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Goalball At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 30 August to 7 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. Japan won the gold medal by beating China in the final, while Sweden beat Finland in the match for bronze. 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. Participating teams ;Group C * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' ;Group D * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' * ''( roster)'' Venue All matches were played in the Copper Box. Preliminary round ''All times are local ( BST/UTC+1)'' Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copper Box Interior
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Krista Leppänen
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Sofia Naesström
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Malin Gustavsson
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Meica Christensen
Meica Jayne Horsburgh (née Christensen; born 24 February 1989) is an Australian goalball player. She began playing the sport in 2004, the same year she made her national team debut. After the national team took a three-year break, she was named the captain in 2010 and played in the Goalball World Championships. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics. Personal Horsburgh was born in Wynnum North, Queensland, on 24 February 1989. She has a visual disability, with partial sight. She attended Cavendish Road State High School, and played in a goalball demonstration game there in 2004. Other sports she participates in include skiing. In 2005, she lived in Birkdale, Queensland, but was living in Wellington Point again by 2011. In 2011, she worked at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital as an administrator. She is married to Australian goalball player Jon Horsburgh. Goalball Horsburgh is a goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Esdaile
Nicole Esdaile (born 1 June 1987) is an Australian goalball player and is classified as a B2 competitor. She took up the sport in 1999, and made her national team debut in 2010. Subsequently, she has competed at the 2010 Goalball World Championships, 2011 IBSA Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Champions and 2011 IBSA Goalball World Cup. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in goalball . Personal life Esdaile was born on 1 June 1987, and has a visual disability called oculocutaneous albinism. Goalball Esdaile is a goalball player, and is classified as a B2 competitor. Her introduction to the sport was in primary school in 1999. She has continuously played it since then. Esdaile made her national team debut in 2010 at the Goalball World Championships. In a game against Greece, she scored a goal immediately following a penalty. As a member of the 2011 team, she finished sixth at the IBSA Goalball World Cup. Her team made it the quarter fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maija Somerkivi
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Kaisu Hynninen
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Amy Ottaway
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Katja Heikkinen
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Karina Jørgensen
Karina Jørgensen (born 10 October 1988) is an Indian-born Danish badminton player. She is the former European junior champion in the girls' singles event in 2007. In the senior event, Jørgensen was part of the Danish winning team at the 2010 European Women's Team and 2011 European Mixed Team Championships. Achievements European Junior Championships ''Girls' singles'' BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Karina 1988 births Living people Danish people of Indian descent Danish female badminton players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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