United States women's national goalball team
United States women's national goalball team is the women's national team of the United States. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team can consist of up to six athletes, and three team staff when on court, and may also have team managers. It takes part in international competitions.
| Sport | Goalball |
|---|---|
| League | IBSA |
| Division | Women |
| Region | IBSA America |
| Location | United States of America |
| Colours | Red, White, Blue |
| Head coach | Jake Czechowski, John Potts |
| Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
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| Parent group | United States Association of Blind Athletes |
| Website | www |
Paralympic Games
1984 New York
The team competed in the 1984 Summer Paralympics at Long Island, New York City, United States of America.[1] This was the first time women's teams competed. They finished first.[1]
1988 Seoul
The team competed in the 1988 Summer Paralympics, from 15 to 24 October 1988, in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" came into official use. The team finished second.[1]
1992 Barcelona
The team competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics, from 3 to 14 September 1992, in the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron indoor stadium, Barcelona, Spain. They finished fifth.[1]
1996 Atlanta
The team competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics, from 16 to 25 August 1996, in the GSU Sports Arena building, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. The team finished third.[1]
2000 Sydney
The team competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics, between 18 to 29 October 2000, at an Olympic Park indoor hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They finished sixth.[1]
2004 Athens
The team competed in 2004 Summer Paralympics, between 17 and 28 September 2004, in the Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena, Athens, Greece. The team finished second.[1]
2008 Beijing
The team competed in 2008 Summer Paralympics, from 6 to 17 September 2008, in the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium 'bat wing' arena, Beijing, China. There were 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams taking part in this event. They finished first, with China second, and Denmark third.
2012 London
The team competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics from 30 August to 7 September 2012, in the Copper Box Arena, London, England. They finished in eighth place.
The following is the American roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2]
| No. | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jen Armbruster | 37 |
| 2 | Amanda Dennis | 18 |
| 3 | Lisa Czechowski | 33 |
| 4 | Asya Miller | 33 |
| 5 | Robin Theryoung | 33 |
| 6 | Jordan Walters | 23 |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Eliminated |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
 Japan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
 Sweden |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
 United States |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
 Australia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 0 |
| 30 August 2012 21:00 |
United States |
5 – 1 | Sweden |
Copper Box, London Referees: Yasser Oman (EGY), Warrick Jackes (AUS) |
| Armbruster 3 Czechowski 1 Miller 1 |
Report | Jälmestål 1 | ||
| 1 September 2012 15:00 |
Japan |
2 – 1 | United States |
Copper Box, London |
| 3 September 2012 18:30 |
United States |
3 – 0 | Australia |
Copper Box, London Referees: Thomas Baerz (GER), Bulent Kimyon (TUR) |
| Armbruster 3 | Report | |||
| 4 September 2012 13:45 |
Canada |
1 – 0 | United States |
Copper Box, London |
- Quarter-finals
| 5 September 2012 09:00 |
China  |
5 – 0 | United States |
Copper Box, London Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Juha Vuokila (FIN) |
| Chen 2 Wang S. 2 Lin 1 |
Report | |||
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.
The Algerian women's team did not show up in time for its matches against the United States or Israel. The team missed connecting flights in Rome after setting out from a training camp in Poland. There were suspicions of a boycott. The International Paralympic Committee's spokesman, Craig Spence, said: "They are still sticking to their story that they suffered the worst transport issues known to man. Whether we believe it is a question mark and we are looking into it."[3] Their first two games were recorded as 10–0 walkover wins for the other team. The team of Algeria arrived in Rio on 11 September. Spence remarked: "Fingers crossed they can manage to travel from the (Athletes') Village to the goalball venue in less than six days."[3]
The team got the bronze medal, behind Turkey and China.
The following is the United States roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jen Armbruster | B1 | February 12, 1975 (aged 41) |
| 3 | Lisa Czechowski | B2 | May 29, 1979 (aged 37) |
| 4 | Asya Miller | B3 | October 16, 1979 (aged 36) |
| 5 | Amanda Dennis | B2 | February 5, 1994 (aged 22) |
| 7 | Eliana Mason | B2 | September 1, 1995 (aged 21) |
| 9 | Marybai Huking | B2 | November 11, 1996 (aged 19) |
| 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 | |
| 3 | Japan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Israel |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 4 | |
| 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) |
| Miller 2 Dennis 1 |
Report | Amorim 6 Custodio 1 | ||
| 9 September 2016 14:30 |
Algeria |
0–10 (walkover) |
United States |
|
| 11 September 2016 10:45 |
United States |
5–3 | Japan |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| Armbruster 2 Miller 2 Dennis 1 |
Report | Temma 1 Adachi 1 Komiya 1 | ||
| 13 September 2016 09:00 |
Israel |
3–7 | United States |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| Ben David 3 | Report | Miller 4 Czechowski 2 Dennis 1 | ||
- Quarter-finals
| 14 September 2016 19:30 |
United States |
2–0 | Canada |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| Armbruster 2 | Report | |||
- Semi-finals
| 15 September 2016 20:00 |
Turkey  |
11–1 | United States |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| Altınoluk 8 Yıldız 2 Özcan 1 |
Report | Miller 1 | ||
- Finals
| 16 September 2016 13:30 |
Brazil |
2–3 | United States |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| Custodio 1 Amorim 1 |
Report | Armbruster 3 | ||
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. They won the assigned IBSA America slot at the 2019 Parapan American Games.
