Ukraine women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Ukraine. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
IBSA World Games
2003 Quebec City
The team competed in the 2003 IBSA World Games from Friday 1 to Sunday 10 August 2011, in Quebec City, Canada. Ten teams competed. The first stage was pool play with 5 teams per pool and the top two teams in each pool advancing to the next round.
2007 São Paulo
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. The competition was a 2008 Summer Paralympics qualifying event. Olena Vertikova was fourth in the competition in scoring with 18 points.
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 sixth. In 2005, the European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium. With ten teams competing, the team finished eighth.
The Turkish Blind Sports Federation hosted the 2007 IBSA Goalball European Championships in Anyalya, Turkey with 11 teams contesting the women's competition. The team finished third. Munich, Germany hosted the 2009 European Championships with eleven teams taking part. The team finished the event in tenth place.
Six teams took part in the 2010 IBSA European Championships Goalball Women B tournament held in Eskişehir, Turkey in July. The team finished first.
The team competed at the 2013 European Championships in Turkey, where they finished sixth.
Goal scoring by competition
Player Goals Competition Notes Ref Olena Vertikova 18 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games Olga Drogaleluk 4 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games Nataliya Melhychenko 3 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships Yaroslava Spitsyna 2 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games Nataliya Melhychenko 2 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games Yaroslava Spitsyna 1 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships Tetyana Platonova 1 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games Beatriz Torets 1 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games Nataliya Melhychenko 1 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships Olga Drogalchuk 0 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships Tetyana Platonova 0 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships
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, Canada282003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada182003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada452007IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey26 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey65 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey52 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey16 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey26 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey12 2007IBSA Goalball European Championships28 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey13 2007IBSA World Championships and Games31 JulyBrazil142007IBSA World Championships and Games31 JulyBrazil1442007IBSA World Championships and Games2 AugustBrazil42 2007IBSA World Championships and Games3 AugustBrazil712007IBSA World Championships and Games4 AugustBrazil322007IBSA World Championships and Games5 AugustBrazil65 2009IBSA Goalball European Championships24 AugustMunich, Germany202009IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AugustMunich, Germany44 2009IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AugustMunich, Germany07 2009IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AugustMunich, Germany06 2009IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AugustMunich, Germany31 2009IBSA Goalball European Championships28 AugustMunich, Germany13 2010IBSA European Championships Goalball Women B8 JulyEskişehir, Turkey80 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey39 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey52 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey50 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey29 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships7 NovemberKonya, Turkey54 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships8 NovemberKonya, Turkey21 2013IBSA Goalball European Championships8 NovemberKonya, Turkey39
See also
Disabled sports Ukraine men's national goalball team Ukraine at the Paralympics
References