Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament

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]

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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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   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
    Turkey
    United States
    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.