Brazil men's national goalball team

Brazilian national team, for the Paralympic sport of goalball

     ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

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World Championship medals:

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Brazil men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Brazil. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.

Paralympic Games

2008 Beijing

The team competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, from 6 to 17 September 2008, in the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium 'bat wing' arena, Beijing, China. There were twelve men's and eight women's teams. Athletes were Alexsander Celente, Thiago Costa, Legy Freire, Paulo Homem, Romario Marques, and Luiz Silva Filho.

Brazil placed 11th ahead of Spain.

2012 London

The team competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics from 30 August to 7 September 2012, in the Copper Box Arena, London, England. There were twelve men's teams.[1]

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2]

No. Player Age
1 José Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira 31
3 Alexsander Almeida Maciel Celente 31
4 Leomon Moreno da Silva 19
6 Romário Diego Marques 23
7 Filippe Santos Silvestre 30
9 Leandro Moreno da Silva 24
Round-robin
Team
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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
Source: [citation needed]


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

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
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
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
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
Quarter-finals
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
Semi-finals
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
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

2016 Rio de Janeiro

The team competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Thursday 8 September to finals on Friday 16 September 2016, in the temporary Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There were ten men's and ten women's teams (a decrease of two men's teams from past years).[1]

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 José Roberto Oliveira B1 (1981-04-02)2 April 1981 (aged 35)
2 Alex de Melo B2 (1994-12-10)10 December 1994 (aged 21)
3 Alexsander Celente B1 (1980-12-21)21 December 1980 (aged 35)
4 Leomon Moreno B1 (1993-08-21)21 August 1993 (aged 23)
5 Josemarcio Sousa B3 (1995-09-08)8 September 1995 (aged 21)
6 Romário Marques B1 (1989-07-20)20 July 1989 (aged 27)
Round-robin
Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 4 4 0 0 42 15 +27 12 Quarter-finals
2  Sweden 4 3 0 1 33 23 +10 9
3  Germany 4 1 0 3 24 26 −2 3
4  Canada 4 1 0 3 26 39 −13 3
5  Algeria 4 1 0 3 25 47 −22 3
Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Hosts


8 September 2016
09:00
Brazil  9–6  Sweden Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Patricia Fras (SLO)
Moreno 5
Sousa 2
Marques 1
Celente 1
Report Björkstrand 5
Seremeti 1

9 September 2016
13:15
Canada  3–11  Brazil Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Patricia Fras (SLO), Nejc Jakic (SLO)
Hache 2
Ripley 1
Report Marques 4
de Melo 3
Moreno 2
Sousa 1
Celente 1

11 September 2016
09:00
Brazil  12–2  Algeria Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alexander Knecht (GER), Bülent Kimyon (TUR)
Moreno 6
Marques 3
Sousa 2
Celente 1
Report Mokrane 2

13 September 2016
10:15
Germany  4–10  Brazil Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Rudi Janssen (BEL), Raili Sipura (FIN)
Feistle 2
Horauf 2
Report Sousa 4
Moreno 2
Celente 2
de Melo 2
Quarter-finals
14 September 2016
09:00
Brazil  10–3  China Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Yoshinori Nii (JPN), Rudi Janssen (BEL)
Moreno 8
Sousa 2
Report Shao 2
Yang 1
Semi-finals
15 September 2016
13:30
Brazil  1–10  United States Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Raili Sipura (FIN)
Marques 1 Report Merren 9
Hamilton 1
Bronze medal match
16 September 2016
15:00
Brazil  6–5 (a.e.t.)  Sweden Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Yoshinori Nii (JPN)
Moreno 4
Sousa 2
Report Björkstrand 3
Seremeti 2

2020 Tokyo

Brazil men's goalball team throwing to Japan. Makuhari Messe arena, 2020 Paralympic Games, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan (Aug 2021).

The team competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Wednesday 25 August to finals on Friday 3 September 2021, in the Makuhari Messe arena, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan.

