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Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics

Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics
Standing (1976–2000) / Sitting (1980–present)
Governing bodyWorld ParaVolley
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games

Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics was first held in 1976, when the traditional form of standing volleyball for men was contested and sitting volleyball for men was a demonstration sport. From 1980 through 2000, men's standing and sitting events were contested.[1] The women's sitting volleyball event was introduced in 2004.

Medal summary

Men's

Sitting

Men's sitting volleyball medal winners for every Summer Games was as follows:

Brazil versus Egypt men's match at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio
United States versus China women's match at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London
Australia versus Libya men's match at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1976  Netherlands  West Germany  Finland
1980  Netherlands  Sweden  Yugoslavia
1984  Netherlands  West Germany  Sweden
1988  Iran  Netherlands  Norway
1992  Iran  Netherlands  Germany
1996  Iran  Norway  Finland
2000  Iran  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Finland
2004  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Iran  Egypt
2008  Iran  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Russia
2012  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Iran  Germany
2016  Iran  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Egypt
2020  Iran  RPC  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024  Iran  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Egypt

Standing

Men's standing volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1976  Israel  Great Britain  Finland
1980  Israel  Poland  West Germany
1984  Israel  West Germany  France
1988  West Germany  Israel  Poland
1992  Germany  Poland  Finland
1996  Germany  Slovakia  Poland
2000  Germany  Canada  Slovakia

Women's

Sitting

Women's sitting volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2004  China  Netherlands  United States
2008  China  United States  Netherlands
2012  China  United States  Ukraine
2016  United States  China  Brazil
2020  United States  China  Brazil
2024  United States  China  Canada

Medals

Both men's and women's sitting and standing volleyball medal results counted where applicable. Exclude 1976 men sitting that was a demonstration sport.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran (IRI)82010
2 Germany (GER)4239
3 China (CHN)3306
4 United States (USA)3216
5 Israel (ISR)3104
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)2417
7 Netherlands (NED)2316
8 Poland (POL)0224
9 Canada (CAN)0112
 Norway (NOR)0112
 Slovakia (SVK)0112
 Sweden (SWE)0112
13 Great Britain (GBR)0101
 RPC (RPC)0101
15 Egypt (EGY)0033
 Finland (FIN)0033
17 Brazil (BRA)0022
18 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0011
 France (FRA)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
 Ukraine (UKR)0011
 Yugoslavia (YUG)0011
Totals (22 entries)25252575

Ranking

Source:[2][3]

Men Sitting

Participating nations

Team Canada
1976
Netherlands
1980
United Kingdom
1984
South Korea
1988
Spain
1992
United States
1996
Australia
2000
Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
2020
France
2024
 Netherlands 4th 5th - - - - - -
 West Germany - 6th - - - - - - - - -
 Finland 4th - 4th 5th - - - - -
 Sweden - 7th 7th 9th - - - - - - -
 Yugoslavia - 5th 4th - - - - - - - - -
 Norway - 5th 6th 5th - - - - - - -
 Egypt - 6th 7th 9th 8th 6th 4th 4th 5th 5th
 Luxembourg - 7th - - - - - - - - - - -
 United States - - 8th 10th 11th 11th 12th 6th - - 8th - -
 Iran - - -
 Hungary - - - 5th 6th 6th 8th - - - - - -
 South Korea - - - 8th - - 10th - - - - - -
 Germany - - - - 5th 6th 4th - 6th 6th 4th
 Unified Team (EUN) - - - - 9th - - - - - - - -
 Iraq - - - - 10th - - - 7th - - - -
 Spain - - - - 12th - - - - - - - -
 Argentina - - - - - 12th - - - - - - -
 Russia - - - - - 10th - - 4th - - -
 Ukraine - - - - - 7th - - - - 5th - 7th
 Kazakhstan - - - - - 8th - - - - - - 5th
 Bosnia and Herzegovina - - - - - -
 Libya - - - - - - 7th - - - - - -
 Japan - - - - - - 8th 7th 8th 8th - - -
 Australia - - - - - - 11th - - - - - -
 Greece - - - - - - - 8th - - - - -
 China - - - - - - - - 5th 7th 7th 7th -
 Brazil - - - - - - - - 6th 6th 4th 4th 6th
 Great Britain - - - - - - - - - 8th - - -
 Rwanda - - - - - - - - - 9th - - -
 Morocco - - - - - - - - - 10th - - -
 RPC (RPC) - - - - - - - - - - - -
 France - - - - - - - - - - - - 8th
Total teams 3 7 8 10 12 12 12 8 8 10 8 8 8

