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Goalball At The 2016 Summer Paralympics
Goalball was an event contested at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Medallists Qualifying 10 men's and 10 women's teams qualified for the Games. Men Women Men's tournament Competition format The ten men's 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. Group stage Group A Group B Knock-out round Women's tournament Competition format The ten women's 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. The Algerian women's team did not show up in time for its matches against the United States or Israel. The team missed connecting flights in Rome after setting out from a training camp in Poland. There were suspicions of a boycott. The Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Arena
The Future Arena (Portuguese: Arena do Futuro) was a temporary sporting venue in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that was used for handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics, volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics and goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Goalball was an event contested at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Medallists Qualifying 10 men's and 10 women's teams qualified for the Games. Men Women Men's tournament Competition format The ten men's teams wer .... After the games, the venue was planned to be dismantled and reassembled as four schools. As of August 2017, these plans have been abandoned by Rio's mayor Marcelo Crivella. References Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball venues Barra Olympic Park Indoor arenas in Brazil Handball venues in Brazil {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Simpson (goalball)
Matthew Simpson (born March 30, 1990) is an American goalball player. Simpson represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal. Early life When Simpson was about a year old, he began moving his eye in unusual ways. The doctors who first examined him believed it was a condition he would grow out of, but once he started sitting unusually close to the family television, his parents suspected a more serious condition. When he was 4 years old, he was diagnosed with a degenerative retinal condition that would eventually leave him blind. In later years, Simpson would consider learning about his diagnosis that early to be a blessing in disguise, telling an interviewer for a University of Virginia publication in 2019, "As a kid, you don’t really think about it. You don’t dwell on it. You kind of get used to the idea of what your life is going to be like." While he was a devoted fan of baseball in general and the Atlanta Braves in particular, he rea ... [...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] |
Sümeyye Özcan
Sümeyye Özcan may refer to: * Sümeyye Özcan (Paralympian) Sümeyye Özcan (born January 15, 1992) is a Turkish female middle distance runner and goalball player in the B1 class. She is a member of the national team. Early years Sümeyye Özcan was born totally blind in Malatya, Turkey on January 15, 19 ... (born 1992), Turkish middle-distance runner and goalball player * Sümeyye Özcan (footballer) (born 2001), Liechtensteiner footballer {{human name disambiguation, Ozcan, Sumeyye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buket Atalay
Buket Atalay (born 14 August 1990) is a Turkish female Paralympian goalball player. She is a member of the national team. Sporting career Atalay competes for Kahramanmaraş Gençlik Gücü SK in Kahramanmaraş. She enjoyed the champion title with the national team at the 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championships Division A in Kaunas, Lithuania, which was a qualifier competition for the 2016 Paralympics. She was a member of the women's national goalball team at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won the gold medal with her teammates at the Paralympics. Honours International * 2012 IBSA European Goalball Championships B in Ascoli Piceno, Italy * 2013 IBSA Goalball European Championships şn Konya, Turkey.. * Malmö Lady- and Men InterVup 2014, Sweden. * 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships in Espoo, Finland * 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championships Div. A in Kauna, Lithuania. * 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gülşah Düzgün
Gülşah Düzgün (born Gülşah Aktürk on 25 September 1995) is a Turkish female Paralympian goalball player. She is a member of the national team. Private life Gülşah Düzgün was born to İsmail Aktürk and his spouse Mğrvet on 25 September 1995. She completed her secondary education in a school for the blinds and visually impaired. She is married to her club mate Tekin Okan Düzgün, also a visually impaired sportsman and a national goalball player. In 2018, she gave birth to a daughter, Elif Bera. Sporting career The visually impaired girl started performing goalball in the school through her physical training teacher in 2006. She played in the beginning in the school team, and later in a club. In 2007 at age 12, she was admitted to the national team, and was coached by Alşi Tekçe. She debuted internationally at a tournament in Germany in 2009. Düzgün competes for Kahramanmaraş Ertuğrul Gazi Disabled SK in Kahramanmaraş. She enjoyed the champion title with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevda Altınoluk
Sevda Altunoluk (born 1 April 1994) is a Turkish Paralympian goalball player competing for Yenimahalle Belediyespor in Ankara. She is a member of the national team, and was named several times as ''Top goalscorer''. In 2021 she was named as one of the BBC's 100 Women. (video), BBC News, 9 Dec 2021 Private life Sevda Altunoluk was born on 1 April 1994). She is a native of in Turkey. Her sister Sevtap Altunoluk is also a national goalball player. Sporting c ...
