Goalball World Championships
| Highest governing body | IBSA |
|---|---|
| First played | 1978 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | None |
| Type | |
| Equipment | Goalball Eyeshades |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Paralympic | 1976 |
The IBSA Goalball World Championships is an international goalball tournament held every four years, since 1978, between Paralympic Games goalball tournaments. It is organised by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Subcommittee.
A 'world' youth-level championships was created in 2005. It was not officially recognised in the Rules until the 2014–2017 version, and has no prescribed selection process unlike the World Championships or Paralympic Games tournaments. Games are undertaken with the standard 1.25 kilograms (2.8 lb) competition ball.
Qualification for the World Championships is usually through Africa, Asia-Pacific, America, and Europe regional championships.