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Football 7-a-side at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

Football 7-a-side at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

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Football 7-a-side at the 1984 Summer Paralympics consisted of two events for men.

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At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, the first cerebral palsy only sports were added to the program with the inclusion of CP football and boccia.[1]

Medal summary

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Men's CP

Six teams competed in the men's CP football 7-a-side competition, Belgium won the gold medal against Ireland while Great Britain won the bronze medals after beating Portugal.[2]

Preliminaries

Group A
 Great Britain (GBR) 8 – 0  United States (USA)
 Belgium (BEL) 10 – 0  United States (USA)
 Belgium (BEL) 3 – 1  Great Britain (GBR)
Group B
 Canada (CAN) 0 – 0  Portugal (POR)
 Ireland (IRL) 7 – 0  Canada (CAN)
 Ireland (IRL) 3 – 0  Portugal (POR)

Bronze medal match

 Great Britain (GBR) 3 – 1  Portugal (POR)

Gold medal match

 Belgium (BEL) 1 – 0  Ireland (IRL)

Men's wheelchair

Three teams competed in the men's wheelchair football competition, the United States won the gold medal after winning against Canada and Great Britain who got the silver and bronze medals respectively.[3]

 United States (USA) 6 – 4  Great Britain (GBR)
 Canada (CAN) 6 – 1  Great Britain (GBR)
 United States (USA) 4 – 1  Canada (CAN)

References

  1. [1]
    Whyte, Gregory; Loosemore, Mike; Williams, Clyde (2015-07-27). ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118777503.
  2. [2]
    "Football 7-a-side - Men's Tournament CP 1984". International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Football 7-a-side - Men's Tournament Wheelchair 1984". International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2022.
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