Canada women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Canada. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
Australia goalball women throwing to Canada women (September 2012).
The team competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics from 30 August to 7 September 2012, in the Copper Box Arena, London, England. In Group B, the team made the quarter-finals, losing to Finland, 1:2.
The team competed in 2016 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Thursday 8 September to finals on Friday 16 September 2016, in the temporary Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They came sixth.
The following is the Canada roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4]
The team competed in the 1982 World Championships, in Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. The team was one of six teams participating, and they finished third overall.[1]
The team competed in the 1990 World Championships, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team was one of seven teams participating, and they finished sixth overall.[1]
1994 Colorado Springs
The team competed in the 1994 World Championships, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. The team was one of nine teams participating, and they finished fifth overall.[1]
1998 Madrid
The team competed in the 1998 World Championships, in Madrid, Spain. The team was one of eleven teams participating, and they finished ninth overall.[1]
2002 Rio de Janeiro
The team competed in the 2002 World Championships, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 30 August 2002 to 8 September 2002. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished second overall.[1]
The team did not compete in the 2014 World Championships from 30 June to 5 July 2014, in Espoo, Finland.
2018 Malmö
Athletes for the 2018 World Championships are: Whitney Bogart (Ottawa, Ontario), Meghan Mahon (Sudbury, Ontario), Nancy Morin (Longueuil, Quebec), Emma Reinke (Saint Thomas, Ontario), Ruby Soliman (Lethbridge, Alberta). Reserve is Brieann Baldock (Edmonton, Alberta).[7] Coming second in Pool D, they beat Japan 3:2 to progress to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by Russia 5:11, taking fourth place overall.
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 first in Pool A, and third in final standings.[8]
The team competed in the 2015 IBSA World Games from 10 to 17 May 2015, in Seoul, South Korea. They placed third to China and Israel.[9]
Preparing for the start of half (May 2015).
Throwing towards Algeria women (May 2015).
Presented with bronze medal, and Games mascot (May 2015).
Regional championships
The team competes in the IBSA America goalball region.[10] The winner of the championships usually qualifies for a berth at the World Championships or the Paralympic Games.
2005 São Paulo
The team competed at the 2005 IBSA Goalball Americas Regional Championships which were part of the Fourth IBSA Pan-American Games, the competition being from Monday 5 September 2005 to Friday 9 September 2005, in São Paulo, Brazil.[9] Athletes included Whitney Burk, Nancy Moran, and Contessa Scott.
There were three women's teams competing, with Brazil finished first, with USA second and Canada third.[11]
The team competed at the 2013 Parapan American Games (which also hosted the 2013 IBSA World Youth Championships) from 11 to 14 July 2013, at Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.[13]
Of the three women's teams, Canada came third to Brazil and USA.[9]
The team competed at the 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships from Wednesday 29 November 2017 to Sunday 3 December 2017, at São Paulo, Brazil.[15] There were six women's teams: Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, USA.
The 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.[16] There were six women's teams: Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, USA.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IBSA America championships moved from 6 to 13 November 2021, to 18 to 22 February 2022.[17][18] 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.[19]
The team composes of Amy Burk (Ontario), Brie Baldock (Alberta), Emma Reinke (Ontario), Maryam Salehizadeh (British Columbia), Meghan Mahon (Alberta), Whitney Bogart (Ontario), and Darren Hamilton (coach), Meghan Buttle (physiotherapist), and Stephen Burke (team manager).[20]
IBSA Pan-American Games
2009 Colorado Springs
The 2009 IBSA Pan American Games and IBSA World Youth and Student Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America.[21] Canada fielded a women's team of: Whitney Burk (Ottawa, ON), Amy Kneebone (Charlottetown, PEI), Annette Lisabeth (Langton, ON), Shawn Marsolais (New Westminster, BC), and Nancy Morin (Longueuil, QC). Coaches were Janice Dawson (Calgary, AB) and Annie Pouliot (Quebec, QC), with physiotherapist Marie-Claire Holland (Ottawa, ON).[citation needed]
Competitive history
2000 Paralympic Games. Gold.
2004 Paralympic Games. Gold.
The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.
