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]

2014 Espoo

At the championships at Espoo, Finland, the team came fifth.

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.

YearEventOpponentDateVenueTeamTeamWinnerRef
2003IBSA World Championships and Games Ukraine7 AugustQuebec City, Canada28 Brazil[3]
2003IBSA World Championships and Games China7 AugustQuebec City, Canada35 Brazil[3]
2003IBSA World Championships and Games Algeria7 AugustQuebec City, Canada010 Spain[3]
2003IBSA World Championships and Games Spain7 AugustQuebec City, Canada12 Brazil[3]
2003IBSA World Championships and Games Japan11 AugustQuebec City, Canada12 Brazil[3]
2003IBSA World Championships and Games Finland10 AugustQuebec City, Canada1 OT0 OT Finland[3]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games Canada5 SeptemberSão Paulo31 Brazil[5]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games United States5 SeptemberSão Paulo52 Brazil[5]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games United States6 SeptemberSão Paulo14 Brazil[5]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games Canada7 SeptemberSão Paulo11[5]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games United States7 SeptemberSão Paulo10 Brazil[5]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games United States8 SeptemberSão Paulo12 United States[5]
2005IBSA Pan-American Games United States9 SeptemberSão Paulo10 United States[5]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Spain31 JulyBrazil58 Spain[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Australia1 AugustBrazil80 Brazil[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games South Korea2 AugustBrazil111 Brazil[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Ukraine3 AugustBrazil71 Brazil[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Japan4 AugustBrazil41 Brazil[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Finland5 AugustBrazil34 Brazil[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Sweden5 AugustBrazil56 Sweden[4]
2007IBSA World Championships and Games Japan6 AugustBrazil4 (3 OT)4 (1 OT) Japan[4]

References
  1. "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. "Brazilian women aiming for top-three finish at goalball World Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. "IBSA World Games Brazil 2003 Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. "IBSA World Games Brazil 2007 (Paralympic Qualifying tournament)". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. "Pan American Championships 2005 Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.


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