Brazil women's national goalball team


Brazil women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Brazil. It takes part in international goalball competitions. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment.

Paralympic Games competition

At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, the team finished seventh.

World Championships competition

The team has competed in several IBSA World Goalball Championshipss.

2002 Rio

The 2002 World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished eighth overall.

2014 Espoo

At the championships at Espoo, Finland, the team came fifth.

2018 Malmö

Athletes for the event are: Alaine Lilian da Silva Marques, Ana Carolina Duarte Custódio Streets, Gleyse Priscila Portiolli Henrique, Jéssica Gomes Vitorino, Ana Gabriely Brito Assunção, and Moniza Aparecida de Lima. Head coach is Peter Corr, assistant coach and manager Simon Smith, and sports masseuse Kerri Caruso.

IBSA World Games

The 2003 IBSA World Games were held in Quebec City, Canada with 10 teams competing. The first stage was pool play with 5 teams per pool and the top two teams in each pool advancing to the next round. The team made it out of the round robin round. The 2007 IBSA World Championships and Games were held in Brazil. The women's goalball competition included thirteen teams, including this one. The competition was a 2008 Summer Paralympics qualifying event. Ana Carolina Duarte led the competition in scoring with 27 points. Brazil finished second after losing to Finland in overtime.

IBSA Pan-American Games

The 2005 São Paulo hosted IBSA Pan-American Games women's goalball competition had three teams competing: Brazil, Canada and the United States. Brazil finished first, with the United States second and Canada third.

Goal scoring by competition

PlayerGoalsCompetitionNotesRef
Ana Carolina Duarte272007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Cláudia Amorin102007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Marcia Vieira82007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Cláudia Amorin72005 IBSA Pan-American Games
Márcia Vieira52005 IBSA Pan-American Games
Adriana Lino22007 IBSA World Championships and Games
Simone Silva22005 IBSA Pan-American Games
Ana Carolina Duarte12005 IBSA Pan-American Games

Competitive history

The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.
YearEventOpponentDateVenueTeamTeamWinnerRef
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada28
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada35
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada010
2003IBSA World Championships and Games7 AugustQuebec City, Canada12
2003IBSA World Championships and Games11 AugustQuebec City, Canada12
2003IBSA World Championships and Games10 AugustQuebec City, Canada1 OT0 OT
2005IBSA Pan-American Games5 SeptemberSão Paulo31
2005IBSA Pan-American Games5 SeptemberSão Paulo52
2005IBSA Pan-American Games6 SeptemberSão Paulo14
2005IBSA Pan-American Games7 SeptemberSão Paulo11
2005IBSA Pan-American Games7 SeptemberSão Paulo10
2005IBSA Pan-American Games8 SeptemberSão Paulo12
2005IBSA Pan-American Games9 SeptemberSão Paulo10
2007IBSA World Championships and Games31 JulyBrazil58
2007IBSA World Championships and Games1 AugustBrazil80
2007IBSA World Championships and Games2 AugustBrazil111
2007IBSA World Championships and Games3 AugustBrazil71
2007IBSA World Championships and Games4 AugustBrazil41
2007IBSA World Championships and Games5 AugustBrazil34
2007IBSA World Championships and Games5 AugustBrazil56
2007IBSA World Championships and Games6 AugustBrazil4 4