Spain women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Spain. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
Paralympic Games
The team competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, where they finished eighth. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the team finished fourth. The team competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where they finished second.
World Championships
IBSA World Goalball Championships have been held every four years from 1978.
The 1994 World Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team was one of nine teams participating, and they finished seventh overall. The 1998 World Championships were held in Madrid, Spain. The team was one of eleven teams participating, and they finished fifth overall. The 2002 World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished sixth overall.
IBSA World Games
The 2003 IBSA World Games were held in Quebec City, Canada with 10 teams competing. The first stage was pool play with 5 teams per pool and the top two teams in each pool advancing to the next round. The team made it out of the round robin round. Spain finished fourth overall.
The 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games were held in Brazil. The women's goalball competition included thirteen teams, including this one. The competition was a 2008 Summer Paralympics qualifying event.
Regional championships
The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region.
The 2001 European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium with six teams competing. The team finished fifth. In 2005, the European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium. With ten teams competing, the team finished fifth.
The Turkish Blind Sports Federation hosted the 2007 IBSA Goalball European Championships in Antalya, Turkey with 11 teams contesting the women's competition. The team finished fourth.
Munich, Germany hosted the 2009 European Championships with eleven teams taking part. The team finished the event in ninth place.
Six teams took part in the 2010 IBSA European Championships Goalball Women B tournament held in Eskişehir, Turkey in July. The team finished third.
The team competed at the 2013 European Championships in Turkey, where they finished seventh.
Competitive history
The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.
YearEventOpponentDateVenueTeamTeamWinnerRef2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada33 2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada412003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada192003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada122003IBSA World Championships and Games10 AugustQuebec City, Canada21 2003IBSA World Championships and Games11 AugustQuebec City, Canada032007IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey26 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey25 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey13 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey30 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey34 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey04 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships28 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey13 2007IBSA World Championships and Games31 JulyBrazil582007IBSA World Championships and Games1 AugustBrazil30 2007IBSA World Championships and Games2 AugustBrazil512007IBSA World Championships and Games3 AugustBrazil0102007IBSA World Championships and Games4 AugustBrazil322007IBSA World Championships and Games5 AugustBrazil302009IBSA Goalball European Championships24 AugustMunich, Germany272009IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AugustMunich, Germany16 2009IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AugustMunich, Germany35 2009IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AugustMunich, Germany11 2009IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AugustMunich, Germany71 2009IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AugustMunich, Germany31 2010IBSA European Championships Goalball Women B8 JulyEskişehir, Turkey25 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey23 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey34 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey37 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey28 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships7 NovemberKonya, Turkey93 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships8 NovemberKonya, Turkey512 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships8 NovemberKonya, Turkey21
Goal scoring by competition
Player Goals Competition Notes Ref Laura Belle 11 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games Laura Belle 9 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships Eva Nuñez 6 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games Noelia Silva 5 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games María Carmen García 4 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships Angeles Calderon 3 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games Ana Lancis 0 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships Olga Polo 0 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships
See also
Disabled sports Spain at the Paralympics
References