Iran men's national sitting volleyball team
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| Association | Association of sitting volleyball of Islamic Republic of Iran | ||
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| Head coach |  Hadi Rezaei | ||
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| Summer Paralympics | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1988) | ||
| Best result |  (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020 ) | ||
| Appearances | 10 (First in ) | ||
| Best result | (, , , , , , ) | ||
The Iran men's national sitting volleyball team represents Islamic Republic of Iran in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the dominant forces in on the court worldwide. In foreign media, team Iran is colloquially known as dream team of sitting volleyball.[1]
Iran team dedicated sitting volleyball 2016 Rio Paralympic gold to memory of Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, who died during Paralympic C4/C5 competition.[2][3]
Players[]
Players called up for 2012 Summer Paralympics:
The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4]
Head coach: Hadi Rezaeigarkani
| № | Name | Date of birth | Position | 2012 club |
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| 2 | 6 August 1979 | UN |
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| 3 | 5 September 1978 | WS |
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| 4 | 6 May 1985 | SE | Zob Ahan
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| 5 | 21 March 1988 | M |
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| 6 | 30 March 1974 | UN | Gonbad
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| 7 | 26 February 1984 | WS |
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| 8 | 21 September 1972 | SE | Zob Ahan
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| 9 | 1 July 1979 | OS | Zob Ahan
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| 10 | 4 June 1979 | OS | Zob Ahan
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| 11 | 11 March 1979 | L | Zob Ahan
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| 12 | 23 October 1981 | SE |
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Honours[]
Seniors Competitive record[]
 Morteza Mehrzad, tallest ever Paralympian, helped Iran win Gold at Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics , Sitting volleyball at the 2018 Asian Para Games , 2018 Sitting VolleyballWorld Champion ship and Sitting volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics [5] Paralympic Games[]
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World Championships[]
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Gold
Silver
Minor Tournaments[]
Asian Clubs Championship Career:
China 2013 - Gold Medal (samen alhojaj- Iran)- China 2011 - Gold Medal (Zobahan Isfahan- Iran)
- China 2009 - Gold Medal (Asia Gostaresh Foolad Gostar- Iran)
Sarajevo Open Championship:
Sarajevo Open 2005 - Gold Medal
Juniors Competitive record[]
Junior World Championships[]
| Year | Position |
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 2005 Kamnik |
Champions[11] |
 2007 Niterói |
Champions[12] |
| 2009 Mashhad |
Champions[13] |
World ranking[]
As at 28 September 2016.[14]
At 2016 Rio Paralympics, Iran was seed #3. Bosnia was ranked at No. 1 (seed No. 1) as defending Paralympic champion.
| Rank | Movement | Country | Points | Region |
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5215 | Asia-Oceania | |
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4708 | Pan America | |
| 3 |  1
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4523 | Africa | |
| 4 |  1
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4300 | Europe | |
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3578 | Europe |
Multiple gold medalists at Paralympics[]
This is a list of multiple gold medalists for Iran in sitting volleyball, listing people who have won three or more gold medals.
| Athlete | Sport | Paralympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Sitting Volleyball | 1988–2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Sitting Volleyball | 1996–2012 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sitting Volleyball | 1992–2004 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Sitting Volleyball | 1992–2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Hadi Rezaei | Sitting Volleyball | 1988–1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sitting Volleyball | 1992–2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sitting Volleyball | 1988–1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sitting Volleyball | 1992–2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
See also[]
- Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics
- World Organization Volleyball for Disabled
- Hadi Rezaei
References[]
- ^ https://www.bhdani.ba/portal/arhiva-67-281/278/t27812.shtml
- ^ "Iran team dedicate sitting volleyball gold to Bahman Golbarnezhad". TheGuardian.com. 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Iran sitting volleyball team wins Paralympics gold medal". 19 September 2016.
- ^ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Iran, london2012.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Eight-foot-tall athlete on how his life has changed since the Paralympics". Independent.co.uk. 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Poland world championship results". IPC.
- ^ "Iran win Men's Sitting Volleyball World Championships with straight sets victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina". Inside the Games. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Savez sjedeće odbojke BiH | O nama".
- ^ http://www.iok-zagreb.hr/ejp2008.htm
- ^ http://old.iran-daily.com/1388/8/18/mainpaper/3542/page/11/mainpaper_3542_11.pdf
- ^ https://www.bhtelecom.ba/feed_details.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7273
- ^ https://www.bhtelecom.ba/feed_details.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7273
- ^ "Photos: Iran's sitting volleyball team wins World Championship".
- ^ worldparavolley.org. "World Ranking – Sitting Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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