Sweden women's national goalball team
Sweden women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Sweden. It takes part in international goalball competitions.
Paralympics
The team competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, where they finished fourth.[1] At the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the team finished fifth.[1] The team competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where they finished third.[1]
World championships
The 1994 World Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team was one of nine teams participating, and they finished third overall.[1] The 1998 World Championships were held in Madrid, Spain. The team was one of eleven teams participating, and they finished second overall.[1] The 2002 World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished fifth overall.[1]
European championships
In 2005, the European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium. With ten teams competing, the team finished seventh.[1] The Turkish Blind Sports Federation hosted the 2007 IBSA Goalball European Championships in Anyalya, Turkey with 11 teams contesting the women's competition. The team finished sixth.[2] Munich, Germany hosted the 2009 European Championships with eleven teams taking part. Sweden finished fifth.[3] The team competed at the 2013 European Championships in Turkey, where they finished tenth.[4]
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.[5] 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. Malin Gustausson finished second in the competition in scoring with 26 points. Josefine Jálmestal was seventh in the competition in scoring with 13 points.[6]
Goal scoring by competition
| Player | Goals | Competition | Notes | Ref |
| Malin Gustausson | 26 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | [6] | |
| Josefine Jálmestal | 13 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | [6] | |
| Josefine Jálmestal | 8 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | [3] | |
| Asa Alverstedt | 6 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | [6] | |
| Sofia Naesstrom | 5 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | [3] | |
| Sofia Naesstrom | 4 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | [6] | |
| Maria Juliusson | 3 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | [3] | |
| Maria Juliasson | 3 | 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games | [6] | |
| Asa Alverstedt | 3 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | [3] | |
| Anna Dahlberg | 3 | 2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships | [3] |
Competitive history
The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "2007 IBSA Goalball European Championships" (PDF). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2009 IBSA Goalball European Championships" (PDF). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "GOALBALL EUROPAN CHAMPIONSHIP". Turkey: International Blind Sports Association Goalball Turkey. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "IBSA World Games Brazil 2003 Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "IBSA World Games Brazil 2007 (Paralympic Qualifying tournament)". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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