Spain women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Spain. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
Paralympic Games
Main article: Goalball at the Summer ParalympicsThe team competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, where they finished eighth. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the team finished fourth. The team competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where they finished second.
World Championships
Main article: Goalball World ChampionshipsIBSA World Goalball Championships have been held every four years from 1978.
The 1994 World Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team was one of nine teams participating, and they finished seventh overall. The 1998 World Championships were held in Madrid, Spain. The team was one of eleven teams participating, and they finished fifth overall. The 2002 World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished sixth overall.
IBSA World Games
Main article: IBSA World GamesThe 2003 IBSA World Games were held in Quebec City, Canada with 10 teams competing. The first stage was pool play with 5 teams per pool and the top two teams in each pool advancing to the next round. The team made it out of the round robin round. Spain finished fourth overall.
The 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games were held in Brazil. The women's goalball competition included thirteen teams, including this one. The competition was a 2008 Summer Paralympics qualifying event.
Regional championships
The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region.
The 2001 European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium with six teams competing. The team finished fifth. In 2005, the European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium. With ten teams competing, the team finished fifth.
The Turkish Blind Sports Federation hosted the 2007 IBSA Goalball European Championships in Anyalya, Turkey with 11 teams contesting the women's competition. The team finished fourth.
Munich, Germany hosted the 2009 European Championships with eleven teams taking part. The team finished the event in ninth place.
Six teams took part in the 2010 IBSA European Championships Goalball Women B tournament held in Eskişehir, Turkey in July. The team finished third.
The team competed at the 2013 European Championships in Turkey, where they finished seventh.
Competitive history
The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.
Goal scoring by competition
| Player | Goals | Competition | Notes | Ref |
| Laura Belle | 11 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | ||
| Laura Belle | 9 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | ||
| Eva Nuñez | 6 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | ||
| Noelia Silva | 5 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | ||
| María Carmen García | 4 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | ||
| Angeles Calderon | 3 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | ||
| Ana Lancis | 0 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | ||
| Olga Polo | 0 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships |
See also
References
- ^ "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "IBSA World Games Brazil 2003 Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "IBSA World Games Brazil 2007 (Paralympic Qualifying tournament)". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "2007 IBSA Goalball European Championships" (PDF). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships" (PDF). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Results 2010 IBSA European Championships Goalball Women B Turkey" (PDF). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "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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