Turkey men's national goalball team
# Turkey men's national goalball team

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.

## Paralympic Games

### 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).

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.

The following is the Turkey roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

| Teamvte | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| Finland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 5 | Eliminated |
| Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 1 | Eliminated |

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.

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 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) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 August 2021 17:30 | Dennis 4 Hörauf 1 Steiger 1 | Report | Karakaya 3 Gündoğdu 1 | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Reza Dehghan (Iran) |
| 27 August 2021 09:00 | Turkey | 4–6 | Belgium | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
| 27 August 2021 09:00 | Karakaya 3 Gündoğdu 1 | Report | B. Vanhove 3 Mapreni 2 T. Vanhove 1 | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
| 28 August 2021 10:30 | Turkey | 6–3 | China | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine), Yoshinori Nii (Japan) |
| 28 August 2021 10:30 | Kara 3 Karakaya 3 | Report | Yang Mingyuan 2 Cai Changgui 1 | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine), Yoshinori Nii (Japan) |
| 30 August 2021 09:00 | Ukraine | 0–1 | Turkey | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Yoshinori Nii (Japan) |
| 30 August 2021 09:00 | | Report | Karakaya 1 | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Yoshinori Nii (Japan) |

## 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.

## Regional championships

The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region. 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.

### 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.

## Results

| Event | Date | Host | Ranking |
| - | - | - | - |
| IBSA World Summer Games (Goalball) | 1–12 Aug 2003 | Canada, Quebec | 28th |
| Islamic Solidarity Games (Goalball) | 8–20 Apr 2005 | Saudi Arabia, Jeddah | 5th |
| Goalball World Youth Championships | 4–10 Aug 2005 | United States, Colorado Springs | |
| IBSA International Goalball Tournament | 6–9 Apr 2006 | United Kingdom, Bolton | 5th |
| IBSA International Goalball Tournament | 21–24 Jul 2006 | Bulgaria, Sofia | |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship Group C | 24–29 Apr 2007 | Turkey, Alanya | |
| IBSA Wotld Championships and Games | 24 Jul – 8 Aug 2007 | Brazil, Sao Paulo | 16th |
| International Goalball Tournament | 19–22 Apr 2008 | United Kingdom, Manchester | 4th |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship | 26–30 Jun 2008 | Finland, Nastola | 5th |
| International Goalball Tournament | 29–31 Oct 2009 | United Kingdom, Manchester | |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship | 19–24 Oct 2010 | Denmark, Assens | |
| International Goalball Tournament | 17–20 Feb 2011 | United Kingdom, Sheffield | |
| 4th IBSA World Championships and Games | 1–10 Apr 2011 | Turkey, Antalya | |
| International Goalball Tournament | 1–5 Sep 2011 | Belgium, Ghent | |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship Group B | 19–24 Oct 2011 | Denmark, Assens | |
| Int'l Goalball Development Tournament for Men | 23–26 Feb 2012 | Turkey, Antalya | |
| Goalball at the Summer Paralympics | 29 Aug – 9 Sep 2012 | United Kingdom, London | |
| IBSA European Goalball Championships | 1–11 Nov 2013 | Turkey, Konya | |
| 4th International Goalball Tournament | 5–8 Jun 2014 | Poland, Suprasl | |
| Malmö Lady- and Men Intercup 2015 | 2–5 Apr 2015 | Sweden, Malmö | |
| IBSA World Games Goalball Tournament | 10–17 May 2015 | South Korea, Seoul | 4th |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship | 8–12 Jul 2015 | Lithuania, Kaunas | |
| IBSA European Goalball Championship | 22–29 Aug 2015 | United Kingdom, Hereford | |
| Pajulahti Games 2016 | 22–24 Jan 2016 | Finland, Nastola | |
| 2016 Rio Open Goalball Men's Tournament | 6–8 May 2016 | Brazil, Rio de Janeiro | |
| 6th International Goalball Tournament | 14–15 May 2016 | Poland, Suprasl | 4th |
