Turkey men's national goalball team
{{Short description|Turkish national team, for the Paralympic sport of goalball}}
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| parent_group = Turkish Blind Sport Federation ({{langx|tr|Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu, TGESF}})
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Turkey men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Turkey. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
Paralympic Games
{{main|Goalball at the Summer Paralympics}}
= 2012 London =
The team competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics from 30 August to 7 September 2012, in the Copper Box Arena, London, England. There were twelve men's and ten women's teams (an increase of two more women's teams from past years).{{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}}
The national team qualified for the first time at the Paralympics in the 2012 Summer Paralympics and won the bronze medal defeating the team of Lithuania in the third place match.{{cite news |url=http://www.htspor.com/olimpiyat/haber/774607-paralimpikte-tarihi-basari |newspaper=HT Spor |title=Paralimpikte tarihi başarı! |date=7 September 2012 |language=Turkish |accessdate=8 September 2012 }}
{{#section:Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's team rosters|TUR}}
{{#section:Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament|A}}
The bronze medal-winning squad at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, consisted of following players:
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| Name
! City |
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| Tekin Okan Düzgün
| Ankara |
| Tuncay Karakaya
| Ankara |
| Hüseyin Alkan
| Ankara |
| Abdullah Aydoğdu
| Ankara |
| Yusuf Uçar
| Istanbul |
| Mehmet Cesur
| Ankara |
= 2020 Tokyo =
{{main|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.
{{#section:Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's team rosters|TUR}}
{{#section:Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament|B}}
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== World Championships ==
{{main|Goalball World Championships}}
IBSA World Goalball Championships have been held every four years from 1978. Placing first or second in the tournament may earn a berth in the Paralympic Games goalball tournaments.
= 2022 Matosinhos =
{{Main|2022 Goalball World Championships}}
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 second in Pool C, and fifth 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}}
Regional championships
The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region.{{cite web |title=IBSA members |url=https://ibsasport.org/countries/#Asia |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.
= 2007 Antalya =
Turkey men's goalball national team, initially competing in the Group C, won the 2007 IBSA European Goalball Championships held in Antalya, Turkey, and was promoted to the Group B.{{cite web |url=http://www.hayatadahiliz.biz/index.php/haber-ve-gelier-engelliler-61/engelliler-ve-spor-haberleri-engelliler-130?start=30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214030445/http://www.hayatadahiliz.biz/index.php/haber-ve-gelier-engelliler-61/engelliler-ve-spor-haberleri-engelliler-130?start=30 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=14 December 2019 |publisher=Hayata Dahiliz Biz |title=Avrupa Goalball Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye Şampiyon Oldu |date=30 April 2007 |language=Turkish |accessdate=8 September 2012 }}
= 2011 Assens (Group A) =
In 2011, the national team became runner-up at the IBSA European Championships in Assens, Denmark, and was promoted to the Group A.{{cite web |url=http://www.gesf.org.tr/sayfa.asp?id=556 |publisher=Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu |title=Goalball Milli Takımımız Yurda Döndü |language=Turkish |access-date=8 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121221191502/http://www.gesf.org.tr/sayfa.asp?id=556 |archive-date=21 December 2012 |df=dmy-all }}
Results
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| Event
! Date ! Host ! Ranking |
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| IBSA World Summer Games (Goalball)
| 1–12 Aug 2003 | {{CAN}}, Quebec | 28th |
| Islamic Solidarity Games (Goalball)
| 8–20 Apr 2005 | {{SAU}}, Jeddah | 5th |
| Goalball World Youth Championships
| 4–10 Aug 2005 | {{USA}}, Colorado Springs |
| IBSA International Goalball Tournament
| 6–9 Apr 2006 | {{UK}}, Bolton | 5th |
| IBSA International Goalball Tournament
| 21–24 Jul 2006 | {{BUL}}, Sofia | {{silver2}} |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship Group C
| 24–29 Apr 2007 | {{TUR}}, Alanya |
| IBSA Wotld Championships and Games
| 24 Jul – 8 Aug 2007 | {{BRA}}, São Paulo | 16th |
| International Goalball Tournament
| 19–22 Apr 2008 | {{UK}}, Manchester | 4th |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship
| 26–30 Jun 2008 | {{FIN}}, Nastola | 5th |
| International Goalball Tournament
| 29–31 Oct 2009 | {{UK}}, Manchester |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship
| 19–24 Oct 2010 | {{DEN}}, Assens |
| International Goalball Tournament
| 17–20 Feb 2011 | {{UK}}, Sheffield |
| 4th IBSA World Championships and Games
| 1–10 Apr 2011 | {{TUR}}, Antalya | {{silver2}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ibsa.es/eng/deportes/goalbal/goalball%20results%20and%20standings%204th%20ibsa%20world%20championships%20and%20games%20antalya%202011%20-%20men.pdf |publisher=IBSA |title=Goalball results and standings 4th IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011 – men |accessdate=8 September 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} |
| International Goalball Tournament
| 1–5 Sep 2011 | {{BEL}}, Ghent | {{bronze3}} |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship Group B
| 19–24 Oct 2011 | {{DEN}}, Assens |
| Int'l Goalball Development Tournament for Men
| 23–26 Feb 2012 | {{TUR}}, Antalya |
| Goalball at the Summer Paralympics
| 29 Aug – 9 Sep 2012 | {{UK}}, London |
| IBSA European Goalball Championships
| 1–11 Nov 2013 | {{TUR}}, Konya |
| 4th International Goalball Tournament
| 5–8 Jun 2014 | {{POL}}, Supraśl |
| Malmö Lady- and Men Intercup 2015
| 2–5 Apr 2015 | {{SWE}}, Malmö |
| IBSA World Games Goalball Tournament
| 10–17 May 2015 | {{KOR}}, Seoul |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship
| 8–12 Jul 2015 | {{LTU}}, Kaunas |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship
| 22–29 Aug 2015 | {{UK}}, Hereford |
| Pajulahti Games 2016
| 22–24 Jan 2016 | {{FIN}}, Nastola |
| 2016 Rio Open Goalball Men's Tournament
| 6–8 May 2016 | {{BRA}}, Rio de Janeiro | {{bronze3}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ibsasport.org |publisher=IBSA |title=2016 Rio Open Resukts|accessdate=2016-09-03 }} |
| 6th International Goalball Tournament
| 14–15 May 2016 | {{POL}}, Suprasl |
See also
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References
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