Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
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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	New York		Belgium	1–0	Ireland		Great Britain	3–1	Portugal		6
1988 Details	Seoul		Netherlands	1	Belgium		Ireland	1	South Korea		5
1992 Details	Barcelona		Netherlands	3–2	Portugal		Ireland	2–1 (aet)	Great Britain		8
1996 Details	Atlanta		Netherlands	1–0	Russia		Spain	2–1	Great Britain		8
2000 Details	Sydney		Russia	3–2	Ukraine		Brazil	2–1	Portugal		8
2004 Details	Athens		Ukraine	4–1	Brazil		Russia	5–0	Argentina		8
2008 Details	Beijing		Ukraine	2–1 (aet)	Russia		Iran	4–0	Brazil		8
2012 Details	London		Russia	1–0	Ukraine		Iran	5–0	Brazil		8
2016 Details	Rio de Janeiro		Ukraine	2–1 (aet)	Iran		Brazil	3–1	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	/ -		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

In Spanish: Fútbol 7 en los Juegos Paralímpicos para niños

• Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
• Football at the Summer Olympics