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The men's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 30 August to 7 September. 38 matches were played; 30 in the group play, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and a gold medal match.
Twelve teams participated, with six athletes per team. Finland won the gold medal by beating Brazil in the final, while Turkey beat Lithuania in the match for bronze.
Competition format
The teams were divided into two equal groups for a single round robin group stage. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. All matches in the second stage were knock-out format.
Participating teams
Main article: Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's team rosters- Group A
Brazil (roster)
Finland (roster)
Great Britain (roster)
Lithuania (roster)
Sweden (roster)
Turkey (roster)
- Group B
Venue
All matches were played in the Copper Box.
Preliminary round
All times are local (BST/UTC+1)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 13 | Quarterfinals |
| Brazil
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 9 | |
 Lithuania
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 8 | |
 Finland
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 6 | |
 Sweden
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 5 | Eliminated |
 Great Britain
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 1 |
| 30 August 2012 09:00 |
Lithuania
|
11 – 1 | Great Britain
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Kimberly Anderson (USA) |
| Pavliukianec 4 Zibolis 3 Juchna 2 Panovas 2 |
Report | Sharkey 1 | ||
| 30 August 2012 10:15 |
Finland
|
5 – 6 | Brazil
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Launel Scott (CAN), Thomas Baerz (GER) |
| Alenius 3 Mattila 1 Minala 1 |
Report | Marques 4 Silvestre 2 | ||
| 30 August 2012 11:30 |
Turkey
|
9 – 2 | Sweden
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Shinji Mizuno (JPN), Carla Da Matta (BRA) |
| Alkan 3 Düzgün 3 Uçar 2 Karakaya 1 |
Report | Seremati 2 | ||
| 31 August 2012 10:15 |
Lithuania
|
10 – 0 | Finland
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Warrick Jackes (AUS) |
| Pavliukianec 5 Juchna 3 Leonavicius 1 Zibolis 1 |
Report | |||
| 31 August 2012 11:30 |
Great Britain
|
1 – 7 | Turkey
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU), Janne Ahokas (FIN) |
| Sharkey 1 | Report | Karakaya 4 Alkan 2 Düzgün 1 | ||
| 31 August 2012 13:45 |
Brazil
|
4 – 5 | Sweden
|
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 09:00 |
Turkey
|
4 – 0 | Finland
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Shinji Mizuno (JPN), Carla Da Matta (BRA) |
| Karakaya 3 Düzgün 1 |
Report | |||
| 1 September 2012 10:15 |
Sweden
|
3 – 3 | Great Britain
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Kimberly Anderson (USA) |
| Hultqvist 2 Seremati 1 |
Report | Graham 1 Knott 1 Sharkey 1 | ||
| 1 September 2012 11:30 |
Brazil
|
12 – 5 | Lithuania
|
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 18:30 |
Great Britain
|
3 – 7 | Finland
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Warrick Jackes (AUS), Yasser Omar (EGY) |
| Knott 3 | Report | Mattila 4 Montonen 1 Miinala 1 Posio 1 | ||
| 2 September 2012 19:45 |
Sweden
|
5 – 5 | Lithuania
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Hooshang Shariati (IRI) |
| Seremati 5 | Report | Pavliukianec 2 Panovas 2 Juchna 1 | ||
| 2 September 2012 21:00 |
Turkey
|
4 – 1 | Brazil
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU) |
| Karakaya 2 Alkan 2 |
Report | Marques 1 | ||
| 4 September 2012 17:15 |
Finland
|
4 – 1 | Sweden
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| Mattila 4 | Report | Seremeti 1 | ||
| 4 September 2012 18:30 |
Great Britain
|
1 – 7 | Brazil
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU) |
| Knott 1 | Report | Marques 4 Celente 2 Silvestre 1 | ||
| 4 September 2012 19:45 |
Lithuania
|
2 – 2 | Turkey
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| Zibolis 2 | Report | Alkan 1 Karakaya 1 | ||
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
 China
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 10 | |
 Belgium
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 10 | |
 Algeria
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 6 | |
 South Korea
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 3 | Eliminated |
 Canada
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 3 |
| 30 August 2012 13:45 |
China
|
5 – 9 | Iran
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Launel Scott (CAN), Bülent Kimyon (TUR) |
| Yao 3 Chen 2 |
Report | Sayahi 9 | ||
| 30 August 2012 15:00 |
South Korea
|
4 – 3 | Algeria
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Kimberly Anderson (USA), Carla Da Matta (BRA) |
| Hong 4 | Report | Mokrane 2 Larbi 1 | ||
| 30 August 2012 16:15 |
Canada
|
2 – 4 | Belgium
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Thomas Baerz (GER) Shinji Mizuno (JPN) |
| Caron 2 | Report | de Rick 2 Vanhove 1 Bihi 1 | ||
| 31 August 2012 18:30 |
China
|
11 – 4 | South Korea
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Christl Daentler (GER) |
| Yao 6 Chen 5 |
Report | C-H Kim 2 N-O Kim 1 Hong 1 | ||
| 31 August 2012 19:45 |
Iran
|
9 – 2 | Canada
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Tony Connolly (USA) |
| Jafari 4 Sayahi 3 Shahbazi 1 Shirdel 1 |
Report | Gaulin 2 | ||
| 31 August 2012 21:00 |
Algeria
|
5 – 2 | Belgium
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Ali Aldarsony (KSA), Juha Vuokila (FIN) |
| Mokrane 3 Larbi 2 |
Report | de Rick 1 Bihi 1 | ||
| 1 September 2012 16:15 |
Canada
|
5 – 4 | South Korea
