Brazil women's national goalball team
Brazil women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Brazil. It takes part in international goalball competitions. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment.
Paralympic Games competition
At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, the team finished seventh.[1]
World Championships competition
The team has competed in several IBSA World Goalball Championshipss.
2002 Rio
The 2002 World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished eighth overall.[1]
2018 Malmö
Athletes for the event are: Alaine Lilian da Silva Marques, Ana Carolina Duarte Custódio Streets, Gleyse Priscila Portiolli Henrique, Jéssica Gomes Vitorino, Ana Gabriely Brito Assunção, and Moniza Aparecida de Lima. Head coach is Peter Corr (Victoria), assistant coach and manager Simon Smith (New South Wales), and sports masseuse Kerri Caruso.[2]
IBSA World Games
The 2003 IBSA World Games were held in Quebec City, Canada with 10 teams competing. The first stage was pool play with 5 teams per pool and the top two teams in each pool advancing to the next round. The team made it out of the round robin round.[3] The 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games were held in Brazil. The women's goalball competition included thirteen teams, including this one. The competition was a 2008 Summer Paralympics qualifying event. Ana Carolina Duarte led the competition in scoring with 27 points. Brazil finished second after losing to Finland in overtime.[4]
IBSA Pan-American Games
The 2005 São Paulo hosted IBSA Pan-American Games women's goalball competition had three teams competing: Brazil, Canada and the United States. Brazil finished first, with the United States second and Canada third.[5]
Goal scoring by competition
Player | Goals | Competition | Notes | Ref |
Ana Carolina Duarte | 27 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | [4] | |
Cláudia Amorin | 10 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | [4] | |
Marcia Vieira | 8 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | [4] | |
Cláudia Amorin | 7 | 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games | [5] | |
Márcia Vieira | 5 | 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games | [5] | |
Adriana Lino | 2 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | [4] | |
Simone Silva | 2 | 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games | [5] | |
Ana Carolina Duarte | 1 | 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games | [5] |
Competitive history
The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.
References
- "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- "Brazilian women aiming for top-three finish at goalball World Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- "IBSA World Games Brazil 2003 Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "IBSA World Games Brazil 2007 (Paralympic Qualifying tournament)". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- "Pan American Championships 2005 Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.