Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
Governing body
Events	1 (men)
Games
1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 2008 • 2012 • 2016
Medalists

Football 5-a-side has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since 2004. The competition has consisted of a single event, men's team; women have never competed.^[1] Football 5-a-side is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments including blindness. The sport, governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), is played with modified FIFA rules.

Medalists

Year	Host	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
		Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	4th place
2004 Details	Athens	Brazil	0 – 0 a.e.t.	Argentina	Spain	2 – 0	Greece
		3 – 2 on penalty shootout
2008 Details	Beijing	Brazil	2 – 1	China	Argentina	1 – 1 a.e.t.	Spain
					1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2012 Details	London	Brazil	2 – 0	France	Spain	0 – 0 a.e.t.	Argentina
					1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2016 Details	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	1 – 0	Iran	Argentina	0 – 0 a.e.t.	China
					1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2020 Details	Tokyo

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	4	0	0	4
2	Argentina	0	1	2	3
3	Iran	0	1	0	1
	China	0	1	0	1
	France	0	1	0	1
5	Spain	0	0	2	2
Total		4	4	4	12

See also

• Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

References

1. "Results by Sport". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16.

• "Football 5-a-Side History". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16.

• "Results by Sport - Football 5-a-Side". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16.