Turkey men's national goalball team

Turkey men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Turkey. It is governed by the Turkish Blind Sport Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu, TGESF), and takes part in international goalball competitions.

Competitions and achievements

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.[1] In 2011, the national team became runner-up at the IBSA European Championships in Assens, Denmark, and was promoted to the Group A.[2]

The national team qualified for the first time at the Paralympics in 2012 Summer Paralympics and won the bronze medal defeating the team of Lithuania in the third place match.[3]

Event Date Host Ranking
IBSA World Summer Games (Goalball) 1–12 Aug 2003 Quebec 28th
Islamic Solidarity Games (Goalball) 8–20 Apr 2005 Jeddah 5th
Goalball World Youth Championships 4–10 Aug 2005 Colorado Springs 3rd[4]
IBSA International Goalball Tournament 6–9 Apr 2006 Bolton 5th
IBSA International Goalball Tournament 21–24 Jul 2006 Sofia 2nd
IBSA European Goalball Championship Group C 24–29 Apr 2007 Alanya 1st[1]
IBSA Wotld Championships and Games 24 Jul – 8 Aug 2007 Sao Paulo 16th
International Goalball Tournament 19–22 Apr 2008 Manchester 4th
IBSA European Goalball Championship 26–30 Jun 2008 Nastola 5th
International Goalball Tournament 29–31 Oct 2009 Manchester 3rd[5]
IBSA European Goalball Championship 19–24 Oct 2010 Assens 3rd[6]
International Goalball Tournament 17–20 Feb 2011 Sheffield 1st[7]
4th IBSA World Championships and Games 1–10 Apr 2011 Antalya 2nd[8]
International Goalball Tournament 1–5 Sep 2011 Ghent 3rd
IBSA European Goalball Championship Group B 19–24 Oct 2011 Assens 3rd[2]
Int'l Goalball Development Tournament for Men 23–26 Feb 2012 Antalya 2nd[9]
Goalball at the Summer Paralympics 29 Aug – 9 Sep 2012 London 3rd[3]

Current squad

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Avrupa Goalball Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye Şampiyon Oldu" (in Turkish). Hayata Dahiliz Biz. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Goalball Milli Takımımız Yurda Döndü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Paralimpikte tarihi başarı!". HT Spor (in Turkish). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Goalball World Youth Championship Tournament". Piao. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Goalball Milli Takımı Üçüncü Oldu". Bugün Spor (in Turkish). 2 November 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "The European Championship (Division B) was held between October, 19th and 24th in Denmark". Vitosha. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Goalball Uluslararası Turnuva" (in Turkish). GESF. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Goalball results and standings 4th IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011 – men" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Goalball Milli Takımı ikinci oldu". Bugün (in Turkish). 26 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.


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