| Sport | Goalball |
|---|---|
| League | IBSA |
| Division | Men |
| Region | IBSA Europe |
| Location | Germany |
| Colours | White, black |
| Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
 :2 :1 :0 |
Germany men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Germany.Goalball is ateam sport designed specifically for athletes with avision impairment. It takes part in international competitions.
The1976 Summer Paralympics were held inToronto, Canada. The team was one of seven men's teams participating, and they finished second overall.[1]
The team competed in the1980 Summer Paralympics inArnhem,Netherlands, where twelvemen's teams took part.[1] The team finished first.
The team competed in the1984 Summer Paralympics at Long Island,New York City, United States of America, where thirteen men's and five women's teams participated.[1] The team finished sixth.[1]
The team competed in the2020 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Wednesday 25 August to finals on Friday 3 September 2021, in theMakuhari Messe arena, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan.
The following is the Germany roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Dennis | B2 | (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 28) |
| 2 | Felix Rogge | B3 | (1989-01-17)17 January 1989 (aged 32) |
| 3 | Thomas Steiger | B2 | (1996-07-31)31 July 1996 (aged 25) |
| 6 | Oliver Hörauf | B2 | (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 (aged 24) |
| 7 | Reno Tiede | B2 | (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 31) |
| 9 | Fabian Diehm | B3 | (1997-10-06)6 October 1997 (aged 23) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 |  China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 6 |
| 25 August 2021 17:30 | Germany | 6–4 | Turkey | Makuhari Messe,Tokyo Referees: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Reza Dehghan (Iran) |
| Dennis 4 Hörauf 1 Steiger 1 | Report | Karakaya 3 Gündoğdu 1 | ||
| 26 August 2021 17:30 | Ukraine | 11–5 | Germany | Makuhari Messe,Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania) |
| Zhyhalin 7 Oliinyk 4 | Report | Dennis 3 Rogge 2 | ||
| 28 August 2021 19:00 | Germany | 2–0 | Belgium | Makuhari Messe,Tokyo Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania) |
| Dennis 2 | Report | |||
| 30 August 2021 17:30 | China | 8–3 | Germany | Makuhari Messe,Tokyo Referees: Reza Dehghan (Iran), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania) |
| Yang Mingyuan 7 Hu Mingyao 1 | Report | Dennis 2 Tiede 1 | ||
IBSAWorld Goalball Championships have been held every four years from 1978. Placing first or second in the tournament may earn a berth in theParalympic Games goalball tournaments.
The team competed in the 2022 World Championships from 7 to 16 December 2022, at the Centro de Desportos e Congressos deMatosinhos, Portugal. There were sixteen men's and sixteen women's teams. They placed fourth in Pool C, and seventh in final standings.[3]
The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region.[4] Groups A and C are held one year, and Group B the following year. Strong teams move towards Group A.
The team has participated in the IBSA goalball regional championships, including the inaugural 1983 Greeve (Denmark) championships.
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