Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
Events 1 (men)
Games

Football 5-a-side has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since 2004. The competition has consisted of a single event, men's team; women have never competed.[1] Football 5-a-side is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments including blindness. The sport, governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), is played with modified FIFA rules.

Medalists

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score 4th place
2004
Details		 Greece
Athens		  Brazil 0 – 0
a.e.t.		  Argentina  Spain 2 – 0  Greece
3 – 2 on penalty shootout
2008
Details		 China
Beijing		  Brazil 2 – 1  China  Argentina 1 – 1
a.e.t.		  Spain
1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2012
Details		 United Kingdom
London		  Brazil 2 – 0  France  Spain 0 – 0
a.e.t.		  Argentina
1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2016
Details		 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro		  Brazil 1 – 0  Iran  Argentina 0 – 0
a.e.t.		  China
1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2020
Details		 Japan
Tokyo


Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil4004
2 Argentina0123
3 China0101
 France0101
 Iran0101
6 Spain0022
Totals (6 nations)44412

Participating nations

- : denotes nation that did not take part that year.

X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.

Nation2004200820122016Years
 Argentina2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)43rd, bronze medalist(s)4
 Brazil1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)4
 China-2nd, silver medalist(s)553
 France6-2nd, silver medalist(s)-2
 Great Britain-57-2
 Greece4---1
 Iran--62nd, silver medalist(s)2
 Mexico---71
 Morocco---81
 South Korea56--2
 Spain3rd, bronze medalist(s)43rd, bronze medalist(s)64
 Turkey--852

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Results by Sport". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  • "Football 5-a-Side History". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  • "Results by Sport - Football 5-a-Side". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
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