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Goalball At The 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's Team Rosters
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's goalball tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b .... Group C The following is the Algeria roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The following is the Brazil roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The following is the Israel roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The following is the Japan roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The following is the United States roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Group D The following is the Australia roster in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalball At The 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament in Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested from 8 to 16 September. 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. Participating teams ;Group C * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' ;Group D * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' Preliminary round Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knock-out round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final rankings ''Source:'Paralympic.org See also * Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Women's tournament Women's tournament A woman is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Summer Paralympics
) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , summer_prev = London 2012 , summer_next = Tokyo 2020 , winter_prev = Sochi 2014 , winter_next = Pyeongchang 2018 The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The Games marked the first time a Latin American and South American city hosted the event, the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation, the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, and also the first time a Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country hosted the event. These Games saw the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: canoeing and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B1 (classification)
B1 is a medical-based Paralympic classification for blind sport. Athletes in this classification are totally or almost totally blind. It is used by a number of blind sports including blind tennis, para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, blind cricket, blind golf, five-a-side football, goalball and judo. Some other sports, including adaptive rowing, athletics and swimming, have equivalents to this class. The B1 classification was first created by the IBSA in the 1970s, and has largely remained unchanged since despite an effort by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to move towards a more functional and evidence-based classification system. Classification is often handled on the international level by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) but it sometimes handled by national sport federations. There are exceptions for sports like athletics and cycling, where classification is handled by their own governing bodies. Equipment utilized by competitors in this cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B2 (classification)
B2 is a medical based Paralympic classification for blind sport. Competitors in this classification have vision that falls between the B1 and B3 classes. The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) defines this classification as "visual acuity ranging from LogMAR 1.50 to 2.60 (inclusive) and/or visual field constricted to a diameter of less than 10 degrees." It is used by a number of blind sports including para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, blind cricket, blind golf, five-a-side football, goalball and judo. Some sports, including adaptive rowing, athletics and swimming, have equivalents to this class. The B2 classification was first created by the IBSA in the 1970s, and has largely remained unchanged since despite an effort by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to move towards a more functional and evidence-based classification system. Classification is often handled on the international level by IBSA although it is also handled by national sport feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B3 (classification)
B3 is a medical based Paralympic classification for blind sport. Competitors in this classification have partial sight, with visual acuity from 2/60 to 6/60. It is used by a number of blind sports including para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, blind cricket, blind golf, five-a-side football, goalball and judo. Some other sports, including adaptive rowing, athletics and swimming, have equivalents to this class. The B3 classification was first created by the IBSA in the 1970s, and has largely remained unchanged since despite an effort by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to move towards a more functional and evidence-based classification system. Classification is often handled on the international level by the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) although it is also handled by national sport federations. There are exceptions for sports like athletics and cycling. Equipment utilized by competitors in this class may differ from sport to sport, and may inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Fengqing
Chen Fengqing (, born 17 July 1985) is a Chinese goalball player. She won a silver medal at each of the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum .... Chen's visual impairment was congenital. Before she took on goalball in 2003, Chen was doing farm work in her hometown. References Female goalball players 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Yunnan People from Chengjiang Paralympic goalball players for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Goalball players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Goalball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ju Zhen
Ju Zhen (, born 10 May 1989) is a Chinese goalball player. She won a silver medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics. Like her national teammates Lin Shan, Fan Feifei, and Wang Ruixue, Ju Zhen started playing the sport under coach Wang Jinqin at the Weifang School of the Blind in Weifang, Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ... province. References Female goalball players 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Shandong People from Weifang Paralympic goalball players for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Goalball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in goalball 21st- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Wei (goalball)
Zhang Wei (, born 22 December 1989) is a Chinese goalball player. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. At age 6, she experienced loss of vision and was diagnosed with optic neuropathy. She began playing goalball in 2008, after participating in track and field for a few years. She discontinued running because she could not find a permanent sighted guide. She missed the 2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ... due to a rotator cuff tear. References Female goalball players 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Jiangsu People from Jingjiang Paralympic goalball players of China Paralympic silver medalists for China Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhao Kaimei
Zhao Kaimei (, born 10 November 1987) is a Chinese goalball player. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum .... She started playing goalball in 2005. References Female goalball players 1987 births Living people Paralympic goalball players for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in goalball Sportspeople from Yunnan Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games {{Goalball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Huiwen (goalball)
Zhang Huiwen (, born 12 June 1993) is a Chinese goalball player. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum .... Zhang lost her vision following a brain injury at age 5. She began playing goalball in 2009 at age 16. References Female goalball players 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Beijing Paralympic goalball players for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in goalball Beijing Union University alumni Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games {{Goalball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Le (goalball)
Sun Le (, born 17 August 1993) is a Chinese goalball player. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Before she played goalball in 2012, Sun Le competed in shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...ting. References Female goalball players 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Hebei People from Qinhuangdao Paralympic goalball players for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in goalball Beijing Union University alumni 21st-century Chinese women {{Goalball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
