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Selección Venezolana de Goalball
Sport	Goalball
League	IBSA
Division	Men
Region	IBSA America
Location	Venezuela
Colours	Dark blue, white ;
Championships	Paralympic Games medals: : 0 : 0 : 0 ; World Championship medals: : 0 : 0 : 0
Parent group	Federación Polideportiva de Ciegos de Venezuela (Sports Federation for the Blind of Venezuela)

Venezuela men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Venezuela. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.

The country has held the occasional national championship for the sport.^[1]

IBSA World Games

2007 São Paulo

The team competed in the 2007 IBSA World Games, from 28 July 2007 to 8 August 2007, in São Paulo, Brazil. There were twenty-three men's and twelve women's teams.^[2]

The team competed in Group D with six teams. The team was mercied by Brazil 10:0, by Czechoslovakia 13:3, by Germany 11:1, by Japan 10:0, and by Belgium 13:3.^[3]

Regional championships

The team competes in the IBSA America goalball region.^[4] The winner of the championships usually qualifies for a berth at the World Championships or the Paralympic Games.

2013 Colorado Springs

The team competed at the 2013 Parapan American Games (which also hosted the 2013 IBSA World Youth Championships) from 11 to 14 July 2013, at Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.^[5] There were six men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico, the United States, and Venezuela.

The team came last.^[3]

2015 Toronto

The team competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games from 8 August 2015 to 15 August 2015, at the Mississauga Sports Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[6] There were six men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico, the United States, and Venezuela.

The team did not place in the first four spots.^[3]

2017 São Paulo

The team competed at the 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships from Wednesday 29 November 2017 to Sunday 3 December 2017, at São Paulo, Brazil.^[7] There were eight men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela (Costa Rica were disqualified for not having the minimum number of athletes to start a game).

Venezuela placed second-last, ahead of Peru.^[3]

2019 Lima

The team competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games from 23 August 2019 to 1 September 2019, at the Miguel Grau Coliseum, Lima, Peru. This championships was a qualifier for the 2020 Paralympic Games.^[8] There were eight men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela. The athletes were Juan Cegarra, Fernando Ferrer, Carlos Linarez, Christhian Lopez, Jhonathan Rivas, and Wilmer Zambrano.

The team took fourth place, losing to Canada, 11:13.^[3]^[9]

2022 São Paulo

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IBSA America championship moved from 6 to 13 November 2021, to 18 to 22 February 2022.^[10]^[11] The event is being held at the Centro de Treinamento Paralímpico (Paralympic Training Center) in São Paulo. This championships is a qualifier for the 2022 World Championships.

There are thirteen men's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, the United States, and Venezuela.

References

^ BORGES, Pedro R. (27 September 2021). "Campeonato Nacional de Goalball esta semana en Valera (National Goalball Championship this week in Valera)". Ciegos Venezuela (Blind Venezuela) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "IBSA World Games Brazil 2007 (Paralympic Qualifying tournament)". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "2013 International Blind Sports Federation World Youth Championships and Parapan American Games to be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA". International Blind Sports Federation. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Goalball Medalists" (PDF). Mississauga Sports Centre. Americas Paralympic Committee. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ "IBSA Goalball Seeks Referees for 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Regional Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Goalball quarter-final match-ups decided at Lima 2019". International Blind Sports Federation. IBSA. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Results". Lima 2019 – Juegos Panamericanos y Parapanamericanos. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ HOUSTON, Michael (6 June 2020). "IBSA reveals new dates for Goalball World Championships". Inside the Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ "2022 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2022.