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Seda Yıldız
Seda Yıldız (born December 7, 1998) is a Turkish female Paralympian goalball player. She is a member of the national team. Sporting career Yıldız competes for Kahramanmaraş Ertuğrul Gazi Disabled SK in Kahramanmaraş. She enjoyed the champion title with the national team at the 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championships Division A in Kaunas, Lithuania, which was a qualifier competition for the 2016 Paralympics. Yıldız was a member of the women's national goalball team at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won the gold medal with her teammates at the Paralympics. Honours International * 2013 IBSA Goalball European Championships in Konya, Turkey * Malmö Lady- and Men InterVup 2014, Sweden. * 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships in Espoo, Finland. * 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championships Div. A in Kaunas, Lithuania. * 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. * 2019 IBSA Goalball European Champişonship in Rostock Rostock (), off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neşe Mercan
Neşe Mercan (born September 19, 1994) is a Turkish female Paralympian goalball player. She is a member of the national team. Early years Neşe Mercan was born in İskenderun of Hatay Province, Turkey on September 19, 1994. Sporting career Mercan was a member of the women's national goalball team at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won the gold medal with her teammates at the Paralympics. In 2018, she enjoyed her national team's silver medal win at the Goalball World Championships in Malmö, Sweden. She was part of the national team, which became champion at the 2019 IBSA Goalball European Championship held in Rostock, Germany. Her team became undefeated champion at the 2019 Elite Teams International Women Goalball Tournament in Japan. Honours International * 2012 IBSA European Goalball Championships B in Ascoli Piceno, Italy * 2013 IBSA Goalball European Championship in Konya, Turkey * 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championship in Kaunas, Lithuania * 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romário Marques
Romário de Souza Faria Figueiredo (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (), is a Brazilian politician and a former professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he scored over 750 goals and was the first player to score at least 100 goals for three different clubs. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time."The Joy of Six: Great finishers" ''The Guardian''. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2013 Romário starred for in their |
Jose Márcio Sousa
Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean *Jose ben Halafta *Jose ben Jochanan *Jose ben Joezer of Zeredah *Jose ben Saul Given name Male * Jose (actor), Indian actor * Jose C. Abriol (1918–2003), Filipino priest * Jose Advincula (born 1952), Filipino Catholic Archbishop * Jose Agerre (1889–1962), Spanish writer * Jose Vasquez Aguilar (1900–1980), Filipino educator * Jose Rene Almendras (born 1960), Filipino businessman * Jose T. Almonte (born 1931), Filipino military personnel * Jose Roberto Antonio (born 1977), Filipino developer * Jose Aquino II (born 1956), Filipino politician * Jose Argumedo (born 1988), Mexican professional boxer * Jose Aristimuño, American political strategist * Jose Miguel Arroyo (born 1945), Philippine lawyer * Jose D. Aspiras (1924–1999), Fili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leomon Moreno
Leomon Moreno da Silva (born 21 August 1993) is a member of Brazil men's national goalball team. He was on the team that won silver in Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, bronze in Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and gold in Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He has retinitis pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic disorder of the eyes that causes loss of vision. Symptoms include trouble seeing at night and decreasing peripheral vision (side and upper or lower visual field). As peripheral vision worsens, people may .... References External links * 1993 births Living people Male goalball players Goalball players at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Paralympic bronze medalists for Brazil Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil Paralympic gold medalists for Brazil Paralympic medalists in goalball Goalball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
