Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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| Goalball at the XV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Future Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 8–16 September 2016 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 120 from 14 nations | |||||||||
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| Tournament | men | women |
| Rosters | men | women |
Goalball was an event contested at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's goalball |
 Lithuania (LTU) Nerijus Montvydas Justas Pažarauskas Mantas Brazauskis Mantas Panovas Genrik Pavliukianec Mindaugas Suchovejus |
 United States (USA) Andy Jenks Tyler Merren Daryl Walker John Kusku Joseph Hamilton Matt Simpson |
 Brazil (BRA) José Roberto Oliveira Alex de Melo Alexsander Celente Leomon Moreno Jose Márcio Sousa Romário Marques |
| Women's goalball |
 Turkey (TUR) Neşe Mercan Seda Yıldız Sevda Altınoluk Gülşah Düzgün Buket Atalay Sümeyye Özcan |
 China (CHN) Chen Fengqing Ju Zhen Zhang Wei Zhao Kaimei Zhang Huiwen Sun Le |
United States (USA) Jen Armbruster Lisa Czechowski Asya Miller Amanda Dennis Eliana Mason Marybai Huking |
Qualifying
10 men's and 10 women's teams qualified for the Games.[2]
Men
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 October 2009 |  Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil (BRA) |
| 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships | 30 June – 5 July 2014 |  Espoo | 2 | Finland (FIN) United States (USA) |
| 2015 IBSA World Games | 10–17 May 2015 |  Seoul | 3 | Lithuania (LTU) Sweden (SWE) Germany (GER)[3] |
| 2015 European Championships | 2–11 July 2015 | Kaunas | 1 | Turkey (TUR) |
| 2015 Parapan American Games | 7–15 August 2015 |  Toronto | 1 | Canada (CAN) |
| 2015 Asian/Pacific Championships | 5–13 November 2015 | Hangzhou | 1 | China (CHN) |
| 2016 African Championships | 29 February – 4 March 2016 |  Algiers | 1 | Algeria (ALG) |
| Total | 10 |
Women
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 October 2009 | Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil (BRA) |
| 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships | 30 June–5 July 2014 | Espoo | 2 | United States (USA) Turkey (TUR) |
| 2015 IBSA World Games | 10–17 May 2015 | Seoul | 3 |  Israel (ISR) China (CHN) Australia (AUS)[4] |
| 2015 European Championships | 2–11 July 2015 | Kaunas | 1 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
| 2015 Parapan American Games | 7–15 August 2015 | Toronto | 1 | Canada (CAN) |
| 2015 Asian/Pacific Championships | 5–13 November 2015 | Hangzhou | 1 |  Japan (JPN) |
| 2016 African Championships | 29 February – 4 March 2016 | Algiers | 1 | Algeria (ALG) |
| Total | 10 |
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