Blind football, also known as football 5-a-side, has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since 2004. The competition has consisted of a single event, men's team; women have never competed. Football 5-a-side is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments including blindness. The sport, governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), is played with modified FIFA rules
Medalists Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game Gold Score Silver Bronze Score 4th place 2004 Details Athens 0–0 2–0 2008 Details Beijing 2–1 1–1 2012 Details London 2–0 0–0 2016 Details Rio de Janeiro 1–0 0–0 2020 Details Tokyo 1–0 4–0 2024 Details Paris 1–1 1–0
Medal table
Participating nations - : denotes nation that did not take part that year.
X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.
Team 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 4 - 5 4 4 5 - - - - - 4 6 - - 8 - 5 7 - - - 4 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 5 8 - - - 7 - - - - - 8 6 5 6 - - - - 4 6 6 - - - - - 7 - - - 8 5 - 7 Total teams668888
Complete Results https://www.paralympic.org/athens-2004/results/football-5-side https://www.paralympic.org/beijing-2008/results/football-5-side https://www.paralympic.org/london-2012/results/football-5-side https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016/results/football-5-side https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020/results/football-5-side
See also Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics Football at the Summer Olympics
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