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

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.

Medalists

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score 4th place
2004
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Greece
Athens
  Brazil 0–0 ( a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
  Argentina   Spain 2–0   Greece
2008
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China
Beijing
  Brazil 2–1   China   Argentina 1–1 ( a.e.t.)
(1–0 p)
  Spain
2012
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United Kingdom
London
  Brazil 2–0   France   Spain 0–0 ( a.e.t.)
(1–0 p)
  Argentina
2016
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
  Brazil 1–0   Iran   Argentina 0–0 ( a.e.t.)
(1–0 p)
  China
2020
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Japan
Tokyo
  Brazil 1–0   Argentina   Morocco 4–0   China
2024
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France
Paris

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.

Nation 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Years
  Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
  Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6
  Chile - - - - - 1
  China - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 5 4 5
  Colombia - - - - - 1
  France 6 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - 8 4
  Great Britain - 5 7 - - - 2
  Greece 4 - - - - - 1
  Iran - - 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - - 2
  Japan - - - - 5 - 1
  Mexico - - - 7 - - 1
  Morocco - - - 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3
  South Korea 5 6 - - - - 2
  Spain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 6 - 5
  Thailand - - - - 7 - 1
  Turkey - - 8 5 - 3

See also

References

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