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Denmark women's national goalball team is the women's national team of
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
.
Goalball Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a visual impairment, vision impairment. Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball with bells embedded inside it into the opponents' goal. The ball is throw ...
is a
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designed specifically for athletes with a
vision impairment Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception. In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment, visual impairment may cause the individual difficul ...
. The team takes part in international competitions.


Paralympic Games


1984 New York

The team competed in the
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at Long Island,
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, United States of America, where thirteen men's and five women's teams participated. This was the first time women's teams competed, where they finished third.


1988 Seoul

The team competed in the
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, from 15 to 24 October 1988, in
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, South Korea. There were fourteen men's and eight women's teams. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" came into official use. The team finished first.


1992 Barcelona

The team competed in the
1992 Summer Paralympics The 1992 Summer Paralympics (; ) were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In addition, the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap were held immediately after the regular Paralymp ...
, from 3 to 14 September 1992, in the
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indoor stadium,
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, Spain. There were twelve men's and eight women's teams. They finished second.


1996 Atlanta

The team competed in the
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, from 16 to 25 August 1996, in the
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building,
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, Georgia, United States of America. There were twelve men's and eight women's teams. The team finished sixth.


World Championships

IBSA
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have been held every four years from 1978. The women's team regularly represents the country in these championships. Placing first or second in the tournament may earn a berth in the Paralympic Games goalball tournaments.


1982 Indianapolis

The team competed in the 1982 World Championships, from Monday 28 June to 1 July 1982, at the Hinkle Fieldhouse,
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in
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, Indiana, United States of America. Organised by United States Association of Blind Athletes, there were twelve men's and six women's teams. They finished second overall.


1986 Roermond

The 1986 IBSA
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were held in
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, the
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. There were eighteen men's and ten women's teams. The women's teams were:
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,
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,
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, Denmark,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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. They finished second overall.


1990 Calgary

The team competed in the 1990 World Championships, in
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, Alberta, Canada. There were twelve men's and seven women's teams. They finished first overall.


1994 Colorado Springs

The team competed in the 1994 World Championships, in
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, Colorado, United States of America. There were thirteen men's and nine women's teams. The team finished fourth overall.


1998 Madrid

The team competed in the 1998 World Championships, in
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, Spain. There were sixteen men's and eleven women's teams. They finished seventh overall.


2002 Rio de Janeiro

The team competed in the 2002 World Championships, in
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, Brazil, from 30 August 2002 to 8 September 2002. There were fourteen men's and ten women's teams. They finished seventh overall.


2022 Matosinhos

The team competed in the 2022 World Championships from 7 to 16 December 2022, at the Centro de Desportos e Congressos de
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, Portugal. There were sixteen men's and sixteen women's teams. They placed fourth in Pool A, and eighth in final standings.


Regional championships

The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region.


1985 Olsztyn

The team competed at the 1985 European Championships, in
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, Poland. There were thirteen men's and six women's teams. The team finished second.


2001 Neerpelt

The team competed at the women's division of the 2001 European Championships, in
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, Belgium. The men's division was held in Budapest, Hungary. There were six women's teams, and the team finished third.


2005 Neerpelt (Groups A and B)

The team competed in the 2015 IBSA European Regional Championships, from 15 to 23 October 2005, in
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and Overpelt, Belgium. Organised by the Vlaamse Liga Gehandicaptensport vzw (Flemish Sport Federation for Persons with a Disability), it hosted the fourteen men's teams of Groups A and B, and the ten women teams. Games were held in the Provinciaal Domein Dommelhof Sport in Neerpelt, and Sportcentrum De Bemvoort in Overpelt. The team finished second.


2007 Antalya

The team competed at the 2007 IBSA Goalball European Championships, hosted by the Turkish Blind Sports Federation, in
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, Turkey with 11 teams contesting the women's competition. The team finished second.


2009 Munich (Group A)

The team competed at the 2009 European Championships, in
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, Germany, with eleven teams taking part. The team finished the event in second place.


2013 Konya (Group A)

The team competed in the 2013 IBSA Goalball European Championships, Group A, from 1 to 11 November 2013, at
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, Turkey. The team finished ninth.


Competitive history

The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.


Goal scoring by competition


See also

* Denmark men's national goalball team


References

{{National sports teams of Denmark, state=collapsed Goalball women's National women's goalball teams Denmark at the Paralympics European national goalball teams Goalball in Europe