Sitting Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics

Sitting volleyball was introduced as a full Paralympic event in 1976. The women's sitting volleyball event was also introduced in the 2004.[1]

Sitting Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics
Governing bodyWorld ParaVolley
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
  • Medalists

Medal summary

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

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

Women's sitting volleyball results:

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

Medals ranking:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran6208
2 Netherlands3317
3 China3104
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina2305
5 United States1214
6 Germany0224
7 Norway0112
 Sweden0112
9 Finland0033
10 Egypt0022
11 Brazil0011
 Russia0011
 Ukraine0011
 Yugoslavia0011
Totals (14 entries)15151545

References
  1. Ng, Kwok (2012). When Sitting is Not Resting: Sitting Volleyball. Bloomington, IL: Authorhouse. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4772-1789-4.
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