Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics facts for kids
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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. 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
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| 2004 Details |
 Athens |
 Brazil |
0–0 (aet) (3–2 p) |
 Argentina |
 Spain |
2–0 |  Greece |
| 2008 Details |
 Beijing |
Brazil |
2–1 |  China |
Argentina |
1–1 (aet) (1–0 p) |
Spain |
| 2012 Details |
 London |
Brazil |
2–0 |  France |
Spain |
0–0 (aet) (1–0 p) |
 Argentina |
| 2016 Details |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
1–0 |  Iran |
Argentina |
0–0 (aet) (1–0 p) |
China |
| 2020 Details |
 Tokyo |
Brazil |
1–0 | Argentina |
 Morocco |
4–0 | China |
| 2024 Details |
 Paris |
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Brazil (BRA) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | China (CHN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Iran (IRN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Morocco (MAR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Participating nations
- : denotes nation that did not take part that year.
X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.
| Nation | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
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| Argentina |
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| Brazil |
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 Chile |
- | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| China |
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5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
 Colombia |
- | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| France |
6 | - | |
- | 8 | 4 | |
 Great Britain |
- | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Greece |
4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Iran |
- | - | 6 | |
- | - | 2 |
 Japan |
- | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 |
 Mexico |
- | - | - | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| Morocco |
- | - | - | 8 | |
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 South Korea |
5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
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6 | 6 | - | 5 |
 Thailand |
- | - | - | - | 7 | - | 1 |
 Turkey |
- | - | 8 | 5 | - | 3 |
See also
In Spanish: Fútbol 5 en los Juegos Paralímpicos para niños
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