Goalball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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Goalball
Goalball is a team sport designed for blind athletes. It was devised by Hanz Lorenzen , and Sepp Reindle , in 1946 in an effort to help in the rehabilitation of visually impaired World War II veterans...
at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
took place at the Sports Pavilion of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex, in Athens, Greece.
Goalball is open to blind and partially sighted competitors, with separate men's and women's competitions.
Men
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Martin Enggaard Pedersen Kenneth Hansen Soren Holmgren Jensen Ricky Nielsen Peter Weichel |
Mikael Aspegren Jimmy Bjoerkstrand Niklas Hultqvist Oskar Kuus Mikael Rendahl Boris Samuelsson |
Christopher Dodds Daniel Gallant Daniel Gallant Daniel Gallant is a theatrical producer, playwright, director and actor based in New York City, New York. He is also the current executive director of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.... Tyler Merren Donte Mickens John Mulhern, Jr. Edward Munro |
Women
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Amy Alsop Viviane Forest Viviane Forest Viviane Forest is a multi-sport Paralympic medallist. She was born and raised in Quebec, and currently resides in Edmonton.-Sporting career:Forest played on Canada's gold medal-winning goalball teams in Sydney and Athens.... Kelley Hannett Annette Lisabeth Nancy Morin Contessa Scott |
Jennifer Armbruster Lisa Banta Lisa Banta Lisa Banta is an American goalball player and athlete. Her Paralympic debut won her a silver medal for discus at the 2000 Summer Paralympics; she also competed in goalball at those games. In December 2001 she took part in the torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City... Nicole Buck Jessica Lorenz Asya Miller Robin Theryoung |
Mieko Asai Masae Komiya Eriko Kumakawa Yuka Naoi Yuki Naoi Madoka Sano |