# Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 30 August to 7 September. 28 matches were played; 20 in the group play, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and a gold medal match.
Ten teams participated, with six athletes per team. Japan won the gold medal by beating China in the final, while Sweden beat Finland in the match for bronze.

## Competition format

The teams were divided into two equal groups for a single round robin group stage. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. All matches in the second stage were knock-out format.

### Participating teams
#### Group C

* Brazil (roster)
* China (roster)
* Finland (roster)
* Denmark (roster)
* Great Britain (roster)

#### Group D

* Australia (roster)
* Canada (roster)
* Japan (roster)
* Sweden (roster)
* United States (roster)

### Venue

All matches were played in the Copper Box.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (BST/UTC+1)

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| Brazil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| Finland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 30 August 2012 18:30 | China | 7 – 1 | Great Britain | Copper Box, London Referees: Janned Ahokas (FIN), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 30 August 2012 18:30 | Wang R. 4 Chen 2 Lin 1 | Report | Sharkey 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Janned Ahokas (FIN), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 30 August 2012 19:45 | Denmark | 0 – 2 | Brazil | Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU) |
| 30 August 2012 19:45 | | Report | Bonfim Vieira dos Santos 2 | Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU) |
| 31 August 2012 15:00 | Finland | 1 – 1 | Great Britain | Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Ali Aldarsony (KSA) |
| 31 August 2012 15:00 | Leppänen 1 | Report | Luke 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Ali Aldarsony (KSA) |
| 31 August 2012 16:15 | Brazil | 0 – 8 | China | Copper Box, London Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Dina Murdie (GBR) |
| 31 August 2012 16:15 | | Report | Wang S. 5 Chen 1 Lin 1 Ju 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Dina Murdie (GBR) |
| 1 September 2012 21:00 | Denmark | 2 – 3 | Finland | Copper Box, London Referees: Christl Daentler (GER), Tony Connolly (USA) |
| 1 September 2012 21:00 | Jørgensen 2 | Report | Leppänen 2 Heikkinen 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Christl Daentler (GER), Tony Connolly (USA) |
| 2 September 2012 09:00 | Great Britain | 3 – 1 | Brazil | Copper Box, London Referees: Ali Aldarsony (KSA), Morten Hammershoi (DEN) |
| 2 September 2012 09:00 | Sharkey 2 Luke 1 | Report | de Souza 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Ali Aldarsony (KSA), Morten Hammershoi (DEN) |
| 3 September 2012 13:45 | China | 8 – 1 | Denmark | Copper Box, London Referees: Tony Connolly (USA), Ali Aldarsony (KSA) |
| 3 September 2012 13:45 | Chen 4 Wang S. 3 Ju 1 | Report | Jørgensen 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Tony Connolly (USA), Ali Aldarsony (KSA) |
| 3 September 2012 15:00 | Brazil | 5 – 4 | Finland | Copper Box, London |
| 4 September 2012 09:00 | Great Britain | 5 – 0 | Denmark | Copper Box, London Referees: Kimberly Anderson (USA), Shinji Mizuno (JPN) |
| 4 September 2012 09:00 | Sharkey 3 Luke 1 Ottaway 1 | Report | | Copper Box, London Referees: Kimberly Anderson (USA), Shinji Mizuno (JPN) |
| 4 September 2012 10:15 | Finland | 2 – 5 | China | Copper Box, London Referees: Bulent Kimyon (TUR), Launel Scott (CAN) |
| 4 September 2012 10:15 | Hynninen 1 Somerkivi 1 | Report | Wang R. 4 Chen 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Bulent Kimyon (TUR), Launel Scott (CAN) |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| Sweden | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 30 August 2012 21:00 | United States | 5 – 1 | Sweden | Copper Box, London Referees: Yasser Oman (EGY), Warrick Jackes (AUS) |
| 30 August 2012 21:00 | Armbruster 3 Czechowski 1 Miller 1 | Report | Jälmestål 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Yasser Oman (EGY), Warrick Jackes (AUS) |
| 31 August 2012 09:00 | Australia | 1 – 3 | Japan | Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Yasser Omar (EGY) |
| 31 August 2012 09:00 | Esdaile 1 | Report | Adacho 2 Komiya 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Yasser Omar (EGY) |
| 1 September 2012 13:45 | Canada | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Copper Box, London Referees: Bulent Kimyor (TUR), Thomas Bärz (GER) |
| 1 September 2012 13:45 | Kneebone 1 | Report | Gustavsson 2 | Copper Box, London Referees: Bulent Kimyor (TUR), Thomas Bärz (GER) |
| 1 September 2012 15:00 | Japan | 2 – 1 | United States | Copper Box, London |
| 2 September 2012 10:15 | Australia | 1 – 3 | Canada | Copper Box, London Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Dina Murdie (GBR) |
| 2 September 2012 10:15 | Christensen 1 | Report | Kneebone 2 Morin 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Dina Murdie (GBR) |
| 2 September 2012 11:30 | Sweden | 0 – 0 | Japan | Copper Box, London Referees: Tony Collonny (USA), Christl Däntler (GER) |
| 2 September 2012 11:30 | | Report | | Copper Box, London Referees: Tony Collonny (USA), Christl Däntler (GER) |
| 3 September 2012 18:30 | United States | 3 – 0 | Australia | Copper Box, London Referees: Thomas Baerz (GER), Bulent Kimyon (TUR) |
| 3 September 2012 18:30 | Armbruster 3 | Report | | Copper Box, London Referees: Thomas Baerz (GER), Bulent Kimyon (TUR) |
| 3 September 2012 19:45 | Japan | 0 – 1 | Canada | Copper Box, London |
| 4 September 2012 12:30 | Sweden | 8 – 5 | Australia | Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Janne Ahokas (FIN) |
| 4 September 2012 12:30 | Gustavsson 5 Naesström 2 Jälmestål 1 | Report | Esdaile 3 Christensen 2 | Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Janne Ahokas (FIN) |
| 4 September 2012 13:45 | Canada | 1 – 0 | United States | Copper Box, London |

