Iran women's national goalball team
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionWomen
RegionIBSA Asia
LocationIran
ColoursWhite, black
   
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

: 0 : 0 : 0
World Championship medals:

: 0 : 0 : 0

Iran women's national goalball team is the women'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.

IBSA World Games

2007 São Paulo

The team competed in the 2007 IBSA World Games, from 28 July 2007 to 8 August 2007, in São Paulo, Brazil.[1] The women's goalball competition included thirteen teams, including this one. The competition was a 2008 Summer Paralympics qualifying event. Maryam Dousti was seventh in the competition in scoring with 13 points.[2]

Regional championships

Iran women's goalball team. Goalball at the IBSA Asia regional championships, Din Daeng, Bangkok, Thailand (Aug 2017).

The team competes in IBSA Asia goalball region,[3] and from January 2010 became part of the IBSA Asia-Pacific goalball competition region.

2013 Beijing

The team competed in the 2013 IBSA Asia Pacific Goalball Regional Championships, from 11 to 16 November 2013, in Beijing, China. Of the six men's teams (Australia, China, Iran, Japan, Mongolia, Thailand), the team came ranked third, ahead of Australia.[1]

2017 Bangkok

The team competed in the 2017 IBSA Asia/Pacific Goalball Regional Championships, from Monday 21 to Saturday 26 August 2017, in the Thai-Japan Sports Stadium, Din Daeng, Bangkok, Thailand. There were seven men's and five women's teams.[1]

The team did not rank in the top four.

2022 Bahrain

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific Regional Championships were moved from November 2021 to 21 March 2022 in Asan, South Korea.[4] The championships was finally held at the Bahrain Sports Federation for Disabilities Sports Centre, in Riffa, Bahrain from Monday 25 July 2022 to Friday 29 July 2022.[5] The top two teams of each division are eligible for the World Championships in December 2022.

There were four women's teams: Australia, Iran, South Korea, Thailand. They placed second in the round-robin, and third overall.[6][7][8]

FESPIC Games

2006 Kuala Lumpur

In 2006, the team participated in the ninth edition of the FESPIC Games held in Kuala Lumpur. They were one of three teams competing, the other two being China and Japan.[9]

Goal scoring by competition

Player Goals Competition Notes Ref
Maryam Dousti 13 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games [2]
Fatemeh Gamsari 11 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games [2]
Maryam Koufallah 5 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games [2]
Samira Jalilvand 2 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games [2]

Competitive history

The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.

YearEventOpponentDateVenueTeamTeamWinnerRef
2006FESPIC Games China24 NovemberKuala Lumpur111 China[9]
2006FESPIC Games Japan26 NovemberKuala Lumpur26 Iran[9]
2006FESPIC Games Japan28 NovemberKuala Lumpur33[9]
2006FESPIC Games China29 NovemberKuala Lumpur84 China[9]
2006FESPIC Games China30 NovemberKuala Lumpur82 China[9]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Finland31 JulyBrazil75 Finland[2]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Greece1 AugustBrazil44[2]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Sweden1 AugustBrazil101 Sweden[2]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Germany2 AugustBrazil513 Germany[2]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Great Britain3 AugustBrazil79 Great Britain[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "IBSA World Games Brazil 2007 (Paralympic Qualifying tournament)". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. "New dates: 2021 IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. "Athletes vie for goalball glory". GDN Online (The Gulf Daily News). 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. "Iran runners-up at Asia Pacific Goalball Championship". Tehran Times. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. "Goalball: Japan and Korea are the new Asia Pacific champions". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. "Thrashing win of Iran's goal-ball girls against South Korea". Iran Press News Agency. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Goalball Tournament Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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