Mexico women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Mexico. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
| Sport | Goalball |
|---|---|
| League | IBSA |
| Division | Women |
| Region | IBSA America |
| Location | Mexico |
| Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
 :  :  : |
World championships
edit1982 Indianapolis
editThe team competed in the 1982 World Championships, from Monday 28 June to 01 July 1982, at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. Organised by United States Association of Blind Athletes, there were twelve men's and six women's teams. The team finished sixth overall.[1]
1994 Colorado Springs
editThe team competed in the 1994 World Championships, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. There were thirteen men's and nine women's teams. The team finished ninth overall.[1]
2022 Matosinhos
editThe 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 eighth in Pool A, and fifteenth in final standings ahead of Portugal.[2]
Regional championships
editThe team competes in the IBSA America goalball region.[3] The winner of the championships usually qualifies for a berth at the World Championships or the Paralympic Games.
2011 Guadalajara
editThe team competed at the 2011 Parapan American Games from 13 to 19 November 2011, at the San Rafael Gymnasium in Guadalajara, Mexico.[4] There were five women's teams: Brazil, Canada, El Salvador, Mexico, USA.
The team came fourth, ahead of El Salvador.[5]
2017 São Paulo
editThe team competed at the 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships from Wednesday 29 November 2017 to Sunday 3 December 2017, at São Paulo, Brazil.[6] There were six women's teams: Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, USA.
The team came fourth, ahead of Costa Rica and Peru.[5]
2019 Lima
editThe team competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games from 23 August 2019 to 1 September 2019, at the Miguel Grau Coliseum, Lima, Peru. This championships was a qualifier for the 2020 Paralympic Games.[7] There were six women's teams: Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, USA.
The team came fourth, ahead of Costa Rica and Peru.[5] They were defeated 0:10 by Canada.[8]
2022 São Paulo
editDue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IBSA America championship moved from 6 to 13 November 2021, to 18 to 22 February 2022.[9][10] The event is being held at the Centro de Treinamento Paralímpico (Paralympic Training Center) in São Paulo. This championships is a qualifier for the 2022 World Championships.
There are twelve women's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, USA, Venezuela.[11]
The athletes are María Guadalupe Angulo Ornelas, Adriana Carrillo Vizcarra, Abril Itzel de Jesús Moreno, Arlyn Pamela de Jesús Moreno, and Valeria Espinosa Aguilar.[8]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "History of Goallball Results". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Schedule and Results - GMT+0". IBSA Goalball World Championships 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Guadalajara 2011 Parapan American Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "IBSA Goalball Seeks Referees for 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Regional Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Goalball quarter-final match-ups decided at Lima 2019". International Blind Sports Federation. IBSA. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Selección de golbol se alista en el CNAR rumbo a Campeonato Americano (Goalball team enlists in the CNAR heading to the American Championship)". Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte (National Commission of Physical Culture and Sports) (in Spanish). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ HOUSTON, Michael (6 June 2020). "IBSA reveals new dates for Goalball World Championships". Inside the Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "2022 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Campeonato das Américas de goalball: tabela e credenciamento (Goalball Americas Championship: table and accreditation)". Confederação Brasileira de Desportos de Deficientes Visuais (Brazilian Confederation of Sports for the Visually Impaired) (in Portuguese). 13 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.