Turkey men's national goalball team

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Turkish men's national goalball team
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionMen
RegionIBSA Europe
LocationTurkey
ColoursRed
 
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

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World Championship medals:

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Parent groupTurkish Blind Sport Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu, TGESF)
Turkey men's national goalball team at the 2015 IBSA World Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Turkey men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Turkey. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.

Paralympic Games[edit]

Main article: Goalball at the Summer Paralympics

2012 London[edit]

The team competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics from 30 August to 7 September 2012, in the Copper Box Arena, London, England. There were twelve men's and ten women's teams (an increase of two more women's teams from past years).[1]

The national team qualified for the first time at the Paralympics in the 2012 Summer Paralympics and won the bronze medal defeating the team of Lithuania in the third place match.[2]

The following is the Turkey roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[3]

No. Player Age
1 Tekin Okan Düzgün 24
2 Hüseyin Alkan 24
3 Mehmet Cesur 30
5 Yusuf Uçar 25
6 Abdullah Aydoğdu 21
7 Tuncay Karakaya 23
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Turkey 5 4 1 0 26 6 +20 13 Quarterfinals
 Brazil 5 3 0 2 30 20 +10 9
 Lithuania 5 2 2 1 33 20 +13 8
 Finland 5 2 0 3 16 24 −8 6
 Sweden 5 1 2 2 16 25 −9 5 Eliminated
 Great Britain 5 0 1 4 9 35 −26 1
Source: [citation needed]

The bronze medal-winning squad at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, consisted of following players:

Name City
Tekin Okan Düzgün Ankara
Tuncay Karakaya Ankara
Hüseyin Alkan Ankara
Abdullah Aydoğdu Ankara
Yusuf Uçar Istanbul
Mehmet Cesur Ankara

2020 Tokyo[edit]

Main article: Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

The team competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Wednesday 25 August to finals on Friday 3 September 2021, in the Makuhari Messe arena, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan.

The following is the Turkey roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 Hüseyin Alkan B1 (1988-04-01)1 April 1988 (aged 33)
3 Ebubekir Sıddık Kara B2 (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (aged 26)
4 Ekrem Gündoğdu B1 (1990-10-26)26 October 1990 (aged 30)
6 Tekin Okan Düzgün B1 (1988-05-24)24 May 1988 (aged 33)
7 Tuncay Karakaya B1 (1989-10-01)1 October 1989 (aged 31)
8 Abdullah Aydoğdu B3 (1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 29)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 4 2 0 2 18 13 +5 6 Quarter-finals
2  Ukraine 4 2 0 2 18 15 +3 6
3  Turkey 4 2 0 2 15 15 0 6
4  China 4 2 0 2 21 22 −1 6
5  Germany 4 2 0 2 16 23 −7 6
Source: TOCOG
Round-robin
25 August 2021
17:30 		Germany  6–4  Turkey Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Reza Dehghan (Iran)
Dennis 4
Hörauf 1
Steiger 1 		Report Karakaya 3
Gündoğdu 1
27 August 2021
09:00 		Turkey  4–6  Belgium Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain)
Karakaya 3
Gündoğdu 1 		Report B. Vanhove 3
Mapreni 2
T. Vanhove 1
28 August 2021
10:30 		Turkey  6–3  China Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine), Yoshinori Nii (Japan)
Kara 3
Karakaya 3 		Report Yang Mingyuan 2
Cai Changgui 1
30 August 2021
09:00 		Ukraine  0–1  Turkey Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Yoshinori Nii (Japan)
Report Karakaya 1

World Championships[edit]

Main article: Goalball World Championships

IBSA World Goalball Championships have been held every four years from 1978. Placing first or second in the tournament may earn a berth in the Paralympic Games goalball tournaments.

2022 Matosinhos[edit]

Main article: 2022 Goalball World Championships

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 second in Pool C, and fifth in final standings.[5]

Regional championships[edit]

The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region.[6] Groups A and C are held one year, and Group B the following year. Strong teams move towards Group A.

