Canada women's national goalball team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Canada women's national goalball team
Goalball-2018 World CAN F eyeshade check.jpg
Eyeshades being checked at the game start, World Goalball Championships, Malmö, Sweden (2018).
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionWomen
RegionIBSA America
LocationCanada
ColoursRed, Black, White
     
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

Med 1.png: 2 Med 2.png: 1 Med 3.png: 2
World Championship medals:

Med 1.png: 0 Med 2.png: 1 Med 3.png: 1
Parent groupCanadian Blind Sports Association
Canadian Paralympic Committee
Websitecanadianblindsports.ca

Canada women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Canada. It takes part in international goalball competitions. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team can consist of up to six athletes, and three team staff when on court, and may also have team managers.

Paralympic Games[]

1984 New York[]

The team competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, where they finished second.[1]

1988 Seoul[]

The team competed in the 1988 Summer Paralympics, from 15 to 24 October 1988, in Seoul, South Korea. They finished third.[1]

1992 Barcelona[]

The team competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics from 3 to 14 September 1992, in the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron indoor stadium, Barcelona, Spain, where they finished third.[1]

2000 Sydney[]

The team competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, between 18 and 29 October 2000, at an Olympic Park indoor hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, where they finished first.[1]

Athletes were: Amy Alsop, Carrie Anton, Nathalie Chartrand, Viviane Forest, Nancy Morin, and Contessa Scott. The team finished first.

2004 Athens[]

The team competed in 2004 Summer Paralympics, between 17 and 28 September 2004, in the Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena, Athens, Greece. Athletes were: Amy Alsop, Viviane Forest, Kelley Hannett, , Nancy Morin, and Contessa Scott. The team finished first.[2]

2008 Beijing[]

The team competed in 2008 Summer Paralympics, from 6 to 17 September 2008, in the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium 'bat wing' arena, Beijing, China. Athletes were: Amy Alsop, Amy Kneebone, Annette Lisabeth, Nancy Morin, Shawna Ryan, Contessa Scott. Whilst drawing or winning during the round robin component, the team did not make the semi-finals.

2012 London[]

The team competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics from 30 August to 7 September 2012, in the Copper Box Arena, London, England. In Group B, the team made the quarter-finals, losing to Finland, 1:2.

Athletes were Ashlie Andrews, Whitney Bogart, Amy Kneebone, Jill MacSween, Nancy Morin, and Cassie Orgeles.

The following is the Canada roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[3]

No. Player Age
2 22
3 Whitney Bogart 26
4 Ashlie Andrews 19
6 20
7 22
9 Nancy Morin 37


1 September 2012
13:45
Canada  1 – 2  Sweden Copper Box, London
Referees: Bulent Kimyor (TUR), Thomas Bärz (GER)
Kneebone 1 Report Gustavsson 2
2 September 2012
10:15
Australia  1 – 3  Canada Copper Box, London
Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Dina Murdie (GBR)
Christensen 1 Report Kneebone 2
Morin 1
3 September 2012
19:45
Japan  0 – 1  Canada Copper Box, London
4 September 2012
13:45
Canada  1 – 0  United States Copper Box, London
Semi-final
5 September 2012
14:15
Canada  1 – 2  Finland Copper Box, London

2016 Rio de Janeiro[]

The team competed in 2016 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Thursday 8 September to finals on Friday 16 September 2016, in the temporary Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They came sixth.

The following is the Canada roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
3 Whitney Bogart B3 (1986-04-21)April 21, 1986 (aged 30)
4 B3 (1993-01-04)January 4, 1993 (aged 23)
6 B3 (1992-06-02)June 2, 1992 (aged 24)
7 Amy Burk B3 (1990-03-17)March 17, 1990 (aged 26)
8 B2 (1996-01-15)January 15, 1996 (aged 20)
9 Nancy Morin B2 (1975-08-28)August 28, 1975 (aged 41)


9 September 2016
10:15
Turkey  12–4  Canada Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Alexander Knecht (GER)
Altınoluk 8
Özcan 2
Mercan 2 		Report Burk 4
11 September 2016
14:30
Canada  3–2  Ukraine Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Daniel Voltan (BRA)
Burk 2
Bogart 1 		Report 2
12 September 2016
18:15
China  8–3  Canada Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Yoshinori Nii (JPN)
Zhang W. 7
Ju 1 		Report Andrews 2
Morin 1
13 September 2016
15:30
Canada  6–0  Australia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Daniel Voltan (BRA), Raili Sipura (FIN)
Burk 6 Report
Quarter-final
14 September 2016
19:30
 United States  2–0  Canada Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Daniel Voltan (BRA)
Armbruster 2 Report

2020 Tokyo[]

Main article: Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

The team competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Wednesday 25 August to finals on Friday 3 September 2021, in the Makuhari Messe arena, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan. The women's team qualified at the 2019 Parapan American Games.[5]

