Israel women's national goalball team
 Gold medal finalists at the IBSA World Games, Seoul, South Korea (May 2015). | |
| Sport | Goalball |
|---|---|
| League | IBSA |
| Division | Women |
| Region | IBSA Europe |
| Location | Israel |
| Colours | Dark blue |
| Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
 :0  :0  :1 |
| Parent group | Israel Paralympic Committee |
Israel women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Israel. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions. The team won the gold medal at the 2015 IBSA World Games, and the silver medal for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the Women's goalball tournament.
Paralympic Games
[edit]2016 Rio de Janeiro
[edit]The team competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Thursday 8 September to finals on Friday 16 September 2016, in the temporary Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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."[1] Their first two games were recorded as 10–0 walkover wins for the other team.[1] 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."[1]
The following is the Israel roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elham Mahamid | B3 | 16 February 1990 (aged 26) |
| 2 | Yarden Adika | B3 | 14 July 1999 (aged 17) |
| 3 | Gal Hamrani | B1 | 1 December 1992 (aged 23) |
| 5 | Roni Ohayon | B2 | 8 March 1999 (aged 17) |
| 6 | Lihi Ben-David | B1 | 8 December 1995 (aged 20) |
| 9 | Sivan Abravaya | B2 | 13 August 1990 (aged 26) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (H)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  United States
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Japan
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Israel
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Algeria
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 |
| 8 September 2016 14:30 |
Japan
|
1–1 | Israel
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Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alexander Knecht (GER), Vilma Basinkaite (LTU) |
| Wakasugi 1 | Report | Mahamid 1 | ||
| 10 September 2016 18:45 |
Israel
|
10–0 (walkover) |
Algeria
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| 12 September 2016 10:15 |
Brazil
|
7–2 | Israel
|
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Yoshinori Nii (JPN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| Amorim 4 Custodio 3 |
Report | Mahamid 2 | ||
| 13 September 2016 09:00 |
Israel
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3–7 | United States
|
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| Ben-David 3 | Report | Miller 4 Czechowski 2 Dennis 1 | ||
- Quarter-finals
| 14 September 2016 15:45 |
Turkey 
|
15–5 | Israel
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Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| Altunoluk 7 Özcan 4 Mercan 3 Ben-David 1 (o.g.) |
Report | Ben-David 5 | ||
2020 Tokyo
[edit]The team was selected for Tokyo 2020 following the 2019 European Championships in Rostock, Germany. First place Turkey had already qualified through second place in the 2018 World Championships.[3]
Team captain Elham Mahamid Ruzin, who has the eye disease achromatopsia, is married to the Israel men's national goalball team captain, Michael Ruzin.[4]
The following is the Israel roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elham Mahamid | B3 | 16 February 1990 (aged 31) |
| 2 | Noa Malka | B3 | 15 June 2003 (aged 18) |
| 3 | Gal Hamrani | B1 | 1 December 1992 (aged 28) |
| 4 | Or Mizrahi | B3 | 7 May 1993 (aged 28) |
| 5 | Roni Ohayon | B2 | 8 March 1999 (aged 22) |
| 6 | Lihi Ben-David | B1 | 8 December 1995 (aged 25) |
| 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
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
- Round-robin
| Canada | 6–2 | Israel |
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| Israel | 1–4 |  China |
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World Championships
[edit]2010 Sheffield
[edit]The team competed in the 2010 World Championships, from 20 to 25 June 2010, in Sheffield, England, in Group X.[3]
2014 Espoo
[edit]The team competed in the 2014 World Championships from 30 June to 5 July 2014, in Espoo, Finland. They placed fourth in Pool Y, and lost to Turkey in the quarter-finals, 10:2.[3]
Athletes: Elham Mahamid (#1), Yarden Adika (#3), Roni Ohayon (#5), Lihi Ben-David (#6), Chen Mazliach (#7).
2018 Malmö
[edit]The team competed in the 2018 World Championships from 3 to 8 June 2018, in Malmö, Sweden. They placed fifth in Pool C, and eleventh in overall final standings.[3]
Athletes included: Elham Mahamid, Lihi Ben-David.
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 first in Pool B, and fourth in final standings.[6]
IBSA World Games
[edit]2015 Seoul
[edit]The team competed in the 2015 IBSA World Games from 10 to 17 May 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.[3] Taking first, beating China 4:1, this allowed them to qualify for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games.[3][4]
Regional championships
[edit]The team competes in IBSA Europe goalball region, although geographically in the IBSA Asia region.[7]
2009 Munich (Group A)
[edit]Munich, Germany hosted the 2009 European Championships with eleven teams taking part. The team finished the event in sixth place.[8] The team competed at the 2013 European Championships in Turkey, where they finished third.[9]
Athletes: Lihi Yehudith Ben-David, Gal Hamrani, Elham Mahamid, Chen Mazliach, and Or Mizrachi.
2013 Konya (Group A)
[edit]The team competed in the 2013 IBSA Goalball European Championships, Group A, from 1 to 11 November 2013, at Konya, Turkey. They beat Finland in the bronze medal game, 5:3.[3]
2015 Lithuania (Group A)
[edit]The team competed in the 2015 IBSA Goalball European A Championships in Lithuania. They lost the bronze medal game to Ukraine, 4:5.[3]
2017 Pajulahti (Group A)
[edit]The team competed in the 2017 IBSA Goalball European A Championships from 15 to 23 September 2017, at Pajulahti, Nastola, Finland. They placed third behind Turkey and winners Russia.[3]
Athletes included: Lihi Ben-David, Elham Mahamid.
2019 Rostock (Group A)
[edit]The team competed in the 2019 IBSA Goalball European A Championships from 5 to 14 October 2019, in Rostock, Germany. They placed second in the final standings.[3] This earned them a slot at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games as Turkey already had a slot.
Athletes included: Lihi Ben-David, Noa Malka, Or Mizrahi, and Roni Ohayon.
Competitive history
[edit]The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.
Goal scoring by competition
[edit]| Player | Goals | Competition | Notes | Ref |
| Or Mizrahi | 12 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | [8] | |
| Elham Mahamid | 5 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | [8] | |
| Gal Hamrani | 1 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | [8] | |
| Lihi Ben-David | 0 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | [8] | |
| Chen Mazliach | 5 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | [8] |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c "io Paralympics: Algeria goalball team 'did not boycott' games". BBC. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Women's Goalball – Team Rosters – Israel". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Israel look to Tokyo Games led by a couple who are breaking barriers". International Paralympic Committee. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Goalball - Team Israel". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Schedule and Results - GMT+0". IBSA Goalball World Championships 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships" (PDF). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "GOALBALL EUROPAN CHAMPIONSHIP". Turkey: International Blind Sports Association Goalball Turkey. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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