Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

Football 5-a-side has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since 2004. The competition has consisted of a single event, men's team; women have never competed.[1] Football 5-a-side is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments including blindness. The sport, governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), is played with modified FIFA rules.

Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
Events1 (men)
Games

Medalists

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score 4th place
2004
Details
Greece
Athens
 Brazil 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
 Argentina  Spain 2–0  Greece
2008
Details
China
Beijing
 Brazil 2–1  China  Argentina 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 p)
 Spain
2012
Details
United Kingdom
London
 Brazil 2–0  France  Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 p)
 Argentina
2016
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
 Brazil 1–0  Iran  Argentina 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 p)
 China
2020
Details
Japan
Tokyo
 Brazil 1–0  Argentina  Morocco 4–0  China

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)5005
2 Argentina (ARG)0224
3 China (CHN)0101
 France (FRA)0101
 Iran (IRN)0101
6 Spain (ESP)0022
7 Morocco (MAR)0011
Totals (7 entries)55515

Participating nations

- : denotes nation that did not take part that year.

X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.

Nation20042008201220162020Years
 Argentina2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)5
 Brazil1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)5
 China-2nd place, silver medalist(s)5544
 France6-2nd place, silver medalist(s)-83
 Great Britain-57--2
 Greece4----1
 Iran--62nd place, silver medalist(s)-2
 Japan----51
 Mexico---7-1
 Morocco---83rd place, bronze medalist(s)2
 South Korea56--2
 Spain3rd place, bronze medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)665
 Thailand----71
 Turkey--85-2

See also

References

  1. "Results by Sport". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
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