Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament

Women's goalball
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25 August – 3 September 2021
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Turkey (2nd title)
Runner-up United States
Third place Japan
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored239 (8.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)Turkey Sevda Altunoluk
(46 goals)[1]
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The goalball women's tournament was contested from 25 August to 3 September. There were ten teams consisting of six players split into two groups: Group C and Group D.[2]

Turkey were the defending Paralympic champions. They successfully defended their title by beating the United States in the gold medal match.

Participating teams

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Group C
Group D

Preliminary round

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Group C

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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.
RPC 5–1 Canada
Report
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Yoshinori Nii (Japan)

Israel 11–1 Australia
Report
Referee: Raili Sipura (Finland), Launel Scott (Canada)

China 3–4 RPC
Report
Referee: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Launel Scott (Canada)

Canada 6–2 Israel
Report
Referee: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)

Australia 0–6 China
Report
Referee: Launel Scott (Canada), Raili Sipura (Finland)

Canada 3–4 Australia
Report
Referee: Raili Sipura (Finland), Reza Dehghan (Iran)

RPC 3–8 Israel
Report
Ben-David 16', 19', 24', 24'
Referee: Robert Avery (Great Britain), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)

Israel 1–4 China
Report
Referee: Raili Sipura (Finland), Raquel Aguado Gómez (Spain)

Australia 4–1 RPC
Report
Referee: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania)

China 4–2 Canada
Report
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Raili Sipura (Finland)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 4 3 0 1 30 11 +19 9 Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 3 0 1 22 10 +12 9
3  Japan (H) 4 2 1 1 18 13 +5 7
4  Brazil 4 1 1 2 23 19 +4 4
5  Egypt 4 0 0 4 3 43 −40 0
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Turkey 7–1 Japan
Report
Referee: Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine), Raquel Aguado Gómez (Spain)

Brazil 4–6 United States
Report
Referee: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania)

26 August 2021
14:45
Egypt  2–12  Turkey Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Raili Sipura (Finland)
Elgabry 1
Ezzeldin 1
Report Sevd. Altunoluk 8
Sevt. Altunoluk 2
Güler 1
Çelik 1

Japan 4–4 Brazil
Report
Referee: Raquel Aguado Gómez (Spain), Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine)

United States 10–0 Egypt
Report
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Bas Spaans (Netherlands)

Japan 3–2 United States
Report Dennis 8', 19'
Referee: Launel Scott (Canada), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand)

Turkey 8–4 Brazil
Report
Referee: Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine), Raili Sipura (Finland)

Egypt 0–10 Japan
Report
Referee: Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand), Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine)

Brazil 11–1 Egypt
Report Elgabry 12'
Referee: Launel Scott (Canada), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand)

United States 4–3 Turkey
Report Sevd. Altunoluk 1', 4', 9'
Referee: Raquel Aguado Gómez (Spain), Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
1 September
 
 
 China0
 
2 September
 
 Brazil (2OT)1
 
 Brazil4
 
1 September
 
 United States (ET)5
 
 United States5
 
3 September
 
 RPC3
 
 United States2
 
1 September
 
 Turkey9
 
 Turkey10
 
2 September
 
 Australia6
 
 Turkey8
 
1 September
 
 Japan5 Bronze medal match
 
 Israel1
 
3 September
 
 Japan4
 
 Brazil1
 
 
 Japan6
 

Quarterfinals

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Turkey 10–6 Australia
Report
Referee: Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand), Launel Scott (Canada)

Israel 1–4 Japan
Mahamid 13' Report Hagiwara 4', 5', 12', 23'
Referee: Raquel Aguado Gómez (Spain), Warrick Jackes (Australia)

China 0–1 (2OT) Brazil
Report Custodio gold-colored soccer ball 28'
Referee: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Reza Dehghan (Iran)

United States 5–3 RPC
Report
Referee: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Robert Avery (Great Britain)

Semi-finals

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Turkey 8–5 Japan
Sevd. Altunoluk 2', 3', 8', 10', 18', 18', 22', 23' Report Hagiwara 1', 1', 8', 18', 19'
Referee: Raili Sipura (Finland), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)

Brazil 4–5 (ET) United States
Gomes 7', 9'
Custodio 1 ET
Aparecida de Lima 1 ET
Report Dennis 22', 24', 1 ET
Czechowski 1 ET
Mason 1 ET
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Robert Avery (Great Britain)

Bronze medal match

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Brazil 1–6 Japan
Amorim 22' Report
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Raili Sipura (Finland)

Gold medal match

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United States 2–9 Turkey
Report Sevd. Altunoluk 1', 1', 5', 6', 6', 8', 18', 18', 20'
Referee: Raquel Aguado Gómez (Spain), Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine)

Final ranking

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan
4  Brazil
5  China
6  Israel
7  RPC
8  Australia
9  Canada
10  Egypt

References

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  1. ^ "Goalball – Women – Individual Statistics" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Goalball - Women Schedule". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.