Sweden women's national goalball team


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

Paralympics

The team competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, where they finished fourth. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the team finished fifth. The team competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where they finished third.

World championships

The 1994 World Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team was one of nine teams participating, and they finished third overall. The 1998 World Championships were held in Madrid, Spain. The team was one of eleven teams participating, and they finished second overall. The 2002 World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished fifth overall.

European championships

In 2005, the European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium. With ten teams competing, the team finished seventh. 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 sixth. Munich, Germany hosted the 2009 European Championships with eleven teams taking part. Sweden finished fifth. The team competed at the 2013 European Championships in Turkey, where they finished tenth.

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 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. Malin Gustausson finished second in the competition in scoring with 26 points. Josefine Jálmestal was seventh in the competition in scoring with 13 points.

Goal scoring by competition

PlayerGoalsCompetitionNotesRef
Malin Gustausson262007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Josefine Jálmestal132007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Josefine Jálmestal82009 IBSA Goalball European Championships
Asa Alverstedt62007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Sofia Naesstrom52009 IBSA Goalball European Championships
Sofia Naesstrom42007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Maria Juliusson32009 IBSA Goalball European Championships
Maria Juliasson32007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Asa Alverstedt32009 IBSA Goalball European Championships
Anna Dahlberg32009 IBSA Goalball European Championships

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, Canada100
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada21
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada10
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada23
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey25
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey21
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey50
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey111
2007IBSA Goalball European Championships27 AprilOHEP Koleji Spor Salonu, Anyalya, Turkey43
2007IBSA World Championships and Games31 JulyBrazil65
2007IBSA World Championships and Games1 AugustBrazil13
2007IBSA World Championships and Games1 AugustBrazil101
2007IBSA World Championships and Games2 AugustBrazil63
2007IBSA World Championships and Games3 AugustBrazil63
2007IBSA World Championships and Games4 AugustBrazil010
2007IBSA World Championships and Games5 AugustBrazil65
2007IBSA World Championships and Games5 AugustBrazil56
2007IBSA World Championships and Games6 AugustBrazil63
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AugustMunich, Germany11
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships25 AugustMunich, Germany45
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AugustMunich, Germany07
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships26 AugustMunich, Germany54
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships28 AugustMunich, Germany73
2009IBSA Goalball European Championships29 AugustMunich, Germany62
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–6 NovemberKonya, Turkey49
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–6 NovemberKonya, Turkey28
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–6 NovemberKonya, Turkey111
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships1–6 NovemberKonya, Turkey39
2013IBSA Goalball European Championships7 NovemberKonya, Turkey36