Belgium men's national goalball team

{{Short description|Belgian national team, for the Paralympic sport of goalball}}

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| division = Men

| region = IBSA Europe

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| location = Belgium

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| parent_group = Belgian Paralympic Committee

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

The team is also known as the Belgian Bulls as it is a tradition in Belgium to have animal names for national teams.

Paralympic Games

= 1976 Toronto =

The 1976 Summer Paralympics were held in Toronto, Canada. The team was one of seven teams participating, and they finished fourth overall.

= 1980 Arnhem =

At the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands, thirteen teams took part. The team finished fifth.{{cite web |url=http://www.ibsasport.org/sports/files/185-Results-History-of-Goalball-Results---Paralympics,-World-Championships-&-European-Championships.xlsx |title=Final Ranking in Paralympic Games |publisher=International Blind Sports Association |location=Madrid, Spain |accessdate=10 February 2014 |archive-date=15 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415021831/http://www.ibsasport.org/sports/files/185-Results-History-of-Goalball-Results---Paralympics%2C-World-Championships-%26-European-Championships.xlsx |url-status=dead }}

= 2008 Beijing =

The team came back to the international scene in the beginning of the 2000s and worked itself up to an international level. After coming back to the A-division in 2006, the team qualified in for the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, where they finished eleventh.

= 2012 London =

The team competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics from 30 August to 7 September 2012, in London, England. In Group B, they finished the round-robin in third place behind China and Iran. The team was beaten by Brazil in the quarter-finals, 0:3, and finished in seventh overall place.{{cite web |title= About goalball – Historical results |url=https://goalball.sport/results-and-rankings/historical-results/ |website=Goalball Sport |publisher=International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) |access-date=4 May 2021}}

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The team tried to qualify for the Rio 2016 games but missed out during the 2014 World Championships and IBSA World Games.

= 2020 Tokyo =

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 team was selected for Tokyo 2020 following the 2018 World Championships in Malmö, Sweden.

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== World Championships ==

= 2018 Malmö =

The team competed in the 2018 World Championships from 3 to 8 June 2018, in Malmö, Sweden. They confirmed their good level by winning the bronze at the Championships, and with this, they secured a ticket for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

= 2022 Matosinhos =

The team competed in the 2022 World Championships from 7 to 16 December 2022, at the Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Portugal. There were sixteen men's and sixteen women's teams. They placed fifth in Pool C, and tenth in final standings.{{cite web |title=Schedule and Results - GMT+0 |url=https://www.goalball2022.pt/schedule-and-results |website=IBSA Goalball World Championships 2022 |access-date=18 December 2022 |archive-date=17 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217182156/https://www.goalball2022.pt/schedule-and-results |url-status=dead }}

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== IBSA World Games ==

=== 2015 Seoul ===

The team competed in the 2015 IBSA World Games from 10 to 17 May 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.

Regional championships

The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region.{{cite web |title=IBSA members |url=https://ibsasport.org/countries/ |website=International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) |access-date=26 May 2021}} Groups A and C are held one year, and Group B the following year. Strong teams move towards Group A.

=== 2013 Konya (Group A) ===

The team competed in the 2013 IBSA Goalball European Championships, Group A, from 1 to 11 November 2013, at Konya, Turkey.{{cite web |url=http://www.ibsagoalballeacturkey.com/results.html |title=Goalball Europan Championship |publisher=International Blind Sports Association Goalball Turkey |location=Turkey |accessdate=13 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223235626/http://www.ibsagoalballeacturkey.com/results.html |archivedate=23 February 2014 }} They beat Ukraine 5:3 to rank seventh in the overall standings.

= 2015 Kaunas (Group A) =

The team competed in the 2015 IBSA Goalball European A Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania. They lost their quarter-final match against Czech Republic, 4:10.

= 2017 Pajulahti (Group A) =

The team competed in the 2017 IBSA Goalball European A Championships from 15 to 23 September 2017, at Pajulahti, Nastola, Finland. The team took its first ever medal on an international level by winning the bronze at the Championships.

= 2019 Rostock (Group A) =

The team competed in the 2019 IBSA Goalball European A Championships from 5 to 14 October 2019, in Rostock, Germany. In Pool B, they came third, winning two games of their four; finishing sixth overall.