![]() Brazil men's goalball team. Makuhari Messe arena, 2020 Paralympic Games, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan (Aug 2021). | |
Sport | Goalball |
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League | IBSA |
Division | Men |
Region | IBSA America |
Location | Brazil |
Colours | Green, yellow, blue |
Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
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Brazil men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Brazil. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
Paralympic Games
[edit]2008 Beijing
[edit]The team competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, from 6 to 17 September 2008, in the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium 'bat wing' arena, Beijing, China. There were twelve men's and eight women's teams. Athletes were Alexsander Celente, Thiago Costa, Legy Freire, Paulo Homem, Romario Marques, and Luiz Silva Filho.
Brazil placed 11th ahead of Spain.
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 teams.[1]
The following is the Brazil roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2]
No. | Player | Age |
---|---|---|
1 | José Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira | 31 |
3 | Alexsander Almeida Maciel Celente | 31 |
4 | Leomon Moreno da Silva | 19 |
6 | Romário Diego Marques | 23 |
7 | Filippe Santos Silvestre | 30 |
9 | Leandro Moreno da Silva | 24 |
- Round-robin
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 13 | Quarterfinals |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 9 | |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 8 | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 6 | |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 5 | Eliminated |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 1 |
30 August 2012 10:15 |
Finland ![]() |
5 – 6 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Referees: Launel Scott (CAN), Thomas Baerz (GER) |
Alenius 3 Mattila 1 Minala 1 |
Report | Marques 4 Silvestre 2 | ||
31 August 2012 13:45 |
Brazil ![]() |
4 – 5 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Referees: Christl Daentler (GER), Tony Connolly (USA) |
Leo. Moreno da Silva 2 Marques 1 Santos Silvestre 1 |
Report | Hultqvist 4 Gahne 1 | ||
1 September 2012 11:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
12 – 5 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Referees: Thomas Baerz (GER), Launel Scott (CAN) |
Marques 10 Almeida Maciel Celente 2 |
Report | Montvydas 2 Pavliuklianec 2 Panovas 1 | ||
2 September 2012 21:00 |
Turkey ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU) |
Karakaya 2 Alkan 2 |
Report | Marques 1 | ||
4 September 2012 18:30 |
Great Britain ![]() |
1 – 7 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU) |
Knott 1 | Report | Marques 4 Celente 2 Silvestre 1 | ||
- Quarter-finals
5 September 2012 19:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Referees: Tony Connolly (USA), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU) |
Marques 2 Almeida Maciel Celente 1 |
Report | |||
- Semi-finals
6 September 2012 20:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Shinji Mizuno (JPN) |
Almeida Maciel Celente 1 Marques 1 |
Report | Leonavičius 1 | ||
- Gold medal match
7 September 2012 20:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
1 – 8 | ![]() |
Copper Box, London Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Tony Connolly (USA) |
Leo. Moreno da Silva 1 | Report | Posio 4 Mattila 3 Miinala 1 | ||
2016 Rio de Janeiro
[edit]The team competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Thursday 8 September to finals on Friday 16 September 2016, in the temporary Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There were ten men's and ten women's teams (a decrease of two men's teams from past years).[1]
The following is the Brazil roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3]
No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | José Roberto Oliveira | B1 | 2 April 1981 (aged 35) |
2 | Alex de Melo | B2 | 10 December 1994 (aged 21) |
3 | Alexsander Celente | B1 | 21 December 1980 (aged 35) |
4 | Leomon Moreno | B1 | 21 August 1993 (aged 23) |
5 | Josemarcio Sousa | B3 | 8 September 1995 (aged 21) |
6 | Romário Marques | B1 | 20 July 1989 (aged 27) |
- Round-robin
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 3 |
8 September 2016 09:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
9–6 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Patricia Fras (SLO) |
Moreno 5 Sousa 2 Marques 1 Celente 1 |
Report | Björkstrand 5 Seremeti 1 | ||
9 September 2016 13:15 |
Canada ![]() |
3–11 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Patricia Fras (SLO), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
Hache 2 Ripley 1 |
Report | Marques 4 de Melo 3 Moreno 2 Sousa 1 Celente 1 | ||
11 September 2016 09:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
12–2 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alexander Knecht (GER), Bülent Kimyon (TUR) |
Moreno 6 Marques 3 Sousa 2 Celente 1 |
Report | Mokrane 2 | ||
13 September 2016 10:15 |
Germany ![]() |
4–10 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rudi Janssen (BEL), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
Feistle 2 Horauf 2 |
