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Germany Women's National Goalball Team
Germany women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Germany. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions. Paralympic Games At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, the team finished fifth. The team competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, where they finished sixth. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the team finished first. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, the team finished sixth. World Championships The 1986 World Championships were held in Roermond, the Netherlands. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished fifth overall. The 1990 World Championships were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team was one of seven teams participating, and they finished fourth overall. The 1994 World Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team was one of nine teams participating, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalball
Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedded inside of it into the opponents' goal. The ball is thrown by hand and never kicked. Using ear-hand coordination, originating as a rehabilitation exercise, the sport has no able-bodied equivalent. Able-bodied athletes are also blindfolded when playing this sport. Played indoors, usually on a volleyball court, games consist of twelve-minute halves (formerly ten-minute halves) with three-minute half-time. Where there is a tie, golden goal overtime occurs in the form of two three-minute periods (and a second three-minute half-time). If the tie persists, a paired shootout ('extra throws' and 'sudden death extra throws') determines the winner. Teams alternate throwing or rolling the ball from one end of the playing area to the other, and players remain in the area of their own goal in both defence and attack. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
