Canada men's national goalball team

Canada men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Canada. It takes part in international goalball competitions. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team can consist of up to six athletes, and three team staff when on court, and may also have team managers.

Paralympic Games competition

The 1976 Summer Paralympics were held in Toronto, Canada. The team was one of seven teams participating, and they finished sixth overall. At the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands, twelve teams took part. The team finished ninth. New York hosted the 1984 Summer Paralympics where thirteen teams participated and the team finished eleventh.[1]

1996 Atlanta

Athletes were: Mario Caron, Jeff Christy, J. Crepault, Roberto Gaunt, Eric Houle, and Dean Kozak. The team made the silver medal finals but lost to Finland.

2004 Athens

Athletes were: Mario Caron, Jeff Christy, Rob Christy, Bruno Hache, Kevin Kaminski, and Dean Kozak. The team made the bronze medal finals but lost to the United State of America.

2008 Beijing

Athletes were: Mario Caron, Jeff Christy, Rob Christy, Bruno Hache, and Dean Kozak. The team lost to Lithuania in the quarter-finals.

2012 London

The men's team did not make the quarter-finals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

2016 Rio

The men's team came eighth at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

World Championships competition

IBSA World Goalball Championships have been held every four years from 1978. The men's team regularly represents Canada in these championships. Placing first, second or third in the tournament ensures a berth in the Paralympic Games goalball tournaments.

2018 Malmö

Athletes for the 2018 World Championships are: Brendan Gaulin (Burnaby, British Columbia), Aron Ghebreyohanes (Alberta), Bruno Hache (Montreal, Quebec), Blair Nesbitt (Stony Plain, Alberta), Doug Ripley (British Columbia), and Ahmad Zeividavi (Vancouver, British Columbia). Reserves are Peter Parsons and Simon Tremblay.[2]

Other tournaments

Youth male national team

The 2009 IBSA Pan American Games and IBSA World Youth and Student Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America.[3] Canada fielded a men's team of:

Tyler Burk (Ottawa, On)
Brendan Gaulin (Vancouver, BC)
Bruno Hache (Dorval, QC)
Simon Tremblay (Quebec, QC)
Danny Snow, head coach (Calgary, AB)
Robert Lebel, assistant coach (Vancouver, BC)
Isabelle Trottier, physiotherapist (Quebec, QC)

Canada also fielded 2009 youth boys team:

Clement Chou (Vancouver, BC)
Aron Grebreyohannes (Calgary, AB)
Dylan Johnson (Madoc, ON)
Paul McKnight (Calgary, AB)
Aaron Prevost (Brantford, ON)
John Tee (Vancouver, BC)
Darren Hamilton, co-coach (Calgary, AB)
Trent Farebrother, co-coach (Red Deer, AB)

In 2011, the IBSA World Youth and Student Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. Canada fielded a youth boys team of:[4]

Arvin Carandang (Scarborough, Ontario)
Clement Chou (Vancouver, BC)
Simon Richard (Moncton, NB)
Janice Dawson, high performance head coach (Calgary, AB)
Natalie Scott, assistant coach (Saskatoon, SK)
Mercedes Louro, physiotherapist (Calgary, AB)

Competition history
  • 1996 Paralympic Games. Silver.
  • 2004 Paralympic Games. 4th.

See also

References
  1. "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. "Canada announce team for goalball World Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. "2009 IBSA Pan American Games and IBSA World Youth and Student Championships". Cision. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. "Canadian Blind Sports Announces Team Canada For The 2011 IBSA World Youth And Student Championships". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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