Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

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.[1]

Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
Events1 (men)
Games

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.[2]

Men's wheelchair medalists

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

Men's CP medalists

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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

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


Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Ukraine (UKR)3205
2  Netherlands (NED)3003
3  Russia (RUS)2215
4  Belgium (BEL)1102
5  United States (USA)1001
6  Brazil (BRA)0123
  Iran (IRI)0123
  Ireland (IRL)0123
9  Canada (CAN)0101
  Portugal (POR)0101
11  Great Britain (GBR)0022
12  Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (12 entries)10101030

Participating nations

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- : 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   / -   X - - - - - - 3
  Brazil - - X X     4 4   7
  Canada X /   - - - - - - - - 1
  China - - - - - - 8 - - 1
  Great Britain   /   - 4 - - - 7 7 5 5
  Iran - - - - - 5       4
  Ireland   / -     X - 7 6 - 8 7
  Netherlands -       X 6 5 5 4 8
  Portugal 4 / - -   X 4 - - - - 4
  Russia - - -           - 5
  South Korea - X - - - - - - - 1
  Spain - - X   X - - - - 3
  Ukraine - - - -           5
  United States X /   - X 4 - 8 - 8 7 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Results by Sport". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  2. ^ "Paris 2024: IPC announces sports programme". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "History of CP Football". ifcpf.com. International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  4. ^ a b c "CP voetbal, interlands, overzicht". cpvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2016-09-19.