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. The women's sitting volleyball event was introduced in 2004.
World ParaVolley, formerly the World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD), is an international organization that is for people with physical disabilities. It is affiliated with the International Paralympic Committee(IPC). The World Organization Volleyball for Disabled was established in 1981 and was part of the International Sports Organization for Disabled (ISOD). In 1992 the WOVD became its own separate Organization in Barcelona, Spain. The WOVD Headquarters were also established in the Netherlands. The WOVD is responsible for managing and controlling the conduct of international volleyball competitions for men, women and youth. The WOVD also liaises with IPC (as an independent organisation) and with other organizations for people with or without disabilities. The organization adopted its present name World ParaVolley at its 2014 general assembly.
Monique Marie Matthews is an American Paralympic volleyballist.
The United States competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, goalball, shooting, swimming, and wheelchair basketball.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national sitting volleyball team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. Bosnia is one of the dominant forces in sitting volleyball worldwide, alongside Iran. The team won a bronze medal, during ECVD European Championships in 1997 in Tallinn. It took nearly two decades later for the nation to win a medal outside the sport of sitting volleyball when Amel Tuka won bronze during 2015 World Championships in Athletics.
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.
Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
China has qualified to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports China competed in include blind football, archery, boccia, cycling, goalball, judo, paracanoeing, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
Nizam Čančar is a Bosnian male Paralympic sitting volleyball player. He is part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics winning the gold medal. On club level he played for Oki Fantomi in 2012.
Amy Brierly is a British female Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Great Britain women's national sitting volleyball team.
Rika de Vries is a Dutch female Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national sitting volleyball team.
Paula Herts is a Brazilian Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national sitting volleyball team.
Adria Jesus da Silva is a Brazilian Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national sitting volleyball team.
Li Liping is a Chinese female Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the China women's national sitting volleyball team.
Karin van der Haar-Kramp is a Dutch female Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national sitting volleyball team.
Karin Harmsen-Roosen is a Dutch female Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national sitting volleyball team.
Djoke van Marum is a Dutch female Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national sitting volleyball team.
Petra Westerhof is a Dutch female Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national sitting volleyball team.
Elvira Stinissen is a Dutch Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national sitting volleyball team.
Josien Ten Thije-Voortman is a Dutch Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national sitting volleyball team.
