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The women's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in London from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Medalists
Qualifying Men
Women
Men's tournament Competition format
The twelve men's teams were divided into two equal groups for a sing ...
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
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won the gold medal by beating China
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in the final, while Sweden
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beat Finland
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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 wereknock-out
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format.
Participating teams
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All matches were played in theCopper Box
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Previously known as the Handball Arena, it was renamed because, aside from handball, it hosted mod ...
.
Preliminary round
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Group C
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Quarter-finals
---- ---- ----Semi-finals
----Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final rankings
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Leading goalscorers
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*Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament
The men's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 30 August to 7 September. 38 matches were played; 30 in the group play, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and a gold medal match.
Twelve te ...
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Women's tournamentWomen's tournament
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