Turkey men's national goalball team
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| Sport | Goalball |
|---|---|
| League | IBSA |
| Division | Men |
| Region | IBSA Europe |
| Location | Turkey |
| Colours | Red |
| Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
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| Parent group | Turkish Blind Sport Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu, TGESF) |
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.
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).[1]
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.[2]
The following is the Turkey roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[3]
| No. | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tekin Okan Düzgün | 24 |
| 2 | Hüseyin Alkan | 24 |
| 3 | Mehmet Cesur | 30 |
| 5 | Yusuf Uçar | 25 |
| 6 | Abdullah Aydoğdu | 21 |
| 7 | Tuncay Karakaya | 23 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 13 | Quarterfinals |
 Brazil |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 9 | |
 Lithuania |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 8 | |
 Finland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 6 | |
 Sweden |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 5 | Eliminated |
 Great Britain |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 1 |
The bronze medal-winning squad at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, consisted of following players:
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Tekin Okan Düzgün | Ankara |
| Tuncay Karakaya | Ankara |
| Hüseyin Alkan | Ankara |
| Abdullah Aydoğdu | Ankara |
| Yusuf Uçar | Istanbul |
| Mehmet Cesur | Ankara |
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 following is the Turkey roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hüseyin Alkan | B1 | 1 April 1988 (aged 33) |
| 3 | Ebubekir Sıddık Kara | B2 | 13 July 1995 (aged 26) |
| 4 | Ekrem Gündoğdu | B1 | 26 October 1990 (aged 30) |
| 6 | Tekin Okan Düzgün | B1 | 24 May 1988 (aged 33) |
| 7 | Tuncay Karakaya | B1 | 1 October 1989 (aged 31) |
| 8 | Abdullah Aydoğdu | B3 | 27 September 1991 (aged 29) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Ukraine |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Turkey |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 |  China |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Germany |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 6 |
- Round-robin
| 25 August 2021 17:30 |
Germany |
6–4 | Turkey |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Reza Dehghan (Iran) |
| Dennis 4 Hörauf 1 Steiger 1 |
Report | Karakaya 3 Gündoğdu 1 | ||
| 27 August 2021 09:00 |
Turkey |
4–6 | Belgium |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
| Karakaya 3 Gündoğdu 1 |
Report | B. Vanhove 3 Mapreni 2 T. Vanhove 1 | ||
| 28 August 2021 10:30 |
Turkey |
6–3 | China |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine), Yoshinori Nii (Japan) |
| Kara 3 Karakaya 3 |
Report | Yang Mingyuan 2 Cai Changgui 1 | ||
| 30 August 2021 09:00 |
Ukraine |
0–1 | Turkey |
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Yoshinori Nii (Japan) |
| Report | Karakaya 1 | |||
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
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.[5]
Regional championships
The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
