Iran men's national sitting volleyball team

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AssociationAssociation of sitting volleyball of Islamic Republic of Iran
Head coach Flag of Iran.svg Hadi Rezaei
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Home
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Summer Paralympics
Appearances9 (First in 1988 )
Best result Gold medal Paralympics.svg (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024)
World Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1984 )
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The Iran men's national sitting volleyball team represents the Islamic Republic of Iran in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the dominant forces on the court worldwide. In foreign media, team Iran is colloquially known as the dream team of sitting volleyball. [1]

Contents

The Iranian team dedicated their sitting volleyball 2016 Rio Paralympic gold to the memory of Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, who died during the Paralympic C4/C5 competition. [2] [3]

Players

A 8ft 1in Morteza Mehrzad leading Iran to a friendly win over Germany, 2016 Tehran Sitting volleyball, Iran vs Germany 2016.jpg
A 8ft 1in Morteza Mehrzad leading Iran to a friendly win over Germany, 2016 Tehran

2024 Summer Paralympics

The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [4]

Head coach: Hadi Rezaei

Assistant coach: Jalil Eimery

NameDate of birthPosition
9Hossein Golestani26 February 1992MB
1Hamidreza Abbasifeshki11 December 2000L
4Davoud Alipourian (c)6 May 1985O
11Ramezan Salehihajikolaei11 March 1979L
7Sadegh Bigdeli26 February 1984MB
5Meysam Hajibabaei Movahhed25 February 1995S
3Meisan Ali Pour13 January 1989O
10Isa Zirahi4 June 1979MB
8Majid Lashkarisanami6 August 1979S
6Mohammad Nemati19 August 19989
2 Morteza Mehrzad 17 September 1987O
12Mahdi Babadi25 March 1991S

Three members of the team made the competition's dream team: Meisam Ali Pour as Most Valuable Player and Best Server, David Alipourian as Best Setter and Morteza Mehrzad as Best Attacker [5] .

2012 Summer Paralympics

The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [6]

Head coach: Hadi Rezaei

NameDate of birthPosition2012 club
2 Majid Lashgarisanami 6 August 1979UN Flag of Iran.svg Gostareshe Foulad
3 Reza Peidayesh 5 September 1978WS Flag of Iran.svg Dokhaniyat
4 Davood Alipourian 6 May 1985SE Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
5 Ahmad Eiri 21 March 1988M Flag of Iran.svg Gostareshe Foulad
6 Naser Hassanpour Alinazari 30 March 1974UN Flag of Iran.svg Gonbad
7 Sadegh Bigdeli 26 February 1984WS Flag of Iran.svg Gostareshe Foulad
8 Jalil Eimery 21 September 1972SE Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
9 Seyedsaeid Ebrahimibaladezaei 1 July 1979OS Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
10 Isa Zirahi 4 June 1979OS Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
11 Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei 11 March 1979L Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
12 Mohammad Khaleghi 23 October 1981SE Flag of Iran.svg Gostareshe Foulad

Honours

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 Volleyball World Champion ship and Sitting volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Morteza Mehrzad Selakjani.jpg
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 Volleyball World Champion ship and Sitting volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Seniors Competitive record

[7]

Paralympic Games

GamesPlace
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988 Seoul Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Barcelona Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Sydney Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Athens Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Beijing Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris Gold medal icon.svg Gold

World Championships

YearPosition
Flag of Norway.svg 1984 NorwayChampions
Flag of Hungary.svg 1986 HungaryChampions
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1990 NetherlandsChampions
Flag of Germany.svg 1994 GermanyChampions
Flag of Iran.svg 1998 Tehran Champions
Flag of Egypt.svg 2002 Cairo Third place
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2006 Roermond Runners-up
Flag of the United States.svg 2010 Edmond Champions
Flag of Poland.svg 2014 Elblag Third place [8]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2018 The Hague Champions [9]
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 2022 Sarajevo Champions

World Cups

Asia and Oceania Championships

Asian Para Games

  1. Guangzhou 2010 Gold medal icon.svg Gold medal
  2. Incheon 2014 Gold medal icon.svg Gold medal
  3. Jakarta 2018 Gold medal icon.svg Gold medal
  4. Hangzhou 2022 Gold medal icon.svg Gold medal

Minor Tournaments

  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2013 - Gold medal icon.svg Gold Medal (samen alhojaj- Iran)
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2011 - Gold medal icon.svg Gold Medal (Zobahan Isfahan- Iran)
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2009 - Gold medal icon.svg Gold Medal (Asia Gostaresh Foolad Gostar- Iran)

Sarajevo Open Championship:

Juniors Competitive record

[10] [11] [12]

Junior World Championships

YearPosition
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2005 Kamnik Champions [13]
Flag of Brazil.svg 2007 Niterói Champions [13]
Flag of Iran.svg 2009 Mashhad Champions [14]

World Ranking

As at 28 September 2016 by World ParaVolley. [15]

At 2016 Rio Paralympics, Iran was seed No. 3. Bosnia was ranked at No. 1 (seed No. 1) as the defending Paralympic champion.

RankMovementCountryPointsRegion
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Iran
5215Asia-Oceania
2Steady2.svg4708Pan America
3Increase2.svg 1 4523Africa
4Decrease2.svg 1 4300Europe
5Steady2.svg3578Europe

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.

AthleteSportParalympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Ali Kashfia Sitting Volleyball 1988–20004004
Jalil Imeri Sitting Volleyball 1996–20123205
Ali Golkar Sitting Volleyball 1992–20043104
Parviz Firouzi Sitting Volleyball 1992–20003003
Hadi Rezaei Sitting Volleyball 1988–19963003
Ali Akbar Salavatian Sitting Volleyball 1992–20003003
Ahmad Shivani Sitting Volleyball 1988–19963003
Majid Soleimani Sitting Volleyball 1992–20003003

See also

References

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