Goalball tournaments have been staged at the Paralympic Games since 1976, after being demonstrated in 1972.

Tables of both men's and women's competitions of participating nations who took part in goalball including rank classifications during the tournament.

Key

- : denotes nation did not compete in that year.

X : denotes nation participated but didn't advance to the final rounds.

Q : denotes qualified for the next Paralympic Games.

Men

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Nation	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	Years
Algeria	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	8	10	10	4
Australia	-	X	-	11	11	4	9	-	-	-	-	-	5
Austria		X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Belgium	4	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	7	-	6	5
Brazil	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11				4
Bulgaria	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Canada	X	X	-	X	X		10	4	5	10	8	-	10
China	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	7		4
Czech Republic	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Denmark		X	X	X	-	-			6	-	-	-	7
Egypt	-	11				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
Finland	-	X	-	9			X	5	7		9	-	9
Germany	-	-	-	-	X	7	7	10	-	-	6	9	6
Great Britain	-	X	-	-	-	10	12	-	-	12	-	-	4
Greece	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	1
Hungary	-	-	-	4	10	8	8	7	-	-	-	-	5
Iran	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	9	5	-	-	3
Israel	X	X	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	5
Italy	-	-	-	8		X	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1
Lithuania	-	-	-	-	-	-		9		4			6
Netherlands	-		-	12	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Slovenia	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	11	8	-	-	-	4
South Korea	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	8	-	11	-	-	3
Spain	-	-	-	-	9		4	6	12	-	-	-	5
Sweden	X	-	-	-	-	-				9	4	-	6
Turkey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		5	8	3
Ukraine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1
Unified Team	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
United States	X				4	11	11		4	-		4	10
West Germany			X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
Yugoslavia	-	X			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

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Women

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Nation	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	Years
Algeria	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-[a 1]	1
Australia	-	X	X	X	X	-	-	9	9	8	7
Brazil	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	7	4	4	5
Canada				-			X	5	6	9	9
China	-	-	-	-	-	-				5	4
Denmark				X	-	X		10	-	-	7
Egypt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1
Finland	-	-			4	4	-	4	-	-	5
Germany	-	X	X		-	X	X	-	-	-	4
Great Britain	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	6	-	-	2
Greece	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	1
Israel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	2
Japan	-	-	-	-	-		X		5		5
Netherlands	-	4	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	3
RPC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7[a 2]
South Korea	-	X	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	3
Spain	-	-	X	4		-	-	-	-	-	3
Sweden	-	-	4	X		-	4		-	-	5
Turkey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-			2
Ukraine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	1
United States			X		X			8			10

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1. [a 1]

   Algeria qualified but withdrew in April 2021, and Egypt was offered the slot.
2. [a 2]

   Whilst the Russian women's team has qualified, it is required to compete as the Russia Paralympic Committee (RPC).

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