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Kimberly Anderson (USA), Shinji Mizuno (JPN) |
| Gaulin 3 Caron 2 |
Report | C-H Kim 2 Hong 1 J-W Oh 1 | ||
| 1 September 2012 18:30 |
Belgium
|
8 – 6 | Iran
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Juha Vuokila (FIN) |
| de Rick 3 Bihi 3 Vanhove 1 Mapreni 1 |
Report | Sayahi 3 Jafari 2 Shahbazi 1 | ||
| 1 September 2012 19:45 |
Algeria
|
0 – 1 | China
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Ali Aldarsony (KSA) |
| Report | Yao 1 | |||
| 2 September 2012 13:45 |
Iran
|
4 – 3 | South Korea
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| Sayahi 4 | Report | Hong SW 2 Kim CH 1 | ||
| 2 September 2012 15:00 |
Belgium
|
0 – 0 | China
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Warrick Jackes (AUS) |
| Report | ||||
| 2 September 2012 16:15 |
Canada
|
6 – 8 | Algeria
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU), Yasser Omar (EGY) |
| Caron 4 Gaulin 2 |
Report | Mokrane 8 | ||
| 3 September 2012 09:00 |
South Korea
|
3 – 5 | Belgium
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Morten Hammershoi (DEN) |
| Kim C.-H. 2 Hong 1 |
Report | B. Vanhove 2 Bihi 2 Mapreni 1 | ||
| 3 September 2012 10:15 |
Iran
|
4 – 2 | Algeria
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Tony Connolly (USA) |
| Sayahi 2 Jafari 1 Shirdel 1 |
Report | Mokrane 2 | ||
| 3 September 2012 11:30 |
China
|
3 – 1 | Canada
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Ali Aldarsony (KSA), Christl Daentler (GER) |
| Chen 2 Yao 1 |
Report | Gaulin 1 | ||
Knock-out round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Brazil
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Belgium
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lithuania
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| B2 | China
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Lithuania
| 12 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Finland
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| A1 | Turkey
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Algeria
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| Turkey
| 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Finland
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| B1 | Iran
| 1 | Lithuania
| 1 | ||||||||||
| A4 | Finland
| 5 | Turkey
| 4 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 5 September 2012 15:45 |
Turkey
|
3 – 1 | Algeria
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| Karakaya 3 | Report | Mokrane 1 | ||
| 5 September 2012 18:00 |
China
|
4 – 12 | Lithuania
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Carla Da Matta (BRA) |
| Chen 2 Yongquan 2 |
Report | Zibolis 6 Juchna 4 Leonavičius 1 Pavliukianec 1 | ||
| 5 September 2012 19:30 |
Brazil
|
3 – 0 | Belgium
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Tony Connolly (USA), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU) |
| Marques 2 Almeida Maciel Celente 1 |
Report | |||
| 5 September 2012 21:00 |
Iran
|
1 – 5 | Finland
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Kimberly Anderson (USA) |
| Sayahi 1 | Report | Posio 3 Mattila 2 | ||
Semi-finals
| 6 September 2012 18:30 |
Turkey
|
0 – 2 | Finland
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Tony Connolly (USA), Yasser Omar (EGY) |
| Report | Mattila 2 | |||
| 6 September 2012 20:00 |
Brazil
|
2 – 1 | Lithuania
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Shinji Mizuno (JPN) |
| Almeida Maciel Celente 1 Marques 1 |
Report | Leonavičius 1 | ||
Bronze medal match
| 7 September 2012 18:30 |
Lithuania
|
1 – 4 | Turkey
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Yasser Omar (EGY) |
| Zibolis 1 | Report | Karakaya 4 | ||
Gold medal match
| 7 September 2012 20:00 |
Brazil
|
1 – 8 | Finland
|
Copper Box, London Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Tony Connolly (USA) |
| Leo. Moreno da Silva 1 | Report | Posio 4 Mattila 3 Miinala 1 | ||
Final rankings
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Source: Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
Statistics
Leading goalscorers
| Rank | Player | MP | G | P | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romário Diego Marques (BRA)
|
8 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Seyed Mehdi Sayahi (IRI)
|
6 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 3 | Tuncay Karakaya (TUR)
|
8 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Jarno Mattila (FIN)
|
8 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Mohamed Mokrane (ALG)
|
6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Genrik Pavliuklianec (LTU)
|
8 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Marius Zibolis (LTU)
|
8 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Yao Yongquan (CHN)
|
6 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Chen Liangliang (CHN)
|
6 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Arvydas Juchna (LTU)
|
8 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Source: Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
See also
References
- ^ "Goalball – About". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Japan and Finland win Goalball gold". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- "Champions revel in golden delight". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- "Men's Goalball – Competition Format". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- "Copper Box – Goalball". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
External links
- "Goalball". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Goalball results" (PDF). Paralympic.org. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-27 – via Goalball.sport.