Japan men's national goalball team
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 Japan defending a throw from Thailand. Regional goalball championships, Chiba, Japan (2019). | |
| Sport | Goalball |
|---|---|
| League | IBSA |
| Division | Men |
| Region | IBSA Asia |
| Location | Japan |
| Colours | Red, White, Black |
| Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
 : 0  : 0  : 0 |
| Parent group | Japan Goal Ball Association |
| Website | www |
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.
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 | Yuto Sano | B3 | 20 June 2002 (aged 19) |
| 4 | Yuji Taguchi | B2 | 16 February 1991 (aged 30) |
| 5 | Ryoga Yamaguchi | B1 | 5 January 1997 (aged 24) |
| 7 | Kazuya Kaneko | B3 | 8 February 2002 (aged 19) |
| 8 | Koji Miyajiki | B3 | 20 March 1995 (aged 26) |
| 9 | Yuta Kawashima | B2 | 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 |
- Round-robin
| 25 August 2021 13:15 |
Algeria |
4–13 | Japan |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand) |
| Belhouchat 3 Larbi 1 |
Report | Kaneko 7 Miyajiki 3 Sano 2 Yamaguchi 1 | ||
| 27 August 2021 13:15 |
Japan |
11–1 | United States |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand) |
| Sano 6 Miyajiki 3 Kaneko 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 | Sano 4 Miyajiki 3 Kaneko 2 Yamaguchi 1 | ||
| 29 August 2021 09:00 |
Japan |
3–8 | Brazil |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Launel Scott (Canada) |
| Yamaguchi 2 Sano 1 |
Report | Sousa 5 Moreno 3 | ||
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]
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 third in Pool C, and sixth in final standings.[5]
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]
