The team finished first.

1984 New York

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The team competed in the 1984 Summer Paralympics at Long Island, New York City, United States of America, where thirteen men's and five women's teams participated.[1] The team finished sixth.[1]

2020 Tokyo

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The team competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Wednesday 25 August to finals on Friday 3 September 2021, in the Makuhari Messe arena, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan.

The following is the Germany roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 Michael Dennis B2 (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 28)
2 Felix Rogge B3 (1989-01-17)17 January 1989 (aged 32)
3 Thomas Steiger B2 (1996-07-31)31 July 1996 (aged 25)
6 Oliver Hörauf B2 (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 (aged 24)
7 Reno Tiede B2 (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 31)
9 Fabian Diehm B3 (1997-10-06)6 October 1997 (aged 23)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 4 2 0 2 18 13 +5 6 Quarter-finals
2  Ukraine 4 2 0 2 18 15 +3 6
3  Turkey 4 2 0 2 15 15 0 6
4  China 4 2 0 2 21 22 −1 6
5  Germany 4 2 0 2 16 23 −7 6
Source: TOCOG
Round-robin
25 August 2021
17:30
Germany  6–4  Turkey Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Reza Dehghan (Iran)
Dennis 4
Hörauf 1
Steiger 1
Report Karakaya 3
Gündoğdu 1

26 August 2021
17:30
Ukraine  11–5  Germany Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania)
Zhyhalin 7
Oliinyk 4
Report Dennis 3
Rogge 2

28 August 2021
19:00
Germany  2–0  Belgium Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania)
Dennis 2 Report

30 August 2021
17:30
China  8–3  Germany Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)
Yang Mingyuan 7
Hu Mingyao 1
Report Dennis 2
Tiede 1

World Championships

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IBSA World Goalball Championships have been held every four years from 1978. Placing first or second in the tournament may earn a berth in the Paralympic Games goalball tournaments.

2022 Matosinhos

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The team competed in the 2022 World Championships from 7 to 16 December 2022, at the Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Portugal. There were sixteen men's and sixteen women's teams. They placed fourth in Pool C, and seventh in final standings.[3]

Regional championships

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The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region.[4] Groups A and C are held one year, and Group B the following year. Strong teams move towards Group A.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Goalball – Team Germany". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Schedule and Results - GMT+0". IBSA Goalball World Championships 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ^ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.