Goalball was an event contested at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Medallists
Men's goalball Nerijus Montvydas Justas Pažarauskas Mantas Brazauskis Mantas Panovas Genrik Pavliukianec Mindaugas Suchovejus Andy Jenks Tyler Merren Daryl Walker John Kusku Joseph Hamilton Matt Simpson José Roberto Oliveira Alex de Melo Alexsander Celente Leomon Moreno Jose Márcio Sousa Romário Marques Women's goalball Neşe Mercan Seda Yıldız Sevda Altınoluk Gülşah Düzgün Buket Atalay Sümeyye Özcan Chen Fengqing Ju Zhen Zhang Wei Zhao Kaimei Zhang Huiwen Sun Le Jen Armbruster Lisa Czechowski Asya Miller Amanda Dennis Eliana Mason Marybai Huking
Qualifying 10 men's and 10 women's teams qualified for the Games.Rio 2016 Paralympic Games – Qualification Guide
Men Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified Host nation 2 October 2009 Copenhagen 1 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships 30 June – 5 July 2014 Espoo 2 2015 IBSA World Games 10–17 May 2015 Seoul 3 China originally qualified on the World Games. However, when China took the Asia/Pacific qualifying place, the World Games place was given to the next highest ranked team, Germany. 2015 European Championships 2–11 July 2015 Kaunas 1 2015 Parapan American Games 7–15 August 2015 Toronto 1 2015 Asian/Pacific Championships 5–13 November 2015 Hangzhou 1 2016 African Championships 29 February – 4 March 2016 Algiers 1 Total 10
Women Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified Host nation 2 October 2009 Copenhagen 1 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships 30 June–5 July 2014 Espoo 2 2015 IBSA World Games 10–17 May 2015 Seoul 3 Russia had originally qualified as World Championship silver medalist. With the country's ban from the Games, Australia inherited a berth as the next-ranked team from the World Games. 2015 European Championships 2–11 July 2015 Kaunas 1 2015 Parapan American Games 7–15 August 2015 Toronto 1 2015 Asian/Pacific Championships 5–13 November 2015 Hangzhou 1 2016 African Championships 29 February – 4 March 2016 Algiers 1 Total 10
Men's tournament
Competition format The ten men's teams were divided into two equal groups for a single round robin group stage. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter finals. All matches in the second stage were knock-out format.
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knock-out round
Women's tournament
Competition format The ten women's teams were divided into two equal groups for a single round robin group stage. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter finals. All matches in the second stage were knock-out format.
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." Their first two games were recorded as 10–0 walkover wins for the other team. 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."
Group stage Group C
Group D
Knock-out round
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