1984 Summer Paralympics / Football

7-a-side football at the 8th Summer Paralympics
information
venue	Stoke Mandeville
Teams	3 or 6
date	July 22 - August 1, 1984
decisions	2
Seoul 1988 →

At the 1984 Summer Paralympics , gold medals were awarded in two competitions for 7-a-side football . There were only competitions for men with wheelchairs or cerebral palsy .

Wheelchair sport

Medal table 7-a-side football wheelchair sport
space	country
	United States
	Canada
	United Kingdom

Qualified teams

In the wheelchair athletes' class, three teams qualified for the Paralympics:

continent	number	Attendees
host	1	United Kingdom
from America	2	Canada United States

Game mode

The teams in the wheelchair class all played in a group where everyone played against everyone. The final table positions corresponded to the medal ranks.

Final round

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	United States	2	2	0	0	010: 500	+5	06th
2.	Canada	2	1	0	1	007: 500	+2	03
3.	United Kingdom	2	0	0	2	005:120	−7	00

rank	nation	United States	Canada	United Kingdom
1	United States		4: 1	6: 4
2	Canada	1: 4		6: 1
3	United Kingdom	4: 6	1: 6

Medalist

In wheelchair sports, the medals were awarded as follows:

Gold United States	NN
Silver Canada	NN
Bronze United Kingdom	NN

Cerebral palsy

Medal table 7-a-side football Celepral
space	country
	Belgium
	Ireland
	United Kingdom

Qualified teams

Six teams qualified for the players with cerebral palsy:

continent	number	Attendees
host	1	United Kingdom
from America	2	Canada United States
from Europe	3	Belgium Ireland Portugal

Game mode

In the class of players with cerebral palsy, the teams initially started in two groups, in which everyone also played against everyone. Then the group first played in a game for the gold medal and the second of the groups for bronze.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Belgium	2	2	0	0	013: 100	+12	06th
2.	United Kingdom	2	1	0	1	009: 300	+6	03
3.	United States	2	0	0	2	000:180	−18	00
Was standing: Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats Explanations: Final , game for 3rd place

rank	nation	United States	Canada	United Kingdom
1	Belgium		4: 1	6: 4
2	United Kingdom	1: 4		6: 1
3	United States	4: 6	1: 6

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ireland	2	2	0	0	010-000	+10	06th
2.	Portugal	2	1	0	1	000: 300	−3	03
3.	Canada	2	0	0	2	000: 700	−7	00
Was standing: Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats Explanations: Final , game for 3rd place

rank	nation	Ireland	Portugal	Canada
1	Ireland		3-0	7-0
2	Portugal	0: 3		0-0
3	Canada	0: 7	0-0

Final round

Game for 3rd place

	Result
United Kingdom	3: 1	Portugal

final

	Result
Belgium	1-0	Ireland

Medalist

The following result was found in the athletes with cerebral palsy:

Gold Belgium	NN
Silver Ireland	NN
Bronze United Kingdom	NN

literature

• International Paralympic Committee: 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville - Results - Football 7-a-side. ( paralympic.org ) Retrieved October 16, 2008.

Web links

• Stoke Mandeville 1984 Paralympic Games. (PDF) Seoul 1984 on paralympic.org (English)
• Stoke Mandeville 1984 Paralympic Games. (PDF) Seoul 1984 on paralympic.org (English)
• Result & Records. on paralympic.org (English)
• Football 7-a-side. on paralympic.org (English)
• International Paralympics Committee. on paralympic.org (English)
• Cerebral Palsy International, Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA). on cpisra.org (English)
• Paralympic Games. on olympic.org (English)