# Goalball at the Summer Paralympics

Goalball tournaments have been staged at the Paralympic Games since 1976, after being demonstrated in 1972.

## Medal winners
### Men

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1976 Toronto | Austria | West Germany | Denmark |
| 1980 Arnhem | West Germany | United States | Netherlands |
| 1984 New York City | United States | Egypt | Yugoslavia |
| 1988 Seoul | Yugoslavia | United States | Egypt |
| 1992 Barcelona | Italy | Finland | Egypt |
| 1996 Atlanta | Finland | Canada | Spain |
| 2000 Sydney | Denmark | Lithuania | Sweden |
| 2004 Athens | Denmark | Sweden | United States |
| 2008 Beijing | China | Lithuania | Sweden |
| 2012 London | Finland | Brazil | Turkey |
| 2016 Rio | Lithuania | United States | Brazil |
| 2020 Tokyo | Brazil | China | Lithuania |
| 2024 Paris | Japan | Ukraine | Brazil |

### Women

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1984 New York City | United States | Canada | Denmark |
| 1988 Seoul | Denmark | United States | Canada |
| 1992 Barcelona | Finland | Denmark | Canada |
| 1996 Atlanta | Germany | Finland | United States |
| 2000 Sydney | Canada | Spain | Sweden |
| 2004 Athens | Canada | United States | Japan |
| 2008 Beijing | United States | China | Denmark |
| 2012 London | Japan | China | Sweden |
| 2016 Rio | Turkey | China | United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Turkey | United States | Japan |
| 2024 Paris | Turkey | Israel | China |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |

## Participating nations

Tables of both men's and women's competitions of participating nations who took part in goalball including rank classifications during the tournament.

### Key

- : denotes nation did not compete in that year.
X : denotes nation participated but didn't advance to the final rounds.
Q : denotes qualified for the next Paralympic Games.

### Men

| Nation | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
| Algeria | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | 10 | - | 4 |
| Australia | - | X | - | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Austria | | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Belgium | 4 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 | - | 6 | - | 5 |
| Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | | | | | 5 |
| Bulgaria | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Canada | X | X | - | X | X | | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | - | - | 10 |
| China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 6 | 7 | | 4 | 5 |
| Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Denmark | | X | X | X | - | - | | | 6 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Egypt | - | 11 | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 |
| Finland | - | X | - | 9 | | | X | 5 | 7 | | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| Germany | - | - | - | - | X | 7 | 7 | 10 | - | - | 6 | 9 | - | 6 |
| Great Britain | - | X | - | - | - | 10 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Greece | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hungary | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Iran | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| Israel | X | X | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 5 |
| Italy | - | - | - | 8 | | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | | 2 |
| Lithuania | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 9 | | 4 | | | - | 6 |
| Netherlands | - | | - | 12 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Slovenia | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | 11 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| South Korea | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | 8 | - | 11 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Spain | - | - | - | - | 9 | | 4 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Sweden | X | - | - | - | - | - | | | | 9 | 4 | - | - | 6 |
| Turkey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 5 | 8 | - | 3 |
| Ukraine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | | 2 |
| Unified Team | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| United States | X | | | | 4 | 11 | 11 | | 4 | - | | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| West Germany | | | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Yugoslavia | - | X | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |

### Women

| Nation | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
| Algeria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 1 |
| Australia | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | 9 | 9 | 8 | - | 7 |
| Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Canada | | | | - | | | X | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| China | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | 5 | | 5 |
| Denmark | | | | X | - | X | | 10 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Egypt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 1 |
| Finland | - | - | | | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 5 |
| France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| Germany | - | X | X | | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Great Britain | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Greece | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Israel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | | 3 |
| Japan | - | - | - | - | - | | X | | 5 | | 6 | 6 |
| Netherlands | - | 4 | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| RPC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | |
| South Korea | - | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 |
| Spain | - | - | X | 4 | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Sweden | - | - | 4 | X | | - | 4 | | - | - | - | 5 |
| Turkey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | 3 |
| Ukraine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| United States | | | X | | X | | | 8 | | | - | 10 |
* ↑ Algeria qualified but withdrew in April 2021, and Egypt was offered the slot.
* ↑ Whilst the Russian women's team has qualified, it is required to compete as the Russia Paralympic Committee (RPC).