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Austria women's national goalball team is the women's national team of
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
.
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 a ...
is a
team sport A team sport includes any sport where individuals are organized into opposing sports team, teams which compete to win or cooperate to entertain their audience. Team members act together towards a shared objective. This can be done in a numb ...
designed specifically for athletes with a
vision impairment Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment†...
. The team takes part in international competitions.


World Championships

IBSA
World Goalball Championships The IBSA Goalball World Championships is an international goalball tournament held every four years, since 1978, between Paralympic Games goalball tournaments. It is organised by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Subcomm ...
have been held every four years from 1978. The 1982 World Championships were held at
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in
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, Indiana. The team was one of six teams participating, and they finished fifth overall.


See also

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Disabled sports Parasports are sports played by people with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities. Some parasports are forms of adapted physical activities from existing able-bodied sports, while others have been specifically created for ...
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Austria men's national goalball team Austria men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Austria. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions. Paralympic Games The 19 ...
* Austria at the Paralympics


References

National women's goalball teams Austria at the Paralympics Women's national sports teams of Austria European national goalball teams {{Goalball-stub