Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament

Men's goalball
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueMakuhari Messe
Dates25 August – 3 September 2021
Competitors58 from 10 nations
Teams10
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Lithuania
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The goalball men's tournament was contested from 25 August to 3 September. There were ten teams consisting of six players split into two groups: Group A and Group B.[1]

Defending Paralympic champions Lithuania failed to defend the title after a semi-final defeat to eventual champions Brazil, they ended up with bronze medal.

Participating teams

Group B

Preliminary rounds

Group A

Pos Team 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
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

25 August 2021
13:15
Algeria  4–13  Japan Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand)
Belhouchat 3
Larbi 1
Report Kaneko 7
Miyajiki 3
Sano 2
Yamaguchi 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

26 August 2021
19:00
Lithuania  7–7  Algeria Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine)
Pavliukianec 3
Pazarauskas 3
Zibolis 1
Report Belhouchat 7

27 August 2021
13:15
Japan  11–1  United States Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand)
Sano 6
Miyajiki 3
Kaneko 2
Report Walker 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

28 August 2021
14:45
Lithuania  2–10  Japan Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Bas Spaans (Netherlands)
Montvydas 1
Pavliukianec 1
Report Sano 4
Miyajiki 3
Kaneko 2
Yamaguchi 1

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

29 August 2021
17:30
Algeria  5–13  United States Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Warrick Jackes (Australia)
Belhouchat 4
Larbi 1
Report Young 8
Simpson 3
Walker 2

30 August 2021
13:15
United States  3–13  Lithuania Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Robert Avery (Great Britain), Bas Spaans (Netherlands)
Simpson 2
Young 1
Report Montvydas 5
Zibolis 4
Pavliukianec 2
Pazarauskas 2

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 4 2 0 2 18 13 +5 6 Quarter-finals
2  Ukraine 4 2 0 2 18 15 +3 6
3  Turkey 4 2 0 2 15 15 0 6
4  China 4 2 0 2 21 22 −1 6
5  Germany 4 2 0 2 16 23 −7 6
Source: TOCOG
25 August 2021
17:30
Germany  6–4  Turkey Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Reza Dehghan (Iran)
Dennis 4
Hörauf 1
Steiger 1
Report Karakaya 3
Gündoğdu 1

26 August 2021
09:00
Belgium  10−3  China Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand), Bas Spaans (Netherlands)
Mapreni 8
T. Vanhove 1
Amnir 1
Report Yang Mingyuan 1
Hu Mingyao 1
Lai Liangyu 1

26 August 2021
17:30
Ukraine  11–5  Germany Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania)
Zhyhalin 7
Oliinyk 4
Report Dennis 3
Rogge 2

27 August 2021
09:00
Turkey  4–6  Belgium Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain)
Karakaya 3
Gündoğdu 1
Report B. Vanhove 3
Mapreni 2
T. Vanhove 1

27 August 2021
17:30
China  7–3  Ukraine Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Warrick Jackes (Australia)
Chen Liangliang 3
Cai Changgui 2
Yang Mingyuan 2
Report Zhyhalin 2
Oliinyk 1

28 August 2021
10:30
Turkey  6–3  China Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine), Yoshinori Nii (Japan)
Kara 3
Karakaya 3
Report Yang Mingyuan 2
Cai Changgui 1

28 August 2021
19:00
Germany  2–0  Belgium Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania)
Dennis 2 Report

29 August 2021
13:15
Belgium  2–4  Ukraine Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain)
Mapreni 2 Report Oliinyk 2
Zhyhalin 2

30 August 2021
09:00
Ukraine  0–1  Turkey Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Yoshinori Nii (Japan)
Report Karakaya 1

30 August 2021
17:30
China  8–3  Germany Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)
Yang Mingyuan 7
Hu Mingyao 1
Report Dennis 2
Tiede 1

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
31 August
 
 
 Japan4
 
2 September
 
 China7
 
 China8
 
31 August
 
 United States1
 
 Ukraine4
 
3 September
 
 United States5
 
 China2
 
31 August
 
 Brazil7
 
 Belgium4
 
2 September
 
 Lithuania7
 
 Lithuania5
 
31 August
 
 Brazil9 Bronze medal match
 
 Brazil9
 
3 September
 
 Turkey4
 
 United States7
 
 
 Lithuania10
 

Quarter-finals

31 August 2021
13:15
Japan  4–7  China Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine)
Miyajiki 4 Report Yang Mingyuan 6
Cai Changgui 1

31 August 2021
15:00
Ukraine  4–5  United States Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Vaida Pokvytytė (LTU)
Oliinyk 3
Zhyhalin 1
Report Young 4
Simpson 1

31 August 2021
17:45
Belgium  4–7  Lithuania Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Raili Sipura (FIN)
T. Vanhove 3
Amnir 1
Report Pavliukianec 4
Montvydas 2
Pazarauskas 1

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
13:15
China  8–1  United States Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain)
Yang Mingyuan 6
Hu Mingyao 2
Report Young 1

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

Bronze medal match

3 September 2021
15:00
United States  7–10  Lithuania Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Robert Avery (Great Britain), Warrick Jackes (Australia)
Simpson 2
Walker 2
Young 2
Kusku 1
Report Zibolis 4
Pavliukianec 3
Montvydas 2
Pažarauskas 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

References

  1. ^ "Goalball - Men Schedule". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.