2007 Antalya[edit]

Turkey men's goalball national team, initially competing in the Group C, won the 2007 IBSA European Goalball Championships held in Antalya, Turkey, and was promoted to the Group B.[7]

2011 Assens (Group A)[edit]

In 2011, the national team became runner-up at the IBSA European Championships in Assens, Denmark, and was promoted to the Group A.[8]

Results[edit]

Event Date Host Ranking
IBSA World Summer Games (Goalball) 1–12 Aug 2003  Canada, Quebec 28th
Islamic Solidarity Games (Goalball) 8–20 Apr 2005  Saudi Arabia, Jeddah 5th
Goalball World Youth Championships 4–10 Aug 2005  United States, Colorado Springs 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[9]
IBSA International Goalball Tournament 6–9 Apr 2006  United Kingdom, Bolton 5th
IBSA International Goalball Tournament 21–24 Jul 2006  Bulgaria, Sofia 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
IBSA European Goalball Championship Group C 24–29 Apr 2007  Turkey, Alanya 1st place, gold medalist(s)[7]
IBSA Wotld Championships and Games 24 Jul – 8 Aug 2007  Brazil, Sao Paulo 16th
International Goalball Tournament 19–22 Apr 2008  United Kingdom, Manchester 4th
IBSA European Goalball Championship 26–30 Jun 2008  Finland, Nastola 5th
International Goalball Tournament 29–31 Oct 2009  United Kingdom, Manchester 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[10]
IBSA European Goalball Championship 19–24 Oct 2010  Denmark, Assens 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[11]
International Goalball Tournament 17–20 Feb 2011  United Kingdom, Sheffield 1st place, gold medalist(s)[12]
4th IBSA World Championships and Games 1–10 Apr 2011  Turkey, Antalya 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[13]
International Goalball Tournament 1–5 Sep 2011  Belgium, Ghent 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
IBSA European Goalball Championship Group B 19–24 Oct 2011  Denmark, Assens 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[8]
Int'l Goalball Development Tournament for Men 23–26 Feb 2012  Turkey, Antalya 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[14]
Goalball at the Summer Paralympics 29 Aug – 9 Sep 2012  United Kingdom, London 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[2]
IBSA European Goalball Championships 1–11 Nov 2013  Turkey, Konya 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[15]
4th International Goalball Tournament 5–8 Jun 2014  Poland, Suprasl 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[16]
Malmö Lady- and Men Intercup 2015 2–5 Apr 2015  Sweden, Malmö 1st place, gold medalist(s)[17]
IBSA World Games Goalball Tournament 10–17 May 2015  South Korea, Seoul 4th[18]
IBSA European Goalball Championship 8–12 Jul 2015  Lithuania, Kaunas 1st place, gold medalist(s)[19]
IBSA European Goalball Championship 22–29 Aug 2015  United Kingdom, Hereford 1st place, gold medalist(s)[20]
Pajulahti Games 2016 22–24 Jan 2016  Finland, Nastola 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[21]
2016 Rio Open Goalball Men's Tournament 6–8 May 2016  Brazil, Rio de Janeiro 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[22]
6th International Goalball Tournament 14–15 May 2016  Poland, Suprasl 4th[23]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Paralimpikte tarihi başarı!". HT Spor (in Turkish). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's Goalball – Team Rosters – Turkey". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Goalball – Team Turkey". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Schedule and Results - GMT+0". IBSA Goalball World Championships 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ^ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Avrupa Goalball Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye Şampiyon Oldu" (in Turkish). Hayata Dahiliz Biz. 30 April 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Goalball Milli Takımımız Yurda Döndü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
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  10. ^ "Goalball Milli Takımı Üçüncü Oldu". Bugün Spor (in Turkish). 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  11. ^ "The European Championship (Division B) was held between October, 19th and 24th in Denmark". Vitosha. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
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  15. ^ "2013 IBSA Goalball European Championships". IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  16. ^ "International Goalball Tournament Suprasl" (PDF). Polish Goalball Association. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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  18. ^ "Seoul 2015 IBSA World Games Goalball Tournament" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  19. ^ "IBSA European Goalball Championships Lithuania 2015" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  20. ^ "Home". Royal National College for the Blind (RNC). Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Pajulahti Games 2016" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  22. ^ "2016 Rio Open Resukts". IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  23. ^ "International Goalball Tournament Suprasl" (PDF). Polish Goalball Association. Retrieved 3 September 2016.


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