# Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament in Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested from 8 to 16 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.

## Participating teams
### Group C

* Algeria (roster)
* Brazil (roster)
* Israel (roster)
* Japan (roster)
* United States (roster)

### Group D

* Australia (roster)
* Canada (roster)
* China (roster)
* Turkey (roster)
* Ukraine (roster)

## Preliminary round
### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Algeria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 | |
| 8 September 2016 10:15 | United States | 3–7 | Brazil | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 8 September 2016 10:15 | Miller 2 Dennis 1 | Report | Amorim 6 Custodio 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 8 September 2016 14:30 | Japan | 1–1 | Israel | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alexander Knecht (GER), Vilma Basinkaite (LTU) |
| 8 September 2016 14:30 | Wakasugi 1 | Report | Mahamid 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alexander Knecht (GER), Vilma Basinkaite (LTU) |
| 9 September 2016 14:30 | Algeria | 0–10 (walkover) | United States |
| 9 September 2016 18:45 | Brazil | 1–2 | Japan | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Joelle Boulet (CAN) |
| 9 September 2016 18:45 | Amorim 1 | Report | Adachi 2 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Joelle Boulet (CAN) |
| 10 September 2016 18:45 | Israel | 10–0 (walkover) | Algeria |
| 11 September 2016 10:45 | United States | 5–3 | Japan | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| 11 September 2016 10:45 | Armbruster 2 Miller 2 Dennis 1 | Report | Temma 1 Adachi 1 Komiya 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| 12 September 2016 10:15 | Brazil | 7–2 | Israel | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Yoshinori Nii (JPN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| 12 September 2016 10:15 | Amorim 4 Custodio 3 | Report | Mahamid 2 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Yoshinori Nii (JPN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| 12 September 2016 15:30 | Japan | 7–1 | Algeria | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Rudi Janssen (BEL) |
| 12 September 2016 15:30 | Temma 3 Kakehata 2 Adachi 2 | Report | Benallou 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Rudi Janssen (BEL) |
| 13 September 2016 09:00 | Israel | 3–7 | United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 13 September 2016 09:00 | Ben-David 3 | Report | Miller 4 Czechowski 2 Dennis 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 13 September 2016 11:30 | Algeria | 0–10 | Brazil | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Patricia Fras (SLO), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 13 September 2016 11:30 | | Report | Amorim 6 Custodio 3 Rocha 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Patricia Fras (SLO), Dawna Christy (CAN) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | +26 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | China | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 1 | |
| 8 September 2016 18:45 | Australia | 2–5 | China | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Yoshinori Nii (JPN) |
| 8 September 2016 18:45 | Horsburgh 1 Esdaile 1 | Report | Zhang W. 4 Chen 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Yoshinori Nii (JPN) |
| 9 September 2016 10:15 | Turkey | 12–4 | Canada | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Alexander Knecht (GER) |
| 9 September 2016 10:15 | Altunoluk 8 Özcan 2 Mercan 2 | Report | Burk 4 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Alexander Knecht (GER) |
| 10 September 2016 10:15 | Ukraine | 2–2 | Australia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 10 September 2016 10:15 | Rud 2 | Report | Horsburgh 1 Esdaile 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 10 September 2016 14:30 | China | 2–7 | Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| 10 September 2016 14:30 | Zhang W. 1 Ju 1 | Report | Altunoluk 7 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| 11 September 2016 14:30 | Canada | 3–2 | Ukraine | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 11 September 2016 14:30 | Burk 2 Bogart 1 | Report | Rud 2 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 11 September 2016 18:45 | Australia | 2–12 | Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
| 11 September 2016 18:45 | Horsburgh 2 | Report | Özcan 5 Mercan 5 Yıldız 1 Altunoluk 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
| 12 September 2016 18:15 | China | 8–3 | Canada | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Yoshinori Nii (JPN) |
| 12 September 2016 18:15 | Zhang W. 7 Ju 1 | Report | Andrews 2 Morin 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Yoshinori Nii (JPN) |
| 12 September 2016 20:45 | Turkey | 6–3 | Ukraine | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rudi Janssen (BEL), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| 12 September 2016 20:45 | Mercan 2 Altunoluk 2 Özcan 1 Yıldız 1 | Report | Rud 2 Govorukha 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rudi Janssen (BEL), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| 13 September 2016 15:30 | Canada | 6–0 | Australia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Voltan (BRA), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
| 13 September 2016 15:30 | Burk 6 | Report | | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Voltan (BRA), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
| 13 September 2016 19:30 | Ukraine | 2–6 | China | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Vilma Basinkaite (LTU) |
| 13 September 2016 19:30 | Rud 1 Miroshnyk 1 | Report | Zhang W. 3 Chen 3 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Vilma Basinkaite (LTU) |

## Knock-out round

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 14 September | 14 September | | | |
| Brazil | 10 | | | |
| Brazil | 10 | 15 September | 15 September | | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 15 September | 15 September | |
| Ukraine | 0 | Brazil | 3 | |
| 14 September | 14 September | | Brazil | 3 | |
| 14 September | 14 September | China | 4 | |
| China | 5 | China | 4 | |
| China | 5 | | | | 16 September | 16 September |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 16 September | 16 September |
| Japan | 3 | | | | China | 1 |
| 14 September | 14 September | | | | | China | 1 |
| 14 September | 14 September | | | | Turkey | 4 |
| Turkey | 15 | | | | Turkey | 4 |
| Turkey | 15 | 15 September | 15 September | | | |
| Israel | 5 | 15 September | 15 September | | | |
| Israel | 5 | Turkey | 11 | | | |
| 14 September | 14 September | | Turkey | 11 | | | |
| 14 September | 14 September | United States | 1 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| United States | 2 | United States | 1 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| United States | 2 | | | | 16 September | 16 September |
| Canada | 0 | | | | 16 September | 16 September |
| Canada | 0 | | | | Brazil | 2 |
| | | | | | United States | 3 |

### Quarter-finals

| 14 September 2016 10:30 | Brazil | 10–0 | Ukraine | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
| 14 September 2016 10:30 | Amorim 7 Custodio 2 Rocha 1 | Report | | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
| 14 September 2016 14:15 | China | 5–3 | Japan | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| 14 September 2016 14:15 | Zhang W. 2 Chen 1 Zhang H. 1 Ju 1 | Report | Kakehata 1 Adachi 1 Komiya 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| 14 September 2016 19:30 | United States | 2–0 | Canada | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 14 September 2016 19:30 | Armbruster 2 | Report | | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 14 September 2016 15:45 | Turkey | 15–5 | Israel | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| 14 September 2016 15:45 | Altunoluk 7 Özcan 4 Mercan 3 Ben-David 1 (o.g.) | Report | Ben-David 5 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |

### Semi-finals

| 15 September 2016 15:00 | Brazil | 3–4 | China | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Alexander Knecht (GER) |
| 15 September 2016 15:00 | Custodio 2 Amorim 1 | Report | Chen 3 Zhang W. 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Alexander Knecht (GER) |
| 15 September 2016 20:00 | Turkey | 11–1 | United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| 15 September 2016 20:00 | Altunoluk 8 Yıldız 2 Özcan 1 | Report | Miller 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |

### Bronze medal match

| 16 September 2016 13:30 | Brazil | 2–3 | United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| 16 September 2016 13:30 | Custodio 1 Amorim 1 | Report | Armbruster 3 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |

### Gold medal match

| 16 September 2016 18:30 | China | 1–4 | Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
| 16 September 2016 18:30 | Chen 1 | Report | Altunoluk 3 Yıldız 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Raili Sipura (FIN) |

## Final rankings

| Rank | Team |
| | Turkey |
| | China |
| | United States |
| 4. | Brazil |
| 5. | Japan |
| 6. | Canada |
| 7. | Israel |
| 8. | Ukraine |
| 9. | Australia |
| 10. | Algeria |
* 2016 women's Paralympic champions
* Turkey First title
Source: Paralympic.org