Finland women's national goalball team


Finland women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Finland. It takes part in international goalball competitions.

Paralympics

The team competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, where they finished first. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the team finished second. The team competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where they finished fourth. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, the team finished fourth.

World championships

The 1986 World Championships were held in Roermond, the Netherlands. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished fourth overall. The 1990 World Championships were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team was one of seven teams participating, and they finished third overall. The 1994 World Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team was one of nine teams participating, and they finished first overall. The 1998 World Championships were held in Madrid, Spain. The team was one of eleven teams participating, and they finished first overall.

European championships

The 1985 European Championships were held in Olsztyn, Poland with six teams competing. The team finished third. The 2001 European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium with six teams competing. The team finished second. In 2005, the European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium. With ten teams competing, the team finished sixth. The Turkish Blind Sports Federation hosted the 2007 IBSA Goalball European Championships in Anyalya, Turkey with 11 teams contesting the women's competition. The team finished first. Munich, Germany hosted the 2009 European Championships with eleven teams taking part. The team finished the event in third place. Senni Posio was the only team member to play and not score a goal.
The team competed at the 2013 European Championships in Turkey, where they finished fourth.

IBSA World Games

The 2003 IBSA World Games were held in Quebec City, Canada with 10 teams competing. The first stage was pool play with 5 teams per pool and the top two teams in each pool advancing to the next round. The team made it out of the round robin round. Finland finished first after winning 1 to 0 in over time against Brazil. The 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games were held in Brazil. The women's goalball competition included thirteen teams, including this one. The competition was a 2008 Summer Paralympics qualifying event. Páiri Tolpanen was fourth in the competition in scoring with 18 points. Katja Heikkinen was ninth in the competition in scoring with 12 points.

Goal scoring by competition

PlayerGoalsCompetitionNotesRef
Páiri Tolpanen202009 IBSA Goalball European Championships
Katja Heikkinen202009 IBSA Goalball European Championships
Páiri Tolpanen182007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Katja Heikkinen122007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Krista Leppanen12007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Heidi Koivunen12007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Krista Leppanen12009 IBSA Goalball European Championships
Senni Posio02009 IBSA Goalball European ChampionshipsPlayed in all but one game and did not play in finals

Competitive history

The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.
YearEventOpponentDateVenueTeamTeamWinnerRef
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada111
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada21
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada66
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada81
2003IBSA World Championships and Games10 AugustQuebec City, Canada21
2003IBSA World Championships and Games10 AugustQuebec City, Canada1 OT0 OT
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey25
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey111
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey20
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey20
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey12
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships28 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey13
2007IBSA World Championships and Games31 JulyBrazil75
2007IBSA World Championships and Games1 AugustBrazil03
2007IBSA World Championships and Games2 AugustBrazil63
2007IBSA World Championships and Games2 AugustBrazil111
2007IBSA World Championships and Games3 AugustBrazil23
2007IBSA World Championships and Games4 AugustBrazil34
2007IBSA World Championships and Games5 AugustBrazil34
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships24 AugustMunich, Germany14
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships24 AugustMunich, Germany103
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AugustMunich, Germany42
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AugustMunich, Germany510
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AugustMunich, Germany71
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships28 AugustMunich, Germany73
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships29 AugustMunich, Germany75
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships29 AugustMunich, Germany41
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey28
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey50
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey55
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–11 NovemberKonya, Turkey93
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships7 NovemberKonya, Turkey93
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships7 NovemberKonya, Turkey54
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships8 NovemberKonya, Turkey35