Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
Events1 (men)
Games

Football 5-a-side, also known as blind football, has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since 2004. The competition has consisted of a single event, men's team; women have never competed.[1] Football 5-a-side is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments including blindness. The sport, governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), is played with modified FIFA rules.

Medalists

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score 4th place
2004
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Greece
Athens
 Brazil 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
 Argentina  Spain 2–0  Greece
2008
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China
Beijing
 Brazil 2–1  China  Argentina 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 p)
 Spain
2012
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United Kingdom
London
 Brazil 2–0  France  Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 p)
 Argentina
2016
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
 Brazil 1–0  Iran  Argentina 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 p)
 China
2020
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Japan
Tokyo
 Brazil 1–0  Argentina  Morocco 4–0  China
2024
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France
Paris
 France 1–1
(3–2 p)
 Argentina  Brazil 1–0  Colombia

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)5016
2 France (FRA)1102
3 Argentina (ARG)0325
4 China (CHN)0101
 Iran (IRN)0101
6 Spain (ESP)0022
7 Morocco (MAR)0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

Participating nations

- : denotes nation that did not take part that year.

X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.

Team Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
2020
France
2024
 Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
 Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 China - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 4 5
 Colombia - - - - - 4
 France 6 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - 8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 Great Britain - 5 7 - - -
 Greece 4 - - - - -
 Iran - - 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) -
 Japan - - - - 5 8
 Mexico - - - 7 - -
 Morocco - - - 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6
 South Korea 5 6 - - - -
 Spain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 6 -
 Thailand - - - - 7 -
 Turkey - - 8 5 - 7
Total teams 6 6 8 8 8 8

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results by Sport". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-16.