Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics

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Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics
Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Sitting volleyball pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Standing (1976–2000) / Sitting (1980–present)
Governing body
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 winning for every Summer Games 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

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

Medals ranking[]

Both men's and women's sitting and standing volleyball medal results counted where applicable.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran7209
2 Germany43310
3 Netherlands3317
4 China3205
5 Israel3104
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina2316
7 United States2215
8 Poland0224
9 Norway0112
 Russia0112
 Slovakia0112
 Sweden0112
13 Canada0101
 Great Britain0101
15 Finland0044
16 Brazil0022
 Egypt0022
18 Czechoslovakia0011
 France0011
 Ukraine0011
 Yugoslavia0011
Totals (21 nations)24242472

Nations[]

Nations that took part in volleyball (both men and women).

Men[]

Both sitting (1980 to present) and standing volleyball (1976 to 2000). Nations listed are their rankings during competition. (Key - sitting/standing, blank spaces are nations who didn't compete that year but did earlier or later.)

Nation 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Total
 Argentina (ARG)         12 / - 1
 Australia (AUS)         11 / 8 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)         2nd place, silver medalist(s) / - 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5
 Brazil (BRA)         6 5 4 3
 Burma (BIR)         - / 7 1
 Cambodia (CAM)         - / 7 1
 Canada (CAN)         - / 4 - / 6 - / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3
 China (CHN)         5 7 7 3
 Czech Republic (CZE)         - / 8 1
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)         - / 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1
 Egypt (EGY)         6 / 5 7 / - 9 / - 8 / - 4 / - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9
 Finland (FIN)         - / 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 / - 4 / - 4 / - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) / - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) / - 5 7
 France (FRA)         - / 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) - / 5 - / 5 2
 Germany (GER)         3rd place, bronze medalist(s) / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 6
 Great Britain (GBR)         - / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - / 4 - 4 / 5 - / 7 - / 7 8 6
 Greece (GRE)         8 1
 Hungary (HUN)         5 / - 6 / - 5 / - 8 / 4
 Iran (IRI)         1st place, gold medalist(s) / - 1st place, gold medalist(s) / - 1st place, gold medalist(s) / - 1st place, gold medalist(s) / - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8
 Iraq (IRQ)         10 / - 7 2
 Israel (ISR)         - / 1st place, gold medalist(s) - / 1st place, gold medalist(s) - / 1st place, gold medalist(s) - / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - / 6 - / 6 - / 6 7
 Japan (JPN)         9 / - 7 8 3
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)         8 / - 1
 Libya (LBA)         8 / - 1
 Luxembourg (LUX)         7 / - 1
 Morocco (MAR)         9 1
 Netherlands (NED)         1st place, gold medalist(s) / - 1st place, gold medalist(s) / - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) / - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) / - 4 / - 6 / - 6
 Norway (NOR)         5 / - 6 / - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) / - 5 / - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) / - 5
 Poland (POL)         - / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - / 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) - / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - / 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) - / 5 5
 Russia (RUS)         9 / - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3
 Rwanda (RWA)         10 1
 Slovakia (SVK)         - / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - / 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2
 South Korea (KOR)         8 / 4 10 / - 2
 Spain (ESP)         12 / - 1
 Sweden (SWE)         2nd place, silver medalist(s) / - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) / - 7 / - 7 / - 10 / - 5
 Ukraine (UKR)         7 / - 5 2
 Unified Team (EUN)         9 / - 1
 United States (USA)         8 / - 10 / 6 11 / 4 11 / 4 12 / 4 6 8 7
 West Germany (FRG)         - / 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3
 Yugoslavia (YUG)         3rd place, bronze medalist(s) / - 5 / - 4 / - 3
Nations 4 11 10 13 17 18 17 8 8 10 00
Year 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20

Women[]

Sitting volleyball competitions have only been contested by women since 2004 Summer Paralympics. Nations listed are their rankings during competition.

Nation 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Total
 Brazil (BRA)         5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2
 Canada (CAN)         7 1
 China (CHN)         1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
 Finland (FIN)         6 1
 Great Britain (GBR)         8 1
 Japan (JPN)         8 7 2
 Latvia (LAT)         7 1
 Lithuania (LTU)         6 1
 Netherlands (NED)         2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 6 4
 Rwanda (RWA)         8 1
 Slovenia (SLO)         4 4 6 3
 Ukraine (UKR)         5 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 4
 United States (USA)         3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
Nations 6 8 8 8
Year 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20

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
1  Iran (IRI) 2000-2020 6 M 4 2 0 6
2  Iran (IRI) 1988–2000 4 M 4 0 0 4
3  Iran (IRI) 1996-2012 5 M 3 2 0 5
4  Iran (IRI) 1992-2004 4 M 3 1 0 4
5 Hadi Rezaei  Iran (IRI) 1988-1996 3 M 3 0 0 3
6  Iran (IRI) 1988-1996 3 M 3 0 0 3
7  Iran (IRI) 1992-2000 3 M 3 0 0 3
8  Iran (IRI) 1992-2000 3 M 3 0 0 3
9  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  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 2000-2016 5 M 2 3 0 5
13  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 2000-2016 5 M 2 3 0 5
14  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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Standing Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. World ParaVolley. Retrieved 4 May 2021.


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