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 |
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IBSA World Summer Games (Goalball) | 1–12 Aug 2003 | 28th | |
Islamic Solidarity Games (Goalball) | 8–20 Apr 2005 | 5th | |
Goalball World Youth Championships | 4–10 Aug 2005 | ||
IBSA International Goalball Tournament | 6–9 Apr 2006 | 5th | |
IBSA International Goalball Tournament | 21–24 Jul 2006 | ||
IBSA European Goalball Championship Group C | 24–29 Apr 2007 | ||
IBSA Wotld Championships and Games | 24 Jul – 8 Aug 2007 | 16th | |
International Goalball Tournament | 19–22 Apr 2008 | 4th | |
IBSA European Goalball Championship | 26–30 Jun 2008 | 5th | |
International Goalball Tournament | 29–31 Oct 2009 | ||
IBSA European Goalball Championship | 19–24 Oct 2010 | ||
International Goalball Tournament | 17–20 Feb 2011 | ||
4th IBSA World Championships and Games | 1–10 Apr 2011 | ||
International Goalball Tournament | 1–5 Sep 2011 | ||
IBSA European Goalball Championship Group B | 19–24 Oct 2011 | ||
Int'l Goalball Development Tournament for Men | 23–26 Feb 2012 | ||
Goalball at the Summer Paralympics | 29 Aug – 9 Sep 2012 | ||
IBSA European Goalball Championships | 1–11 Nov 2013 | ||
4th International Goalball Tournament | 5–8 Jun 2014 | ||
Malmö Lady- and Men Intercup 2015 | 2–5 Apr 2015 | ||
IBSA World Games Goalball Tournament | 10–17 May 2015 | 4th[13] | |
IBSA European Goalball Championship | 8–12 Jul 2015 | ||
IBSA European Goalball Championship | 22–29 Aug 2015 | ||
Pajulahti Games 2016 | 22–24 Jan 2016 | ||
2016 Rio Open Goalball Men's Tournament | 6–8 May 2016 | ||
6th International Goalball Tournament | 14–15 May 2016 | 4th[18] |
Current squad
The bronze medal winning squad at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, consisted of following players:
Name | City |
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Tekin Okan Düzgün | Ankara |
Tuncay Karakaya | Ankara |
Hüseyin Alkan | Ankara |
Abdullah Aydoğdu | Ankara |
Yusuf Uçar | Istanbul |
Mehmet Cesur | Ankara |
References
- "Avrupa Goalball Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye Şampiyon Oldu" (in Turkish). Hayata Dahiliz Biz. 30 April 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "Goalball Milli Takımımız Yurda Döndü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "Paralimpikte tarihi başarı!". HT Spor (in Turkish). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "Goalball World Youth Championship Tournament". Piao. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- "Goalball Milli Takımı Üçüncü Oldu". Bugün Spor (in Turkish). 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "The European Championship (Division B) was held between October, 19th and 24th in Denmark". Vitosha. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "Goalball Uluslararası Turnuva" (in Turkish). GESF. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "Goalball results and standings 4th IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011 – men" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "Goalball Milli Takımı ikinci oldu". Bugün (in Turkish). 26 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "2013 IBSA Goalball European Championships". IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "International Goalball Tournament Suprasl" (PDF). Polish Goalball Association. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "Malmö Lady and Men Intercup 2015 Results". IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "Seoul 2015 IBSA World Games Goalball Tournament" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "IBSA European Goalball Championships Lithuania 2015" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "Home". Royal National College for the Blind (RNC). Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "Pajulahti Games 2016" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "2016 Rio Open Resukts". IBSA. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "International Goalball Tournament Suprasl" (PDF). Polish Goalball Association. Retrieved 3 September 2016.