Argentina men's national goalball team
| Sport | Goalball |
|---|---|
| League | IBSA |
| Division | Men |
| Region | IBSA America |
| Location | Argentina |
| Colours | Dark blue, white, light blue |
| Head coach | Damián Pelozo |
| Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
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Argentina men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Argentina. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
World Championships
[edit]2018 Malmö
[edit]The team competed in the 2018 World Championships from 3 to 8 June 2018, at the Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden. There were sixteen men's and twelve women's teams. They placed seventh in Pool A, and thirteenth in final standings.[1]
Athletes included: Alejandro Almada, and Matias Fernando Britez.
2022 Matosinhos
[edit]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 seventh in Pool D, and eleventh in final standings.[2]
IBSA World Games
[edit]2007 São Paulo
[edit]The team competed in the 2007 IBSA World Games, from 28 July 2007 to 8 August 2007, in São Paulo, Brazil. There were twenty-three men's and twelve women's teams.[1]
The team formed part of Group E, but did not make the quarter-finals. Team athletes included Matiaz Britez, Patricio Finoli, Luis Flores, and Diego Rodrigues.
Regional championships
[edit]The team competes in the IBSA America goalball region.[3] The winner of the championships usually qualifies for a berth at the World Championships or the Paralympic Games.
2005 São Paulo
[edit]The team competed at the 2005 IBSA Goalball Americas Regional Championships which were part of the Fourth IBSA Pan-American Games, the competition being from Monday 5 September 2005 to Friday 9 September 2005, in São Paulo, Brazil.[1] There were five men's and three women's teams. There were five men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and USA.[4]
The team came fifth of the five countries.
2017 São Paulo
[edit]The team competed at the 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships from Wednesday 29 November 2017 to Sunday 3 December 2017, at São Paulo, Brazil.[5] There were eight men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, USA, and Venezuela (Costa Rica were disqualified for not having the minimum number of athletes to start a game).[1]
The team came fourth, behind Brazil, USA, and Canada.
2019 Lima
[edit]The team competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games from 23 August 2019 to 1 September 2019, at the Miguel Grau Coliseum, Lima, Peru. This championships was a qualifier for the 2020 Paralympic Games.[6] There were eight men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, USA, Venezuela.[1]
The team did not place in the top four.
2022 São Paulo
[edit]Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IBSA America championships moved from 6 to 13 November 2021, to 18 to 22 February 2022.[7][8] The event was held at the Centro de Treinamento Paralímpico (Paralympic Training Center) in São Paulo. This championships was a qualifier for the 2022 World Championships.
There are thirteen men's teams: Argentina,[9] Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, USA, Venezuela.[10]
The team played well in their round-robin games, with two mercies (Chile (14:4), Colombia (13:3)), beating two other teams (Nicaragua (13:5), Venezuela (7:6), and Peru (16:9)), but being mercied by the tournament's eventual gold medalists Brazil (4:14). Progressing into the quarter-finals, they were mercied by Canada (12:2), concluding with one minute left in the first half.[11]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d e "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Schedule and Results - GMT+0". IBSA Goalball World Championships 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Pan American Championships 2005 Results" (in English and Portuguese). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "IBSA Goalball Seeks Referees for 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Regional Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Goalball quarter-final match-ups decided at Lima 2019". International Blind Sports Federation. IBSA. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ HOUSTON, Michael (6 June 2020). "IBSA reveals new dates for Goalball World Championships". Inside the Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "2022 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "El Goalball argentino quiere ser Mundial (Argentine Goalball wants to be a World Cup)". Ministerio de Turismo y Deportes (in Spanish). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Campeonato das Américas de goalball: tabela e credenciamento (Goalball Americas Championship: table and accreditation)". Confederação Brasileira de Desportos de Deficientes Visuais (Brazilian Confederation of Sports for the Visually Impaired) (in Portuguese). 13 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Brazil take double gold at Americas Champs". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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