Israel women's national goalball team
Gold medal finalists at the IBSA World Games, Seoul, South Korea (May 2015).
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionWomen
RegionIBSA Europe
LocationIsrael
ColoursDark blue
 
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

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World Championship medals:

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Parent groupIsrael Paralympic Committee

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

Paralympic Games

2016 Rio de Janeiro

The team competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Thursday 8 September to finals on Friday 16 September 2016, in the temporary Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Algerian women's team did not show up in time for its matches against the United States or Israel. The team missed connecting flights in Rome after setting out from a training camp in Poland. There were suspicions of a boycott. The International Paralympic Committee's spokesman, Craig Spence, said: "They are still sticking to their story that they suffered the worst transport issues known to man. Whether we believe it is a question mark and we are looking into it."[1] Their first two games were recorded as 10–0 walkover wins for the other team.[1] The team of Algeria arrived in Rio on 11 September. Spence remarked: "Fingers crossed they can manage to travel from the (Athletes') Village to the goalball venue in less than six days."[1]

The following is the Israel roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1Elham MahamidB3 (1990-02-16)16 February 1990 (aged 26)
2Yarden AdikaB3 (1999-07-14)14 July 1999 (aged 17)
3Gal HamraniB1 (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 (aged 23)
5Roni OhayonB2 (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 17)
6Lihi Ben-DavidB1 (1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 20)
9Sivan AbravayaB2 (1990-08-13)13 August 1990 (aged 26)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 4 3 0 1 25 7 +18 9 Quarter-finals
2  United States 4 3 0 1 25 13 +12 9
3  Japan 4 2 1 1 13 8 +5 7
4  Israel 4 1 1 2 16 15 +1 4
5  Algeria 4 0 0 4 1 37 −36 0
Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Hosts
8 September 2016
14:30		 Japan  1–1  Israel Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alexander Knecht (GER), Vilma Basinkaite (LTU)
Wakasugi 1 Report Mahamid 1
10 September 2016
18:45		 Israel  10–0
(walkover)		  Algeria
12 September 2016
10:15		 Brazil  7–2  Israel Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Yoshinori Nii (JPN), Raquel Aguado (ESP)
Amorim 4
Custodio 3		 Report Mahamid 2
13 September 2016
09:00		 Israel  3–7  United States Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Dawna Christy (CAN)
Ben-David 3 Report Miller 4
Czechowski 2
Dennis 1
Quarter-finals
14 September 2016
15:45		 Turkey  15–5  Israel Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP)
Altunoluk 7
Özcan 4
Mercan 3
Ben-David 1 (o.g.)		 Report Ben-David 5

2020 Tokyo

The team was selected for Tokyo 2020 following the 2019 European Championships in Rostock, Germany. First place Turkey had already qualified through second place in the 2018 World Championships.[3]

Team captain Ilham Mahamid Rozin, who has the eye disease achromatopsia, is married to the Israel men's national goalball team captain, Michael Rozin.[4]

The following is the Israel roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1Elham MahamidB3 (1990-02-16)16 February 1990 (aged 31)
2Noa MalkaB3 (2003-06-15)15 June 2003 (aged 18)
3Gal HamraniB1 (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 (aged 28)
4Or MizrahiB3 (1993-05-07)7 May 1993 (aged 28)
5Roni OhayonB2 (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 22)
6Lihi Ben-DavidB1 (1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 25)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 3 0 1 17 7 +10 9 Quarterfinals
2  Israel 4 2 0 2 22 14 +8 6
3  RPC 4 2 0 2 13 16 −3 6
4  Australia 4 2 0 2 9 21 −12 6
5  Canada 4 1 0 3 12 15 −3 3
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
Round-robin
Israel 11–1 Australia
 Report
Referee: Raili Sipura (Finland), Launel Scott (Canada)
Canada 6–2 Israel
  • Reinke 9', 13', 14', 16'
  • Salehizadeh 18', 22'
 Report
Referee: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)
RPC 3–8 Israel
  • Arestova 9', 20'
  • Chudina 16'
 Report
Ben-David 16', 19', 24', 24'
Referee: Robert Avery (Great Britain), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)
Israel 1–4 China
 Report
  • Zhang Xiling 6', 6', 15'
  • Cao Zhenhua 24'
Referee: Raili Sipura (Finland), Raquel Aguado Gómez (Spain)

World Championships

2010 Sheffield

The team competed in the 2010 World Championships, from 20 to 25 June 2010, in Sheffield, England, in Group X.[3]

2014 Espoo

The team competed in the 2014 World Championships from 30 June to 5 July 2014, in Espoo, Finland. They placed fourth in Pool Y, and lost to Turkey in the quarter-finals, 10:2.[3]

Athletes: Elham Mahamid (#1), Yarden Adika (#3), Roni Ohayon (#5), Lihi Ben-David (#6), Chen Mazliach (#7).

