| France women's national goalball team | |
| Division: | Women |
| Championships: | Paralympic Games medals: 0 : 0 : 0 0 : 0 : 0 |
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France women's national goalball team is the women's national team of France. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
The team may be competing in the 2024 Summer Paralympics, from Wednesday 28 August to Sunday 8 September 2024, in the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France. As the host nation, they receive one of the eight slots.
See main article: Goalball World Championships.
IBSA World Goalball Championships have been held every four years from 1978. Placing first or second in the tournament may earn a berth in the Paralympic Games goalball tournaments.
See main article: 2022 Goalball World Championships.
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 sixth in Pool A, and twelfth in final standings.[1]
The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region.[2] Groups A and C are held one year, and Group B the following year. Strong teams move towards Group A.
The team competed in the 2016 IBSA Goalball European Regional Championships Group B, from 4 to 8 October 2016 at Maia municipality, Porto, Portugal.[3] There were ten men's teams and nine women's teams.[4]
There were nine women's teams: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain.
The team came seventh, ahead of Hungary and Portugal.
The team competed in the 2021 IBSA Goalball European Championships (Group A), from Friday 5 to 12 November 2021, in the Yaşar Doğu Sport Hall, Samsun, Turkey. Women's teams included: Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Turkey.[5]
The team came fourth of the five women's teams in Group D, and came fifth in the overall standings.