Great Britain men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Great Britain.
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
team sport
A team sport is a type of sport where the fundamental nature of the game or sport requires the participation of multiple individuals working together as a team, and it is inherently impossible or highly impractical to execute the sport as a s ...
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
At the 1980 Summer Paralympics in
Arnhem
Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...
, Netherlands, thirteen teams took part. The team finished 13th.
Regional championships
The team has participated in the IBSA goalball regional championships, including the first championship in the 1983 in Greeve (Denmark), then 1985 Olsztyn, 1987 Milton Keynes, 1989 Vejle, 1991 Lahti, 1993 Loughborough, and 1999 Walsall championships. They then commenced in the new A Division for the 2005 Neerpelt championship.
See also
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Great Britain women's national goalball team
References
Goalball men's
National men's goalball teams
Great Britain at the Paralympics
Goalball in the United Kingdom
European national goalball teams
Goalball in Europe
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