Sitting volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Volleyball
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Volleyball, London 2012 (Paralympics).png
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates30 August – 8 September
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)(men)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)(women)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)(men)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)(women)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)(men)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)(women)
2008
2016
Netherlands versus Japan women's match London 2012 paralympic volleyball (1).jpg
Netherlands versus Japan women's match

Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held from 30 August to 8 September at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. Two sitting volleyball team events were held, one for men and one for women.

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In the men's sitting event, Iran were the defending champions. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran were the finalists in 2000, 2004 and 2008, with Iran winning in 2000 and 2008 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004. These two countries met once more in the final in Beijing, with Iran emerging victorious by 3–0. Egypt finished fourth in Beijing, beaten 2–3 by Russia, who took bronze. [1] [2] Bosnia and Herzegovina's men's team won the gold in 2012, beating Iran 3-1, although Iran had also won by 3-1 against them in the group stage.

The London Games marked the third time the women's sitting event was held. China were the defending champions. The Netherlands took silver, and the United States bronze, in 2004. In Beijing, China was again victorious, while the US and the Netherlands switched places to ascend the podium with silver and bronze, respectively.

This was the third Summer Paralympic Games without standing volleyball events, which had been included from the introduction of volleyball in 1976 (when sitting volleyball was a demonstration event) through 2000. [3]

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's teamFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)
Ismet Godinjak
Adnan Manko
Adnan Kešmer
Asim Medić
Mirzet Duran
Nizam Čančar
Dževad Hamzić
Benis Kadrić
Safet Alibašić
Sabahudin Delalić (captain)
Ermin Jusufović
Coach: Mirza Hrustemović
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)
Majid Lashgari Sanami
Reza Peidayesh
Davoud Alipourian
Ahmad Eiri
Nasser Hassanpour Alinazari
Sadegh Bigdeli
Jalil Eimery (captain)
Saeid Ebrahimi Baladezaei
Isa Zirahi
Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei
Mohammad Khaleghi
Coach: Hadi Rezaei
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Alexander Schiffler
Thomas Renger
Stefan Haehnlein
Sebastian Czpakowski
Heiko Wiesenthal
Peter Schlorf
Jürgen Schrapp (captain)
Christoph Herzog
Barbaros Sayilir
Torben Schiewe
Coach: Rudolf Sonnenbichler
Women's teamFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Tang Xue Mei
Lu Hong Qin (captain)
Tan Yanhua
Su Li Mei
Zheng Xiong Ying
Wang Yanan
Li Liping
Zhang Xu Fei
Yang Yan Ling
Zhang Lijun
Sheng Yu Hong
Coach: Zhang Jun
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Lora Webster
Brenda Maymon
Michelle Gerlosky
Kathryn Holloway
Heather Erickson
Monique Burkland
Kari Miller
Allison Aldrich
Nichole Millage
Kaleo Kanahele
Kendra Lancaster (captain)
Coach: William Hamiter
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)
Margaryta Pryvalykhina
Anzhelika Churkina (captain)
Larysa Sinchuk
Galyna Kuznetsova
Olena Manankova
Ilona Yudina
Larysa Klochkova
Olga Shatylo
Larysa Ponomarenko
Valentyna Brik
Coach: Viktor Tymoshenko

Classification

In sitting volleyball there are two categories of classification: disabled and minimal disability. A maximum of one minimally disabled player may be on the court for each team at any one time.

A part of the player's body between the buttocks and the shoulders must be in contact with the court when playing or attempting to play the ball. [4]

Qualification

There were 18 teams, 10 men's teams and 8 women's teams, taking part. Each country can enter one team per tournament.

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 44081234.0003402661.278
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 43171152.2003562751.295
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4226961.5004244021.055
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4135390.3332302760.833
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 40440120.0001573000.523
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 440812112.0003222071.556
2Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 43171033.3333092401.288
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4226661.0002572301.117
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4135390.3332432660.914
5Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 40440120.0001153000.383
Source: [ citation needed ]

Final round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
 
 
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 
 
 
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
 
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
 
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
 
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3Third place
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0
 
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
 

Women's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3306919.0002411671.443
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3215741.7502512011.249
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3124460.6671902180.872
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3033090.0001292250.573
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3306924.5002751381.993
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3215723.5002451871.310
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3124480.5002422730.886
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3033290.2221762600.677
Source: [ citation needed ]

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0

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References

  1. Men's Volleyball at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. Men's Sitting Volleyball at the 2008 Paralympics - International Paralympic Committee
  3. "Standing Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. World ParaVolley . Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. "London 2012". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.