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Turkey men's national goalball team

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.

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.

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  [9]
IBSA International Goalball Tournament 6–9 Apr 2006   United Kingdom, Bolton 5th
IBSA International Goalball Tournament 21–24 Jul 2006   Bulgaria, Sofia  
IBSA European Goalball Championship Group C 24–29 Apr 2007   Turkey, Alanya  [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  [10]
IBSA European Goalball Championship 19–24 Oct 2010   Denmark, Assens  [11]
International Goalball Tournament 17–20 Feb 2011   United Kingdom, Sheffield  [12]
4th IBSA World Championships and Games 1–10 Apr 2011   Turkey, Antalya  [13]
International Goalball Tournament 1–5 Sep 2011   Belgium, Ghent  
IBSA European Goalball Championship Group B 19–24 Oct 2011   Denmark, Assens  [8]
Int'l Goalball Development Tournament for Men 23–26 Feb 2012   Turkey, Antalya  [14]
Goalball at the Summer Paralympics 29 Aug – 9 Sep 2012   United Kingdom, London  [2]
IBSA European Goalball Championships 1–11 Nov 2013   Turkey, Konya  [15]
4th International Goalball Tournament 5–8 Jun 2014   Poland, Suprasl  [16]
Malmö Lady- and Men Intercup 2015 2–5 Apr 2015   Sweden, Malmö  [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  [19]
IBSA European Goalball Championship 22–29 Aug 2015   United Kingdom, Hereford  [20]
Pajulahti Games 2016 22–24 Jan 2016   Finland, Nastola  [21]
2016 Rio Open Goalball Men's Tournament 6–8 May 2016   Brazil, Rio de Janeiro  [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.
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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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