{"id":1492,"date":"2015-02-09T11:22:50","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T09:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lasfinfo.lt\/en\/?page_id=1492"},"modified":"2015-07-16T14:51:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T12:51:41","slug":"world-championships-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lasfinfo.lt\/en\/world-championships-history\/","title":{"rendered":"European Championships history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;<strong>Goalball<\/strong> was devised in 1946 in an effort to rehabilitate visually impaired veterans who returned from World War II. In 1976, it was then introduced to the world at the Paralympic Games in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The sport, exclusively for athletes with visual impairments, consists of two halves of 12 minutes each and athletes wear blackout masks on a playing court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The object of the game is to roll the ball into the opposite goal while opposing players try to block the ball with their bodies. Bells inside the balls help orient the players, indicating the direction of the on-coming ball. Therefore, while play is in progress, complete silence is required in the venue to allow the players to instantly react to the ball.&#8221; &#8211;&gt;\u00a0http:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/goalball<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goalball European Championships history<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1983 Greve (DEN)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Austria \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Yugoslavia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finland<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Holland \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Holland<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1985 Olsztyn (POL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Yugoslavia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Germany<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Germany \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hungary \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Finland<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a01987 Milton Keynes (GBR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Yugoslavia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Holland \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Holland<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Israel \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Great Britain<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1989 Vejle (DEN)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Yugoslavia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Germany \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Holland<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finland \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Germany<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991 Lahti (FIN)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Israel \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sweden<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Italy \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finland<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hungary \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Denmark<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1993 Loughborough (GBR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Finland \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Finland<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Czech Republic \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Italy \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Germany<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1997 Estocolmo (SWE) (men); Nottingham (GBR) (women)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Slovenia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finland<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Denmark \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sweden<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sweden \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Holland<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1999 Walsall (GBR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Denmark \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finland<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hungary \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sweden<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sweden \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Holland<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2001 Budapest (HUN) (men); \u00a0Neerpelt (BEL) (women)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hungary \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Holland<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lithuania \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Finland<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Germany \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Denmark<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2005 Neerpelt (BEL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Denmark \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Germany<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Spain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sweden \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Greece<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2007 Antalya (TUR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Lithuania \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Finland<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Spain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Germany \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009 M\u00fcnchen (GER)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lithuania \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Great Britain<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Slovenia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sweden \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finland<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2011 Assens (DEN)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Finland \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lithuania \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Russia<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sweden \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sweden<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2013 Konya (TUR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Women\u2018s competition:<\/p>\n<p>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lithuania \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Russia<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Spain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Turkey<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Turkey \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Israel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 Kaunas (LTU)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Men\u2018s competition: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Women\u2018s competition:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Turkey \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Turkey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silver \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Finland \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Uraina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bronze \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lithuania \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goalball European Championships medal standings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 359px;\" width=\"629\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Gold<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Silver<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Bronze<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Total<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Denmark<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sweden<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>6\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Holland<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a01<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>8\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a03<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a02<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hungary<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a01<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Yugoslavia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a03<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a01<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Israel<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a01<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a02<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a03<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Italy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Great Britain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Russia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>1<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>3<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovenia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Turkey<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>2<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>4<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Czech republic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td 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