Women Sitting

Participating nations

Team Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
2020
France
2024
 China
 United States
 Netherlands 4th 6th - -
 Slovenia 4th 4th 6th - - 6th
 Finland 5th - - - - -
 Ukraine 6th 5th 4th - -
 Japan - 8th 7th - 8th -
 Lithuania - 6th - - - -
 Latvia - 7th - - - -
 Brazil - - 5th 4th
 Great Britain - - 7th - - -
 Canada - - - 7th 4th
 Iran - - - 5th - -
 Rwanda - - - 8th 7th 7th
 RPC - - - - 5th -
 Italy - - - - 6th 5th
 France - - - - - 8th
Total teams 6 8 8 8 8 8

Men's Standing

Participating nations

Team Canada
1976
Netherlands
1980
United States
1984
South Korea
1988
Spain
1992
United States
1996
Australia
2000
 Israel 6th 6th
 Great Britain 4th 4th 5th 7th 7th -
 Finland - - - - - -
 Canada 4th - 5th - - -
 Egypt - 5th - - - -
 Poland - - - 5th
 West Germany - - - -
 France - - - 5th 5th -
 United States - - 6th 6th 4th 4th 4th
 Myanmar - - 7th - - - -
 South Korea - - - 4th - - -
 Germany - - - -
 Czechoslovakia - - - - - -
 Spain - - - - 8th - -
 Slovakia - - - - -
 Czech Republic - - - - - 8th -
 Cambodia - - - - - - 7th
 Australia - - - - - - 8th
Total teams 4 5 7 6 8 8 8

Multi-medalists

Volleyball players who have won at least two gold medals. Athletes in bold are athletes who are still active.

No. Athlete Country Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total Source
1 Isaa Zirahi  Iran (IRI) 2000-2024 7 M 5 2 0 7 [4]
2 Davoud Alipourian  Iran (IRI) 2004-2024 6 M 4 2 0 6 [5]
3 Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei  Iran (IRI) 2004-2024 6 M 4 2 0 6 [6]
2 Ali Kashfia  Iran (IRI) 1988–2000 4 M 4 0 0 4
3 Jalil Imeri  Iran (IRI) 1996-2012 5 M 3 2 0 5
4 Ali Golkar  Iran (IRI) 1992-2004 4 M 3 1 0 4
5 Hadi Rezaei  Iran (IRI) 1988-1996 3 M 3 0 0 3
6 Ahmad Shivani  Iran (IRI) 1988-1996 3 M 3 0 0 3
7 Parviz Firouzi  Iran (IRI) 1992-2000 3 M 3 0 0 3
8 Ali Akbar Salavatian  Iran (IRI) 1992-2000 3 M 3 0 0 3
9 Majid Soleimani  Iran (IRI) 1992-2000 3 M 3 0 0 3
10 Sabahudin Delalić  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 2000-2016 5 M 2 3 0 5
11 Asim Medić  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 2000-2016 5 M 2 3 0 5
12 Dževad Hamzić  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 2000-2016 5 M 2 3 0 5
13 Adnan Manko  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 2000-2016 5 M 2 3 0 5
14 Ismet Godinjak  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 2000-2016 5 M 2 3 0 5
15 Eliezer Kalina  Israel (ISR) 1976-1988 4 M 3 1 0 4
16 Hagai Zamir  Israel (ISR) 1976-1988 4 M 3 1 0 4
17 Igal Pazi  Israel (ISR) 1976-1980, 1988 3 M 2 1 0 3
18 Johan Reekers  Netherlands (NED) 1980-1992 4 M 2 1 0 3

See also

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