Report | Sousa 4 Moreno 2 Celente 2 de Melo 2 | ||
- Quarter-finals
14 September 2016 09:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
10–3 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Yoshinori Nii (JPN), Rudi Janssen (BEL) |
Moreno 8 Sousa 2 |
Report | Shao 2 Yang 1 | ||
- Semi-finals
15 September 2016 13:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
1–10 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
Marques 1 | Report | Merren 9 Hamilton 1 | ||
- Bronze medal match
16 September 2016 15:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
6–5 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Yoshinori Nii (JPN) |
Moreno 4 Sousa 2 |
Report | Björkstrand 3 Seremeti 2 | ||
2020 Tokyo
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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 Brazil roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]
No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | José Roberto Oliveira | B1 | 2 April 1981 (aged 40) |
2 | Alex de Melo | B2 | 10 December 1994 (aged 26) |
4 | Leomon Moreno | B1 | 21 August 1993 (aged 28) |
5 | Josemárcio Sousa | B3 | 8 September 1995 (aged 25) |
6 | Romário Marques | B1 | 20 July 1989 (aged 32) |
9 | Emerson da Silva | B3 | 11 February 1999 (aged 22) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 1 |
- Round-robin
25 August 2021 09:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
11–2 | ![]() |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Robert Avery (Great Britain), Warrick Jackes (Australia) |
Marques 4 Moreno 3 Sousa 3 Da Silva 1 |
Report | Pavliukianec 1 Zibolis 1 | ||
26 August 2021 13:15 |
United States ![]() |
8–6 | ![]() |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
Young 4 Merren 1 Simpson 1 Walker 1 Sousa 1 (o.g.) |
Report | Moreno 3 Sousa 2 Marques 1 | ||
27 August 2021 20:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
10–4 | ![]() |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Robert Avery (Great Britain), Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain) |
Moreno 5 Sousa 4 De Melo 1 |
Report | Belhouchat 4 | ||
29 August 2021 09:00 |
Japan ![]() |
3–8 | ![]() |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Launel Scott (Canada) |
Yamaguchi 2 Sano 1 |
Report | Sousa 5 Moreno 3 | ||
- Quarter-finals
31 August 2021 19:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
9–4 | ![]() |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania) |
Moreno 6 Sousa 3 |
Report | Gündoğdu 4 | ||
- Semi-finals
2 September 2021 17:45 |
Lithuania ![]() |
5–9 | ![]() |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Warrick Jackes (Australia) |
Pavliukianec 2 Jonikaitis 1 Pažarauskas 1 Zibolis 1 |
Report | Sousa 6 Moreno 2 Marques 1 | ||
- Gold medal match
3 September 2021 19:30 |
China ![]() |
2–7 | ![]() |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania) |
Yang Mingyuan 2 | Report | Moreno 3 Sousa 3 Marques 1 | ||
World Championships
[edit]2002 Rio de Janeiro
[edit]The team competed in the 2002 World Championships, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 30 August 2002 to 8 September 2002. There were fourteen men's and ten women's teams.[5]
Brazil came ninth.
2010 Sheffield
[edit]The team competed in the 2010 World Championships, from 20 to 25 June 2010, in Sheffield, England. There were sixteen men's and twelve women's teams.[1]
Brazil came fourth behind Belgium.
2014 Espoo
[edit]The team competed in the 2014 World Championships from 30 June to 5 July 2014, in Espoo, Finland. There were fourteen men's and ten women's teams. Athletes: Alexsander Celente (#3), Romario Marques (#6), José Roberto Oliveira (#1), Leandro Silva (#5), Leomon Silva (#4), and Alex Sousa (#2). Leomon Silva was the highest male goalscorer of the championships, with 51 goals.
They placed first in Pool B, taking the quarter-finals 11:8 with Iran, mercing Lithuania 14:4 in the semi-finals, and finishing 9:1 against Finland to take gold.[1]
2018 Malmö
[edit]The team competed in the 2018 World Championships from 3 to 8 June 2018, at the Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden. There were sixteen men's and twelve women's teams. Athletes included: Andre Claudio Dantas, Jose Roberto Ferreira, Romario Diego Marques, Leomon Moreno da Silva (44 goals for the championships), Alex Melo de Souza, and Josemarcio da Silva Souza.
They placed first in Pool B, beat Sweden 9:3 in the quarter-finals, 7:6 against Lithuania in the semi-finals, beating Germany 8:3 to take the gold medal.[1]
2022 Matosinhos
[edit]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 first in Pool C, winning all seven games.[6]
Brazil were crowned world champions for the third time in a row after beating China 5-4 in the gold medal game. Brazil together with China also secured a ticket for the 2024 Summer Paralympics which will take place at the Pierre de Coubertin Stadium in Paris, France.[7]
IBSA World Games
[edit]2003 Quebec City
[edit]The team competed in the 2003 IBSA World Games from Friday 1 to Sunday 10 August 2011, in Quebec City, Canada. Playing in Pool C, they ranked second in the round-robin of seven teams. Losing 7:4 to Canada, Brazil finished sixth.[8]
2007 São Paulo
[edit]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.[1] Athletes included Alexsander Celente, Luis Filho, Freire Legy, and Romario Marques.