## Knock-out round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| C1 | China | 5 | | | | | | |
| D4 | United States | 0 | | | | | | |
| D4 | United States | 0 | C1 | China | 4 | | | |
| | | | C4 | Finland | 1 | | | |
| D1 | Canada | 1 | C4 | Finland | 1 | | | |
| C4 | Finland | 2 | | | | | | |
| C4 | Finland | 2 | | | | C1 | China | 0 |
| | | | | | | D2 | Japan | 1 |
| C2 | Great Britain | 1 | | | | | | | D2 | Japan | 1 |
| D3 | Sweden | 2 | | | |
| D3 | Sweden | 2 | D3 | Sweden | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | D2 | Japan | 4 |
| D2 | Japan | 2 | D2 | Japan | 4 | C4 | Finland | 1 |
| C3 | Brazil | 0 | | | | D3 | Sweden | 5 |

### Quarter-finals

| 5 September 2012 09:00 | China | 5 – 0 | United States | Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Juha Vuokila (FIN) |
| 5 September 2012 09:00 | Chen 2 Wang S. 2 Lin 1 | Report | | Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Juha Vuokila (FIN) |
| 5 September 2012 10:30 | Japan | 2 – 0 | Brazil | Copper Box, London |
| 5 September 2012 10:30 | | Report | | Copper Box, London |
| 5 September 2012 12:45 | Great Britain | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Copper Box, London Referees: Carla Da Matta (BRA), Thomas Baerz (GER) |
| 5 September 2012 12:45 | Sharkey 1 | Report | Gustavsson 2 | Copper Box, London Referees: Carla Da Matta (BRA), Thomas Baerz (GER) |
| 5 September 2012 14:15 | Canada | 1 – 2 | Finland | Copper Box, London |

### Semi-finals

| 6 September 2012 13:30 | China | 4 – 1 | Finland | Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Carla Da Matta (BRA) |
| 6 September 2012 13:30 | Chen 2 Lin 1 Wang S. 1 | Report | Leppänen 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Carla Da Matta (BRA) |
| 6 September 2012 15:00 | Sweden | 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Japan | Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Launel Scott (CAN) |
| 6 September 2012 15:00 | Gustavsson 1 Jälmestål 1 Wåglund 1 | Report | Komiya 2 Adachi 1 Urata 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Launel Scott (CAN) |

### Bronze medal match

| 7 September 2012 13:30 | Finland | 1 – 5 | Sweden | Copper Box, London Referees: Carla Da Matta (BRA), Kimberly Anderson (USA) |
| 7 September 2012 13:30 | Heikkinen 1 | Report | Naesström 2 Gustavsson 2 Jälmestål 1 | Copper Box, London Referees: Carla Da Matta (BRA), Kimberly Anderson (USA) |

### Gold medal match

| 7 September 2012 15:00 | China | 0 – 1 | Japan | Copper Box, London |
| 7 September 2012 15:00 | | Report | Adachi 1 | Copper Box, London |

## Final rankings

| Rank | Team |
| | Japan |
| | China |
| | Sweden |
| 4. | Finland |
| 5. | Canada |
| 6. | Great Britain |
| 7. | Brazil |
| 8. | United States |
| 9. | Australia |
| 10. | Denmark |
* 2012 women's Paralympic champions
* Japan First title
Source: Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine

## Statistics
### Leading goalscorers

| Rank | Player | MP | G | P | T |
| 1 | Chen Fengqing (CHN) | 7 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Malin Gustavsson (SWE) | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Wang Shasha (CHN) | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Katja Heikkinen (FIN) | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Wang Ruixue (CHN) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Jen Armbruster (USA) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Anna Sharkey (GBR) | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Akiko Adachi (JPN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Nicole Esdaile (AUS) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Josefine Jälmestål (SWE) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Amy Kneebone (CAN) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Krista Leppänen (FIN) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Lin Shan (CHN) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Sofia Naesström (SWE) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Source: Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine