page_title: Australia women's national goalball team
section_title: 1996 Atlanta
hierarchical_section_title: Australia women's national goalball team / Paralympic Games competition / 1996 Atlanta
caption_attribution_description: English: Goalballer Sarah Kennedy (Qld) makes a save for Australia at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
context_page_description: Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Australia commenced its involvement in the sport in 1980. Its women's team has completed in trans-Tasman competitions, the IBSA World Goalball Championships, and the Paralympic Games.
  About 2015, the women's squad adopted the name 'Aussie Belles', whilst the men's squad became 'Aussie Storm'.
context_section_description: The women's Australian team did not have as much experience as other teams in the 1996 Paralympics. European teams had competed against each other in the lead up to the games.  This gave them an advantage as they knew their opponents strengths and weaknesses. The Australian women had several injuries during the Paralympics. Sarah Kennedy injured herself in training, which limited her mobility. Australia lost all but one match in 1996.  They lost to Spain 0–1, to Sweden 0–4, to Denmark 1–5, to Germany 0–2 and to the USA 0–3.  Australia's sole victory came against Korea, where they won 2–0.  Australia finished as the last team in the competition based on goals for and against as they had a record of 3–16.  The 0–1 loss to Finland was considered impressive by goalball followers because Finland won a silver medal.
caption: Sarah Kennedy (Qld) defending (1996 Games.
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