Brazil men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Brazil. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing
The team competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, from 6 to 17 September 2008, in the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium 'bat wing' arena, Beijing, China. There were twelve men's and eight women's teams. Athletes were Alexsander Celente, Thiago Costa, Legy Freire, Paulo Homem, Romario Marques, and Luiz Silva Filho.
Brazil placed 11th ahead of Spain.
2012 London
The team competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics from 30 August to 7 September 2012, in the Copper Box Arena, London, England. There were twelve men's teams.
Round-robin
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Gold medal match
2016 Rio de Janeiro
The team competed in the 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. There were ten men's and ten women's teams (a decrease of two men's teams from past years).
Round-robin
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
2020 Tokyo
The team competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Wednesday 25 August to finals on Friday 3 September 2021, in the Makuhari Messe arena, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan.
Round-robin
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Gold medal match
World Championships
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. There were fourteen men's and ten women's teams.
Brazil came ninth.
2010 Sheffield
The team competed in the 2010 World Championships, from 20 to 25 June 2010, in Sheffield, England. There were sixteen men's and twelve women's teams.
Brazil came fourth behind Belgium.
2014 Espoo
The team competed in the 2014 World Championships from 30 June to 5 July 2014, in Espoo, Finland. There were fourteen men's and ten women's teams. Athletes: Alexsander Celente (#3), Romario Marques (#6), José Roberto Oliveira (#1), Leandro Silva (#5), Leomon Silva (#4), and Alex Sousa (#2). Leomon Silva was the highest male goalscorer of the championships, with 51 goals.
They placed first in Pool B, taking the quarter-finals 11:8 with Iran, mercing Lithuania 14:4 in the semi-finals, and finishing 9:1 against Finland to take gold.
2018 Malmö
The team competed in the 2018 World Championships from 3 to 8 June 2018, at the Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden. There were sixteen men's and twelve women's teams. Athletes included: Andre Claudio Dantas, Jose Roberto Ferreira, Romario Diego Marques, Leomon Moreno da Silva (44 goals for the championships), Alex Melo de Souza, and Josemarcio da Silva Souza.
They placed first in Pool B, beat Sweden 9:3 in the quarter-finals, 7:6 against Lithuania in the semi-finals, beating Germany 8:3 to take the gold medal.
2022 Matosinhos
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 C, winning all seven games.
Brazil were crowned world champions for the third time in a row after beating China 5-4 in the gold medal game. Brazil together with China also secured a ticket for the 2024 Summer Paralympics which will take place at the Pierre de Coubertin Stadium in Paris, France.
IBSA World Games
2003 Quebec City
The team competed in the 2003 IBSA World Games from Friday 1 to Sunday 10 August 2011, in Quebec City, Canada. Playing in Pool C, they ranked second in the round-robin of seven teams. Losing 7:4 to Canada, Brazil finished sixth.
2007 São Paulo
The team competed in the 2007 IBSA World Games, from 28 July 2007 to 8 August 2007, in São Paulo, Brazil. There were twenty-three men's and twelve women's teams. Athletes included Alexsander Celente, Luis Filho, Freire Legy, and Romario Marques.
Playing in Group D round-robin, they beat Italy 2:1 in the quarter-finals, lost to Spain 2:5 in the semi-finals, and lost to Iran 7:8 in the bronze medal to finish fourth.