goalball

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goalball

Summary

goalball is a type of sport[1]. goalball draws 2,927 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_sport category, ranking #140 of 435).[2]

Key Facts

  • goalball is credited with the discovery of Natalie Örnkvist[3].
  • goalball's instance of is recorded as type of sport[4].
  • goalball's instance of is recorded as Paralympic sport[5].
  • goalball is a type of ball game[6].
  • goalball is a type of team sport[7].
  • goalball is a type of parasport[8].
  • goalball is a type of Paralympic sporting event[9].
  • goalball's Commons category is recorded as Goalball[10].
  • goalball's country of origin is recorded as Austria[11].
  • goalball's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1946[12].
  • goalball's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Goalball[13].
  • goalball's practiced by is recorded as goalball player[14].
  • goalball's practiced by is recorded as goalball player[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of sport[4] and Paralympic sport[5]. Recorded subclass of include ball game[6], team sport[7], parasport[8], and Paralympic sporting event[9].

Why It Matters

goalball draws 2,927 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_sport category, ranking #140 of 435).[2] goalball has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] goalball is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000270
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → ball game, team sport, parasport +1
    Country of origin → Austria
    Instance of → type of sport, Paralympic sport
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39537, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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