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Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held at the Copper Box.

The women's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 30 August to 7 September.[1] 28 matches were played; 20 in the group play, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and a gold medal match.

Ten teams participated, with six athletes per team.[1] Japan won the gold medal by beating China in the final,[2][3] while Sweden beat Finland in the match for bronze.[2]

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.[4]

Participating teams

Main article: Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's team rosters

Venue

All matches were played in the Copper Box.[1][5]

Preliminary round

All times are local (BST/UTC+1)

Group C

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Group D

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Knock-out round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
C1  China 5
D4  United States 0
C1  China 4
C4  Finland 1
D1  Canada 1
C4  Finland 2
C1  China 0
D2  Japan 1
C2  Great Britain 1
D3  Sweden 2
D3  Sweden 3 Third place
D2  Japan 4
D2  Japan 2 C4  Finland 1
C3  Brazil 0 D3  Sweden 5

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

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Gold medal match

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Final rankings

Source: [1]

Statistics

Leading goalscorers

Rank Player MP G P T
1  Chen Fengqing (CHN) 7 12 0 12
2  Malin Gustavsson (SWE) 7 9 2 11
 Wang Shasha (CHN) 6 10 1 11
4  Katja Heikkinen (FIN) 7 7 2 9
5  Wang Ruixue (CHN) 4 5 3 8
6  Jen Armbruster (USA) 5 3 4 7
 Anna Sharkey (GBR) 5 7 0 7
8  Akiko Adachi (JPN) 6 4 2 6
9  Nicole Esdaile (AUS) 4 4 0 4
 Josefine Jälmestål (SWE) 7 3 1 4
 Amy Kneebone (CAN) 5 3 1 4
 Krista Leppänen (FIN) 7 3 1 4
 Lin Shan (CHN) 7 4 0 4
 Sofia Naesström (SWE) 7 4 0 4

Source: [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Goalball – About". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Japan and Finland win Goalball gold". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Champions revel in golden delight". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Women's Goalball – Competition Format". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Copper Box – Goalball". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  • "Goalball". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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