Goalball tournaments have been staged at the Paralympic Games since 1976, after being demonstrated in 1972.
Results
Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Toronto | Austria | West Germany | Denmark |
| 1980 Arnhem | West Germany | United States | Netherlands |
| 1984 New York City | United States | Egypt | Yugoslavia |
| 1988 Seoul | Yugoslavia | United States | Egypt |
| 1992 Barcelona | Italy | Finland | Egypt |
| 1996 Atlanta | Finland | Canada | Spain |
| 2000 Sydney | Denmark | Lithuania | Sweden |
| 2004 Athens | Denmark | Sweden | United States |
| 2008 Beijing | China | Lithuania | Sweden |
| 2012 London | Finland | Brazil | Turkey |
| 2016 Rio | Lithuania | United States | Brazil |
| 2020 Tokyo | Brazil | China | Lithuania |
| 2024 Paris | Japan | Ukraine | Brazil |
Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New York City | United States | Canada | Denmark |
| 1988 Seoul | Denmark | United States | Canada |
| 1992 Barcelona | Finland | Denmark | Canada |
| 1996 Atlanta | Germany | Finland | United States |
| 2000 Sydney | Canada | Spain | Sweden |
| 2004 Athens | Canada | United States | Japan |
| 2008 Beijing | United States | China | Denmark |
| 2012 London | Japan | China | Sweden |
| 2016 Rio | Turkey | China | United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Turkey | United States | Japan |
| 2024 Paris | Turkey | Israel | China |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
Participating nations
Tables of both men's and women's competitions of participating nations who took part in goalball including rank classifications during the tournament.
- Key
- : denotes nation did not compete in that year.
X : denotes nation participated but didn't advance to the final rounds.
Q : denotes qualified for the next Paralympic Games.
Men
| Nation | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | 10 | - | 4 |
| Australia | - | X | - | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Austria | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Belgium | 4 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 | - | 6 | - | 5 |
| Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 5 | ||||
| Bulgaria | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Canada | X | X | - | X | X | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | - | - | 10 | |
| China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Denmark | X | X | X | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 7 | |||
| Egypt | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | |||
| Finland | - | X | - | 9 | X | 5 | 7 | 9 | - | - | 9 | |||
| France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| Germany | - | - | - | - | X | 7 | 7 | 10 | - | - | 6 | 9 | - | 6 |
| Great Britain | - | X | - | - | - | 10 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Greece | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hungary | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Iran | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| Israel | X | X | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 5 |
| Italy | - | - | - | 8 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | |
| Lithuania | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | - | 6 | ||||
| Netherlands | - | - | 12 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Slovenia | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | 11 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| South Korea | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | 8 | - | 11 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Spain | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Sweden | X | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | - | - | 6 | |||
| Turkey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | |
| Ukraine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | |
| Unified Team | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| United States | X | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | - | 4 | 6 | 11 | |||||
| West Germany | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| Yugoslavia | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Women
| Nation | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 1 |
| Australia | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | 9 | 9 | 8 | - | 7 |
| Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Canada | - | X | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | |||||
| China | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Denmark | X | - | X | 10 | - | - | - | 7 | ||||
| Egypt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 1 |
| Finland | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 5 | ||
| France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| Germany | - | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Great Britain | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Greece | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Israel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
| Japan | - | - | - | - | - | X | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Netherlands | - | 4 | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| RPC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | |
| South Korea | - | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 |
| Spain | - | - | X | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Sweden | - | - | 4 | X | - | 4 | - | - | - | 5 | ||
| Turkey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |||
| Ukraine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| United States | X | X | 8 | - | 10 |
- Algeria qualified but withdrew in April 2021, and Egypt was offered the slot.
- Whilst the Russian women's team has qualified, it is required to compete as the Russia Paralympic Committee (RPC).
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goalball at the Summer Paralympics.
- International Blind Sports Federation
- World Goalball Championships
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