The following is the United States roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lisa Czechowski | B2 | May 29, 1979 (aged 42) |
| 4 | Asya Miller | B3 | October 16, 1979 (aged 41) |
| 5 | Amanda Dennis | B2 | February 5, 1994 (aged 27) |
| 6 | Mindy Cook | B3 | September 23, 1988 (aged 32) |
| 7 | Eliana Mason | B2 | September 1, 1995 (aged 25) |
| 9 | Marybai Huking | B2 | November 11, 1996 (aged 24) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 | Japan (H) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 | Brazil |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Egypt |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43 | −40 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
(H) Host
- Round-robin
| Brazil | 4–6 | United States |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| United States | 10–0 | Egypt |
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Report |
| Japan | 3–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dennis  8', 19' |
| United States | 4–3 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sevd. Altunoluk 1', 4', 9' |
World Championships
1982 Indianapolis
The team competed in the 1982 World Championships, at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. The team was one of six teams participating, and they finished first overall.[1]
1986 Roermond
The 1986 IBSA World Goalball Championships were held in Roermond, the Netherlands. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished first overall.[1]
1990 Calgary
The team competed in the 1990 World Championships, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team was one of seven teams participating, and they finished second overall.[1]
1994 Colorado Springs
The team competed in the 1994 World Championships, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. The team was one of nine teams participating, and they finished eighth overall.[1]
1998 Madrid
The team competed in the 1998 World Championships, in Madrid, Spain. The team was one of eleven teams participating, and they finished third overall.[1]
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. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished first overall.[1]
2006 Spartanburg
As the host nation, the team competed in the 2006 World Championships, in July 2006, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States of America.
2010 Sheffield
The team competed in the 2010 World Championships, from 20 to 25 June 2010, in Sheffield, England, in Pool X, winning all their games against Australia, Canada, Greece, Israel, and Sweden.[6]
2014 Espoo
The team competed in the 2014 World Championships from 30 June to 5 July 2014, in Espoo, Finland. They placed fourth of six in Pool X, winning against Finland 7:2 and Germany 4:3, but being beaten by Russia 0:3, Turkey 2:8, and Japan 3:4.[6] They progressed to the quarter-finals, beating Brazil 5:3, and going to the semi-finals, where they beat Japan 2:0. In the gold medal match, they beat Russian 3:0 to take the gold medal.
Athletes were: Jennifer Armbruster (#1), Amanda Dennis (#2), Jordan Gist (#6), Marybai Huking (#7), Eliana Mason (#9), and Asya Miller (#4).
2018 Malmö
The team competed in the 2018 World Championships from 3 to 8 June 2018, at the Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden. They placed third of six in Pool D, lost to Turkey 2:12 in the quarter-finals, and placed sixth in final standings.[6]
Representing the 2018 team for the championships are: Lisa Czechowski (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Amanda Dennis (Peachtree City, Georgia), Marybai Huking (Plain City, Utah), Eliana Mason (Beaverton, Oregon), Asya Miller (Portland, Oregon), Bryanna Stubbert (Oceanside, California). Stubbert was new to the team. Head coach was Jake Czechowski (Fort Wayne, Indiana). Former national goalball high-performance director John Potts was appointed as team leader for both the men's and women's teams.[7]
IBSA Pan-American Games
The 2005 São Paulo-hosted IBSA Pan-American Games women's goalball competition had three teams competing: Brazil, Canada and the United States. Brazil finished first, with the United States second and Canada third.[8]
Competitive history
The table below contains individual game results for the team in international matches and competitions.
| Year | Event | Opponent | Date | Venue | Team | Team | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | IBSA Pan-American Games | Brazil | 5 September | São Paulo | 5 | 2 | Brazil | [8] |
| 2005 | IBSA Pan-American Games | Canada | 6 September | São Paulo | 2 | 1 | United States | [8] |
| 2005 | IBSA Pan-American Games | Brazil | 6 September | São Paulo | 1 | 4 | Brazil | [8] |
| 2005 | IBSA Pan-American Games | Canada | 7 September | São Paulo | 3 | 3 | [8] | |
| 2005 | IBSA Pan-American Games | Brazil | 8 September | São Paulo | 1 | 2 | United States | [8] |
| 2005 | IBSA Pan-American Games | Canada | 8 September | São Paulo | 6 | 7 | Canada | [8] |
| 2005 | IBSA Pan-American Games | Brazil | 9 September | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | United States | [8] |
Goal scoring by competition
| Player | Goals | Competition | Notes | Ref |
| Jen Armbruster | 7 | 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games | [8] | |
| Asya Miller | 4 | 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games | [8] | |
| Lisa Banta | 3 | 2005 IBSA Pan-American Games | [8] |
See also
References
- "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- "Women's Goalball – Team Rosters – United States". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- "io Paralympics: Algeria goalball team 'did not boycott' games". BBC. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- "Women's Goalball – Team Rosters – United States". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- "Goalball – Team United States". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- "U.S. Men's and Women's Goalball Teams Announced for 2018 World Championships". United States Association of Blind Athletes. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Pan American Championships 2005 Results" (in English and Portuguese). Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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