Japan men's national goalball team

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Japan men's national goalball team
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Japan defending a throw from Thailand. Regional goalball championships, Chiba, Japan (2019).
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionMen
RegionIBSA Asia
LocationJapan
ColoursRed, White, Black
     
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

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World Championship medals:

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Parent groupJapan Goal Ball Association
Websitewww.jgba.jp

Japan men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Japan. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Its men's team has internationally completed including at the IBSA World Goalball Championships and the Paralympic Games.

Paralympic Games[]

Main article: Goalball at the Summer Paralympics

2020 Tokyo[]

As the host nation, the team will compete 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.[1][2]

Athletes: Kazuya Kaneko (B3), Yuta Kawashima (B2), Koji Miyajiki (B3), Yuto Sano (B3), Yuji Taguchi (B2), Ryoga Yamaguchi (B1).

The following is the Japan roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 B3 (2002-06-20)20 June 2002 (aged 19)
4 B2 (1991-02-16)16 February 1991 (aged 30)
5 B1 (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 24)
7 B3 (2002-02-08)8 February 2002 (aged 19)
8 B3 (1995-03-20)20 March 1995 (aged 26)
9 B2 (1994-09-24)24 September 1994 (aged 26)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (H) 4 3 0 1 37 15 +22 9 Quarter-finals
2  Brazil 4 3 0 1 35 17 +18 9
3  United States 4 2 0 2 25 35 −10 6
4  Lithuania 4 1 1 2 24 31 −7 4
5  Algeria 4 0 1 3 20 43 −23 1
Source: TOCOG
(H) Host
Round-robin
25 August 2021
13:15
Algeria  4–13  Japan Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand)
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1 		Report 7
3
2
1
27 August 2021
13:15
Japan  11–1  United States Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand)
6
3
2 		Report Walker 1
28 August 2021
14:45
Lithuania  2–10  Japan Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Bas Spaans (Netherlands)
Montvydas 1
Pavliukianec 1 		Report 4
3
2
1
29 August 2021
09:00
Japan  3–8  Brazil Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Launel Scott (Canada)
2
1 		Report 5
Moreno 3

World Championships[]

Eyeshade check at start of half, of the Japanese men's goalball team. World Goalball Championships, Malmö, Sweden (2018).
Main article: Goalball World Championships

2002 Rio de Janeiro[]

The team competed in the 2002 World Championships, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From Pool B, the team placed last.

2006 Spartanburg[]

The team competed in the 2002 World Championships, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States of America.

2010 Sheffield[]

The team did not compete in 2010 World Championships in Sheffield, England.

2014 Espoo[]

The team competed in the 2014 World Championships from 30 June to 5 July 2014, in Espoo, Finland. They placed seventh in Pool B.[4]

Athletes: Yoshu Nobusawa (#1), Masatoshi Ito (#3), Maki Tsujimura (#6), Hiroshi Kobayashi (#7), Kento Torii (#8), and Yuta Kawashima (#9).

2018 Malmö[]

The team competed in the 2018 World Championships from 3 to 8 June 2018, in Malmö, Sweden.[1] They placed fifth in Pool B, and were ninth in the final standings.[4]

IBSA World Games[]

Main article: IBSA World Games

2011 Antalya[]

The team competed in the 2011 IBSA World Games from 1 to 10 April 2011, in Antalya, Turkey. They placed seventh in Group A, and were fourteenth in the final standings.[4]

2015 Seoul[]

The team competed in the 2015 IBSA World Games from 10 to 17 May 2015, in Seoul, South Korea. They placed third in Group B, and were eighth in the final standings.[4]

Regional championships[]

The team competed in IBSA Asia goalball region, and from January 2010 became part of the IBSA Asia-Pacific goalball competition region.

2013 Beijing[]

The team competed in the 2013 IBSA Asia Pacific Goalball Regional Championships, from 11 to 16 November 2013, in Beijing, China. Of the six men's teams (Australia, China, Iran, Japan, Mongolia, Thailand), Japan lost to Iran 4:14 to take silver.[4]

2015 Hangzhou[]

The team competed in the 2015 IBSA Asia Pacific Goalball Regional Championships, from 8 to 12 November 2015, in the China National Goalball Training Centre, Hangzhou, China. Of the five men's teams (Australia, China, Iran, Japan, Korea), Japan placed fourth, ahead of Australia.[4]

2017 Bangkok[]

The team competed in the 2017 IBSA Asia/Pacific Goalball Regional Championships, from Monday 21 to Saturday 26 August 2017, in the Thai-Japan Sports Stadium, Din Daeng, Bangkok, Thailand. They placed second in Pool A, and won the bronze medal match against Australia, 11:3.[4]

Athletes: Masatoshi Ito (#3), Yuta Kawashima (centre, #9), Hiroshi Kobayashi (#7), Yoshu Nobusawa (#1), Yuji Taguchi (#8), and Ryoga Yamaguchi (#5).

2019 Chiba[]

The team competed in the 2019 IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific Regional Championships, from Thursday 5 to Tuesday 10 December 2019, in the Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan. They placed third in the round-robin, and third overall.[4][5] Athletes were Kazuya Kaneko (#7), Yuta Kawashima (#9), Koji Miyajiki (#2), Yuto Sano (#4), Yuji Taguchi (#6), and Ryoga Yamaguchi (#5).[6]

  • Japan throwing towards Thailand (Dec 2019).

  • Indonesia throwing towards Japan (Dec 2019).

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Four things you should know about Japan's goalball teams". International Blind Sports Federation. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ SHEFFERD, Neil (7 August 2020). "Japanese men's goalball team focusing on Tokyo 2020 gold". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Goalball – Team Japan". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ ETCHELLS, Daniel (5 December 2019). "Holders start well at IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ THOMPSON, Alison (6 August 2020). "'All for one and one for all': Unity at centre of Japan's goalball team". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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