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

1976 Toronto

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

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

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

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)
1Michael DennisB2 (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 28)
2Felix RoggeB3 (1989-01-17)17 January 1989 (aged 32)
3Thomas SteigerB2 (1996-07-31)31 July 1996 (aged 25)
6Oliver HöraufB2 (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 (aged 24)
7Reno TiedeB2 (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 31)
9Fabian DiehmB3 (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

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

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. 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. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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