Playing in Group D round-robin, they beat Italy 2:1 in the quarter-finals, lost to Spain 2:5 in the semi-finals, and lost to Iran 7:8 in the bronze medal to finish fourth.[9]
2011 Antalya
[edit]The team competed in the 2011 IBSA World Games from 1 to 10 April 2011, in Antalya, Turkey, organised by the Turkish Blind Sports Federation. There were fifteen men's and fourteen women's teams. They placed fifth of seven teams in Group A, and came tenth to Slovenia 7:11 in the final standings.[1]
Regional championships
[edit]The team competes in the IBSA America goalball region.[10] The winner of the championships usually qualify for a berth at the World Championships or the Paralympic Games.
2005 São Paulo
[edit]The team competed at the 2005 IBSA Goalball Americas Regional Championships which were part of the Fourth IBSA Pan-American Games, the competition being from Monday 5 September 2005 to Friday 9 September 2005, in São Paulo, Brazil.[1] There were five men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and USA.
Brazil finished fourth ahead of Argentina.
2011 Guadalajara
[edit]The team competed at the 2011 Parapan American Games from 13 to 19 November 2011, at the San Rafael Gymnasium in Guadalajara, Mexico.[11] There were six men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, El Salvador, Mexico, USA. Athletes were Alexsander Celente, Leandro da Silva, Romário Marques, José Oliveira, Arestino Silva, and Filippe Silvestre.
Brazil took gold after the final match with USA.[1]
2013 Colorado Springs
[edit]The team competed at the 2013 Parapan American Games (which also hosted the 2013 IBSA World Youth Championships) from 11 to 14 July 2013, at Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.[12] There were six men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico, USA, Venezuela.
USA beat Brazil in the gold medal match.[1]
2015 Toronto
[edit]The team competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games from 8 August 2015 to 15 August 2015, at the Mississauga Sports Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[13] There were six men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico, USA, Venezuela. Athletes included Alexsander Almeida Maciel Celente, Josemarcio Da Silva Sousa, Alex De Melo Sousa, Jose Ferreira De Oliveira, Romario Marques, and Leomon Moreno Da Silva.
Brazil beat USA to take the gold medal.[1]
2017 São Paulo
[edit]The team competed at the 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships from Wednesday 29 November 2017 to Sunday 3 December 2017, at São Paulo, Brazil.[14] There were eight men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, USA, and Venezuela (Costa Rica were disqualified for not having the minimum number of athletes to start a game).
Brazil beat USA to take the gold medal.[1]
2019 Lima
[edit]The team competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games from 23 August 2019 to 1 September 2019, at the Miguel Grau Coliseum, Lima, Peru. This championships was a qualifier for the 2020 Paralympic Games.[15] There were eight men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, USA, Venezuela.
Brazil beat USA to take the gold medal.[1]
2022 São Paulo
[edit]Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IBSA America championship moved from 6 to 13 November 2021, to 18 to 22 February 2022.[16][17] The event was held at the Centro de Treinamento Paralímpico (Paralympic Training Center) in São Paulo. This championships was a qualifier for the 2022 World Championships.
There are thirteen men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, USA, Venezuela.
The team were very successful, mercing every competitor: Colombia (10:0), Chile (10:0), Argentina (14:4), Nicaragua (10:0), Venezuela (13:3), and Peru (10:0). In the quarter-finals, they defeated Puerto Rico (10:0), and in the semi-finals, Colombia (13:3). USA fell 2:12, allowing Brazil to take the gold medal.[18] The Brazil women's team also took gold.
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Men's Goalball – Team Rosters – Brazil". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Men's Goalball – Team Rosters – Brazil". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Goalball – Team Brazil". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Schedule and Results - GMT+0". IBSA Goalball World Championships 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Goalball: Four tickets granted to Paris 2024". 15 December 2022.
- ^ "IBSA World Games Brazil 2003 Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "IBSA World Games Brazil 2007 (Paralympic Qualifying tournament)". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Guadalajara 2011 Parapan American Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "2013 International Blind Sports Federation World Youth Championships and Parapan American Games to be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA". International Blind Sports Federation. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Goalball medalists
- ^ "IBSA Goalball Seeks Referees for 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Regional Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Goalball quarter-final match-ups decided at Lima 2019". International Blind Sports Federation. IBSA. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ HOUSTON, Michael (6 June 2020). "IBSA reveals new dates for Goalball World Championships". Inside the Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "2022 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Brazil take double gold at Americas Champs". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.