Turkey men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Turkey. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
Paralympic Games
2012 London
The team competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics from 30 August to 7 September 2012, in the Copper Box Arena, London, England. There were twelve men's and ten women's teams (an increase of two more women's teams from past years).
The national team qualified for the first time at the Paralympics in the 2012 Summer Paralympics and won the bronze medal defeating the team of Lithuania in the third place match.
The bronze medal-winning squad at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, consisted of following players:
Name City Tekin Okan Düzgün Ankara Tuncay Karakaya Ankara Hüseyin Alkan Ankara Abdullah Aydoğdu Ankara Yusuf Uçar Istanbul Mehmet Cesur Ankara
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.
Round-robin
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 second in Pool C, and fifth in final standings.
Regional championships
The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region. Groups A and C are held one year, and Group B the following year. Strong teams move towards Group A.
2007 Antalya
Turkey men's goalball national team, initially competing in the Group C, won the 2007 IBSA European Goalball Championships held in Antalya, Turkey, and was promoted to the Group B.
2011 Assens (Group A)
In 2011, the national team became runner-up at the IBSA European Championships in Assens, Denmark, and was promoted to the Group A.
Results
Event Date Host Ranking IBSA World Summer Games (Goalball) 1–12 Aug 2003 , Quebec 28th Islamic Solidarity Games (Goalball) 8–20 Apr 2005 , Jeddah 5th Goalball World Youth Championships 4–10 Aug 2005 , Colorado Springs IBSA International Goalball Tournament 6–9 Apr 2006 , Bolton 5th IBSA International Goalball Tournament 21–24 Jul 2006 , Sofia IBSA European Goalball Championship Group C 24–29 Apr 2007 , Alanya IBSA Wotld Championships and Games 24 Jul – 8 Aug 2007 , São Paulo 16th International Goalball Tournament 19–22 Apr 2008 , Manchester 4th IBSA European Goalball Championship 26–30 Jun 2008 , Nastola 5th International Goalball Tournament 29–31 Oct 2009 , Manchester IBSA European Goalball Championship 19–24 Oct 2010 , Assens International Goalball Tournament 17–20 Feb 2011 , Sheffield 4th IBSA World Championships and Games 1–10 Apr 2011 , Antalya International Goalball Tournament 1–5 Sep 2011 , Ghent IBSA European Goalball Championship Group B 19–24 Oct 2011 , Assens Int'l Goalball Development Tournament for Men 23–26 Feb 2012 , Antalya Goalball at the Summer Paralympics 29 Aug – 9 Sep 2012 , London IBSA European Goalball Championships 1–11 Nov 2013 , Konya 4th International Goalball Tournament 5–8 Jun 2014 , Supraśl Malmö Lady- and Men Intercup 2015 2–5 Apr 2015 , Malmö IBSA World Games Goalball Tournament 10–17 May 2015 , Seoul 4th IBSA European Goalball Championship 8–12 Jul 2015 , Kaunas IBSA European Goalball Championship 22–29 Aug 2015 , Hereford Pajulahti Games 2016 22–24 Jan 2016 , Nastola 2016 Rio Open Goalball Men's Tournament 6–8 May 2016 , Rio de Janeiro 6th International Goalball Tournament 14–15 May 2016 , Suprasl 4th
See also
Disabled sports Turkey women's national goalball team Turkey at the Paralympics
References