2018 Malmö

The team competed in the 2018 World Championships from 3 to 8 June 2018, in Malmö, Sweden. They placed fifth in Pool C, and eleventh in overall final standings.[3]

Athletes included: Elham Mahamid, Lihi Ben-David.

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 first in Pool B, and fourth in final standings.[6]

IBSA World Games

2015 Seoul

The team competed in the 2015 IBSA World Games from 10 to 17 May 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.[3] Taking first, beating China 4:1, this allowed them to qualify for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games.[3][4]

Regional championships

The team competes in IBSA Europe goalball region, although geographically in the IBSA Asia region.[7]

2009 Munich (Group A)

Munich, Germany hosted the 2009 European Championships with eleven teams taking part. The team finished the event in sixth place.[8] The team competed at the 2013 European Championships in Turkey, where they finished third.[9]

Athletes: Lihi Yehudith Ben-David, Gal Hamrani, Elham Mahamid, Chen Mazliach, and Or Mizrachi.

2013 Konya (Group A)

The team competed in the 2013 IBSA Goalball European Championships, Group A, from 1 to 11 November 2013, at Konya, Turkey. They beat Finland in the bronze medal game, 5:3.[3]

2015 Lithuania (Group A)

The team competed in the 2015 IBSA Goalball European A Championships in Lithuania. They lost the bronze medal game to Ukraine, 4:5.[3]

2017 Pajulahti (Group A)

The team competed in the 2017 IBSA Goalball European A Championships from 15 to 23 September 2017, at Pajulahti, Nastola, Finland. They placed third behind Turkey and winners Russia.[3]

Athletes included: Lihi Ben-David, Elham Mahamid.

2019 Rostock (Group A)

The team competed in the 2019 IBSA Goalball European A Championships from 5 to 14 October 2019, in Rostock, Germany. They placed second in the final standings.[3] This earned them a slot at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games as Turkey already had a slot.

Athletes included: Lihi Ben-David, Noa Malka, Or Mizrahi, and Roni Ohayon.

Competitive history

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

YearEventOpponentDateVenueTeamTeamWinnerRef
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships Finland24 AugustMunich, Germany14 Finland[8]
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships Spain25 AugustMunich, Germany16 Israel[8]
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships Great Britain26 AugustMunich, Germany07 Great Britain[8]
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships Germany26 AugustMunich, Germany04 Germany[8]
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships Turkey27 AugustMunich, Germany410 Israel[8]
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships Greece28 AugustMunich, Germany12 Greece[8]
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships Russia28 AugustMunich, Germany79 Israel[8]
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships Sweden29 AugustMunich, Germany62 Sweden[8]
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships Germany1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey18 Israel[9]
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships Turkey1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey74 Israel[9]
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships Spain1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey34 Spain[9]
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships Denmark1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey64 Israel[9]
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships Ukraine7 NovemberKonya, Turkey54 Israel[9]
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships Russia8 NovemberKonya, Turkey30 Russia[9]
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships Finland8 NovemberKonya, Turkey35 Israel[9]

Goal scoring by competition

Player Goals Competition Notes Ref
Or Mizrahi 12 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships [8]
Elham Mahamid 5 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships [8]
Gal Hamrani 1 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships [8]
Lihi Ben-David 0 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships [8]
Chen Mazliach 5 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "io Paralympics: Algeria goalball team 'did not boycott' games". BBC. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Women's Goalball – Team Rosters – Israel". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Israel look to Tokyo Games led by a couple who are breaking barriers". International Paralympic Committee. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Goalball - Team Israel". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Schedule and Results - GMT+0". IBSA Goalball World Championships 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships" (PDF). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "GOALBALL EUROPAN CHAMPIONSHIP". Turkey: International Blind Sports Association Goalball Turkey. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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