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Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
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Events 1 (men)
Games
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  • Medalists

Football 7-a-side was contested at the Summer Paralympics between 1984 and 2016. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, two events were held—one for men with wheelchairs and one for men standing. Every Summer Paralympics since then has consisted of only a standing men's team event; women have never competed.

Football 7-a-side was dropped from the 2020 Summer Paralympics; the IPC rejected a bid for it to be reinstated at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, citing insufficient development in the sport among women.

Men's wheelchair medalists

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1984  United States (USA)  Canada (CAN)  Great Britain (GBR)

Men's CP medalists

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1984  Belgium (BEL)  Ireland (IRL)  Great Britain (GBR)
1988  Netherlands (NED)  Belgium (BEL)  Ireland (IRL)
1992  Netherlands (NED)  Portugal (POR)  Ireland (IRL)
1996  Netherlands (NED)  Russia (RUS)  Spain (ESP)
2000  Russia (RUS)  Ukraine (UKR)  Brazil (BRA)
2004  Ukraine (UKR)  Brazil (BRA)  Russia (RUS)
2008  Ukraine (UKR)  Russia (RUS)  Iran (IRI)
2012  Russia (RUS)  Ukraine (UKR)  Iran (IRI)
2016  Ukraine (UKR)  Iran (IRI)  Brazil (BRA)

List of finals

Year Host Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place Number of teams Ref.
1984
Details
United States
New York
Belgium
Belgium
1–0 Republic of Ireland
Ireland
United Kingdom
Great Britain
3–1 Portugal
Portugal
6
1988
Details
South Korea
Seoul
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 Belgium
Belgium
Republic of Ireland
Ireland
1 South Korea
South Korea
5
1992
Details
Spain
Barcelona
Netherlands
Netherlands
3–2 Portugal
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Ireland
2–1 (aet) United Kingdom
Great Britain
8
1996
Details
United States
Atlanta
Netherlands
Netherlands
1–0 Russia
Russia
Spain
Spain
2–1 United Kingdom
Great Britain
8
2000
Details
Australia
Sydney
Russia
Russia
3–2 Ukraine
Ukraine
Brazil
Brazil
2–1 Portugal
Portugal
8
2004
Details
Greece
Athens
Ukraine
Ukraine
4–1 Brazil
Brazil
Russia
Russia
5–0 Argentina
Argentina
8
2008
Details
China
Beijing
Ukraine
Ukraine
2–1 (aet) Russia
Russia
Iran
Iran
4–0 Brazil
Brazil
8
2012
Details
United Kingdom
London
Russia
Russia
1–0 Ukraine
Ukraine
Iran
Iran
5–0 Brazil
Brazil
8
2016
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Ukraine
Ukraine
2–1 (aet) Iran
Iran
Brazil
Brazil
3–1 Netherlands
Netherlands
8
1 = The tournament was played in a group mode.
  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • p: after penalty shoot-out

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Ukraine (UKR) 3 2 0 5
2  Netherlands (NED) 3 0 0 3
3  Russia (RUS) 2 2 1 5
4  Belgium (BEL) 1 1 0 2
5  United States (USA) 1 0 0 1
6  Brazil (BRA) 0 1 2 3
 Iran (IRI) 0 1 2 3
 Ireland (IRL) 0 1 2 3
9  Canada (CAN) 0 1 0 1
 Portugal (POR) 0 1 0 1
11  Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 2 2
12  Spain (ESP) 0 0 1 1
Totals (12 entries) 10 10 10 30

Participating nations

- : denotes nation that did not take part in that year.

X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.

Nation 1984
CP / Wheel
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Years
 Argentina - - - X X 4 - 6 6 5
 Australia - X - - X - - - - 2
 Belgium 1 / - 2 X - - - - - - 3
 Brazil - - X X 3 2 4 4 3 7
 Canada X / 2 - - - - - - - - 1
 China - - - - - - 8 - - 1
 Great Britain 3 / 3 - 4 - - - 7 7 5 5
 Iran - - - - - 5 3 3 2 4
 Ireland 2 / - 3 3 X - 7 6 - 8 7
 Netherlands - 1 1 1 X 6 5 5 4 8
 Portugal 4 / - - 2 X 4 - - - - 4
 Russia - - - 2 1 3 2 1 - 5
 South Korea - X - - - - - - - 1
 Spain - - X 3 X - - - - 3
 Ukraine - - - - 2 1 1 2 1 5
 United States X / 1 - X 4 - 8 - 8 7 6

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Fútbol 7 en los Juegos Paralímpicos para niños

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