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 José Roberto Oliveira B1 (1981-04-02)2 April 1981 (aged 40)
2 Alex de Melo B2 (1994-12-10)10 December 1994 (aged 26)
4 Leomon Moreno B1 (1993-08-21)21 August 1993 (aged 28)
5 Josemárcio Sousa B3 (1995-09-08)8 September 1995 (aged 25)
6 Romário Marques B1 (1989-07-20)20 July 1989 (aged 32)
9 Emerson da Silva B3 (1999-02-11)11 February 1999 (aged 22)
Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (H) 4 3 0 1 37 15 +22 9 Quarter-finals
2  Brazil 4 3 0 1 35 17 +18 9
3  United States 4 2 0 2 25 35 −10 6
4  Lithuania 4 1 1 2 24 31 −7 4
5  Algeria 4 0 1 3 20 43 −23 1
Source: TOCOG
(H) Hosts
Round-robin
25 August 2021
09:00
Brazil  11–2  Lithuania Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Robert Avery (Great Britain), Warrick Jackes (Australia)
Marques 4
Moreno 3
Sousa 3
Da Silva 1
Report Pavliukianec 1
Zibolis 1

26 August 2021
13:15
United States  8–6  Brazil Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Robert Avery (Great Britain)
Young 4
Merren 1
Simpson 1
Walker 1
Sousa 1 (o.g.)
Report Moreno 3
Sousa 2
Marques 1

27 August 2021
20:30
Brazil  10–4  Algeria Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Robert Avery (Great Britain), Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain)
Moreno 5
Sousa 4
De Melo 1
Report Belhouchat 4

29 August 2021
09:00
Japan  3–8  Brazil Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Launel Scott (Canada)
Yamaguchi 2
Sano 1
Report Sousa 5
Moreno 3
Quarter-finals
31 August 2021
19:30
Brazil  9–4  Turkey Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)
Moreno 6
Sousa 3
Report Gündoğdu 4
Semi-finals
2 September 2021
17:45
Lithuania  5–9  Brazil Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Warrick Jackes (Australia)
Pavliukianec 2
Jonikaitis 1
Pažarauskas 1
Zibolis 1
Report Sousa 6
Moreno 2
Marques 1
Gold medal match
3 September 2021
19:30
China  2–7  Brazil Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)
Yang Mingyuan 2 Report Moreno 3
Sousa 3
Marques 1

World Championships

2002 Rio de Janeiro

The team competed in the 2002 World Championships, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 30 August 2002 to 8 September 2002. There were fourteen men's and ten women's teams.[5]

Brazil came ninth.

2010 Sheffield

The team competed in the 2010 World Championships, from 20 to 25 June 2010, in Sheffield, England. There were sixteen men's and twelve women's teams.[1]

Brazil came fourth behind Belgium.

2014 Espoo

The team competed in the 2014 World Championships from 30 June to 5 July 2014, in Espoo, Finland. There were fourteen men's and ten women's teams. Athletes: Alexsander Celente (#3), Romario Marques (#6), José Roberto Oliveira (#1), Leandro Silva (#5), Leomon Silva (#4), and Alex Sousa (#2). Leomon Silva was the highest male goalscorer of the championships, with 51 goals.

They placed first in Pool B, taking the quarter-finals 11:8 with Iran, mercing Lithuania 14:4 in the semi-finals, and finishing 9:1 against Finland to take gold.[1]

2018 Malmö

The team competed in the 2018 World Championships from 3 to 8 June 2018, at the Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden. There were sixteen men's and twelve women's teams. Athletes included: Andre Claudio Dantas, Jose Roberto Ferreira, Romario Diego Marques, Leomon Moreno da Silva (44 goals for the championships), Alex Melo de Souza, and Josemarcio da Silva Souza.