The following is the Canada roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 B2 (1986-09-21)September 21, 1986 (aged 34)
3 Whitney Bogart B3 (1986-04-21)April 21, 1986 (aged 35)
4 B3 (1996-01-15)January 15, 1996 (aged 25)
5 B3 (1998-06-22)June 22, 1998 (aged 23)
6 B3 (1995-12-14)December 14, 1995 (aged 25)
7 Amy Burk B3 (1990-03-17)March 17, 1990 (aged 31)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 3 0 1 17 7 +10 9 Quarterfinals
2  Israel 4 2 0 2 22 14 +8 6
3  RPC 4 2 0 2 13 16 −3 6
4  Australia 4 2 0 2 9 21 −12 6
5  Canada 4 1 0 3 12 15 −3 3
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
Round-robin
RPC 5–1 Canada
  • 1'
  • 2', 9', 16'
  • 23'
 Report
  • 23'
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Yoshinori Nii (Japan)
Canada 6–2 Israel
  • 9', 13', 14', 16'
  • 18', 22'
 Report
  • 18'
  • 23'
Referee: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)
Canada 3–4 Australia
  • 16'
  • 24', 24'
 Report
Referee: Raili Sipura (Finland), Reza Dehghan (Iran)
China 4–2 Canada
 Report
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Raili Sipura (Finland)

World Championships[]

Canadian women's goalball team defending in readiness of the Brazilian team. World Goalball Championships, Malmö, Sweden (2018).
Main article: Goalball World Championships

IBSA World Goalball Championships have been held every four years from 1978. Placing first, second or third in the tournament ensures a berth in the Paralympic Games goalball tournaments.

1982 Indianapolis[]

The team competed in the 1982 World Championships, in Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. The team was one of six teams participating, and they finished third overall.[1]

1986 Roermond[]

The 1986 IBSA World Goalball Championships were held in Roermond, the Netherlands. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished sixth overall.[1]

1990 Calgary[]

The team competed in the 1990 World Championships, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team was one of seven teams participating, and they finished sixth overall.[1]

1994 Colorado Springs[]

The team competed in the 1994 World Championships, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. The team was one of nine teams participating, and they finished fifth overall.[1]

1998 Madrid[]

The team competed in the 1998 World Championships, in Madrid, Spain. The team was one of eleven teams participating, and they finished ninth overall.[1]

2002 Rio de Janeiro[]

The team competed in the 2002 World Championships, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 30 August 2002 to 8 September 2002. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished second overall.[1]

2006 Spartanburg[]

The team competed in the 2006 World Championships, in July 2006, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States of America.

2010 Sheffield[]

The team competed in the 2010 World Championships, from 20 to 25 June 2010, in Sheffield, England, in Pool X.

2014 Espoo[]

The team did not compete in the 2014 World Championships from 30 June to 5 July 2014, in Espoo, Finland.

2018 Malmö[]

Athletes for the 2018 World Championships are: Whitney Bogart (Ottawa, Ontario), Meghan Mahon (Sudbury, Ontario), Nancy Morin (Longueuil, Quebec), Emma Reinke (Saint Thomas, Ontario), Ruby Soliman (Lethbridge, Alberta). Reserve is Brieann Baldock (Edmonton, Alberta).[7] Coming second in Pool D, they beat Japan 3:2 to progress to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by Russia 5:11, taking fourth place overall.

IBSA World Games[]

Main article: IBSA World Games

2015 Seoul[]

The team competed in the 2015 IBSA World Games from 10 to 17 May 2015, in Seoul, South Korea. They placed third to China and Israel.[8]

  • Preparing for the start of half (May 2015).

  • Throwing towards Algeria women (May 2015).

  • Presented with bronze medal, and Games mascot (May 2015).

IBSA Pan-American Games[]

2005 São Paulo[]

The 2005 São Paulo-hosted IBSA Pan-American Games women's goalball competition had three teams competing: Brazil, Canada and the United States. Brazil finished first, with the United States second and Canada third.[9]

2009 Colorado Springs[]

The 2009 IBSA Pan American Games and IBSA World Youth and Student Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America.[10] Canada fielded a women's team of: Whitney Burk (Ottawa, ON), Amy Kneebone (Charlottetown, PEI), Annette Lisabeth (Langton, ON), Shawn Marsolais (New Westminster, BC), and Nancy Morin (Longueuil, QC). Coaches were Janice Dawson (Calgary, AB) and Annie Pouliot (Quebec, QC), with physiotherapist Marie-Claire Holland (Ottawa, ON).

Competitive history[]

  • 2000 Paralympic Games. Gold.
  • 2004 Paralympic Games. Gold.

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

Year Event Opponent Date Venue Team Team Winner Ref
2005  Brazil 5 September São Paulo 3 1  Brazil [9]
2005  United States 6 September São Paulo 2 1  United States [9]
2005  United States 7 September São Paulo 3 3 [9]
2005  Brazil 7 September São Paulo 1 1 [9]
2005  United States 8 September São Paulo 6 7  Canada [9]

Goal scoring by competition[]

Player Goals Competition Notes Ref
Nancy Moran 3 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games [9]
Whitney Burk 2 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games [9]
Contessa Scott 2 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games [9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Hannett, Dawson win goalball gold". Calgary Herald. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Women's Goalball – Team Rosters – Canada". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Women's Goalball – Team Rosters – Canada". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Brazil secure goalball double at Lima 2019 Parapan American Games". InsideTheGames.biz. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Goalball – Team Canada". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Canada announce team for goalball World Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. ^ "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Pan American Championships 2005 Results" (in English and Portuguese). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  10. ^ "2009 IBSA Pan American Games and IBSA World Youth and Student Championships". Cision. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
Retrieved from ""