Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

Football 5-a-side, also known as blind football, 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

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

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil (BRA)5016
2  France (FRA)1102
3  Argentina (ARG)0325
4  China (CHN)0101
  Iran (IRN)0101
6  Spain (ESP)0022
7  Morocco (MAR)0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

Participating nations

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

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

Team  
2004
 
2008
 
2012
 
2016
 
2020
 
2024
  Argentina     4      
  Brazil            
  China -   5 4 4 5
  Colombia - - - - - 4
  France 6 -   - 8  
  Great Britain - 5 7 - - -
  Greece 4 - - - - -
  Iran - - 6   -
  Japan - - - - 5 8
  Mexico - - - 7 - -
  Morocco - - - 8   6
  South Korea 5 6 - - - -
  Spain   4   6 6 -
  Thailand - - - - 7 -
  Turkey - - 8 5 - 7
Total teams 6 6 8 8 8 8

See also

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References

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