They placed first in Pool B, beat Sweden 9:3 in the quarter-finals, 7:6 against Lithuania in the semi-finals, beating Germany 8:3 to take the gold medal.[1]

2022 Matosinhos

The team competed in the 2022 World Championships from 7 to 16 December 2022, at the Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Portugal. There were sixteen men's and sixteen women's teams. They placed first in Pool C, winning all seven games.[6]

Brazil were crowned world champions for the third time in a row after beating China 5-4 in the gold medal game. Brazil together with China also secured a ticket for the 2024 Summer Paralympics which will take place at the Pierre de Coubertin Stadium in Paris, France.[7]

IBSA World Games

2003 Quebec City

The team competed in the 2003 IBSA World Games from Friday 1 to Sunday 10 August 2011, in Quebec City, Canada. Playing in Pool C, they ranked second in the round-robin of seven teams. Losing 7:4 to Canada, Brazil finished sixth.[8]

2007 São Paulo

The team competed in the 2007 IBSA World Games, from 28 July 2007 to 8 August 2007, in São Paulo, Brazil. There were twenty-three men's and twelve women's teams.[1] Athletes included Alexsander Celente, Luis Filho, Freire Legy, and Romario Marques.

Playing in Group D round-robin, they beat Italy 2:1 in the quarter-finals, lost to Spain 2:5 in the semi-finals, and lost to Iran 7:8 in the bronze medal to finish fourth.[9]

2011 Antalya

The team competed in the 2011 IBSA World Games from 1 to 10 April 2011, in Antalya, Turkey, organised by the Turkish Blind Sports Federation. There were fifteen men's and fourteen women's teams. They placed fifth of seven teams in Group A, and came tenth to Slovenia 7:11 in the final standings.[1]

Regional championships

The team competes in the IBSA America goalball region.[10] The winner of the championships usually qualify for a berth at the World Championships or the Paralympic Games.

2005 São Paulo

The team competed at the 2005 IBSA Goalball Americas Regional Championships which were part of the Fourth IBSA Pan-American Games, the competition being from Monday 5 September 2005 to Friday 9 September 2005, in São Paulo, Brazil.[1] There were five men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and USA.

Brazil finished fourth ahead of Argentina.

2011 Guadalajara

The team competed at the 2011 Parapan American Games from 13 to 19 November 2011, at the San Rafael Gymnasium in Guadalajara, Mexico.[11] There were six men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, El Salvador, Mexico, USA. Athletes were Alexsander Celente, Leandro da Silva, Romário Marques, José Oliveira, Arestino Silva, and Filippe Silvestre.

Brazil took gold after the final match with USA.[1]

2013 Colorado Springs

The team competed at the 2013 Parapan American Games (which also hosted the 2013 IBSA World Youth Championships) from 11 to 14 July 2013, at Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.[12] There were six men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico, USA, Venezuela.

USA beat Brazil in the gold medal match.[1]

2015 Toronto

The team competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games from 8 August 2015 to 15 August 2015, at the Mississauga Sports Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[13] There were six men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico, USA, Venezuela. Athletes included Alexsander Almeida Maciel Celente, Josemarcio Da Silva Sousa, Alex De Melo Sousa, Jose Ferreira De Oliveira, Romario Marques, and Leomon Moreno Da Silva.

Brazil beat USA to take the gold medal.[1]

2017 São Paulo

The team competed at the 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships from Wednesday 29 November 2017 to Sunday 3 December 2017, at São Paulo, Brazil.[14] There were eight men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, USA, and Venezuela (Costa Rica were disqualified for not having the minimum number of athletes to start a game).

Brazil beat USA to take the gold medal.[1]

2019 Lima

The team competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games from 23 August 2019 to 1 September 2019, at the Miguel Grau Coliseum, Lima, Peru. This championships was a qualifier for the 2020 Paralympic Games.[15] There were eight men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, USA, Venezuela.

Brazil beat USA to take the gold medal.[1]

2022 São Paulo

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IBSA America championship moved from 6 to 13 November 2021, to 18 to 22 February 2022.[16][17] The event was held at the Centro de Treinamento Paralímpico (Paralympic Training Center) in São Paulo. This championships was a qualifier for the 2022 World Championships.

There are thirteen men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, USA, Venezuela.

The team were very successful, mercing every competitor: Colombia (10:0), Chile (10:0), Argentina (14:4), Nicaragua (10:0), Venezuela (13:3), and Peru (10:0). In the quarter-finals, they defeated Puerto Rico (10:0), and in the semi-finals, Colombia (13:3). USA fell 2:12, allowing Brazil to take the gold medal.[18] The Brazil women's team also took gold.

See also

References

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  13. ^ Goalball medalists
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