Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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Sitting volleyball
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Volleyball - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Venue Parc des Expositions de Villepinte
Dates29 August to 7 September 2024
Competitors192
2020

Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France will take place between 29 August and 7 September 2024. It will include two team events: one for men and one for women. [1]

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Qualification

Qualification summary

NationMen'sWomen'sAthletes
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes check.svg12
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Yes check.svgYes check.svg24
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Yes check.svg12
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Yes check.svg12
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Yes check.svg12
Flag of France.svg  France Yes check.svgYes check.svg24
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Yes check.svg12
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Yes check.svg12
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Yes check.svg12
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Yes check.svg12
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Yes check.svg12
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Yes check.svg12
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Yes check.svg12
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Yes check.svg12
Total: 14 NOCs9696192

Men

Means of qualification [2] DateVenueBerthsQualified
Host country allocation1Flag of France.svg  France
2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships 4–11 November 2022 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sarajevo 1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships 9–13 May 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2023 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships 3–8 July 2023 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana 1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships 9–15 October 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Caorle 1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup 11–18 November 2023 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships 29 January–3 February 2024 Flag of Nigeria.svg Lagos 1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament 3–10 April 2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dali 1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Total8

Women

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
Host country allocation1Flag of France.svg  France
2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships 4–11 November 2022 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sarajevo 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships 9–13 May 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2023 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships 3–8 July 2023 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships 9–15 October 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Caorle 1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup 12–18 November 2023 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships 29 January–3 February 2024 Flag of Nigeria.svg Lagos 1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament 3–10 April 2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dali 1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Total8

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's team
details
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Hamidreza Abbasifeshki
Morteza Mehrzad
Meisam Ali Pour
Davoud Alipourian
Meysam Hajibabaei Movahhed
Mohammed Nemati
Sadegh Bigdeli
Majid Lashkarisanami
Hossein Golestani
Isa Zirahi
Ramezan Salehihajikolaei
Mahdi Babadi
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ismet Godinjak
Adnan Manko
Stevan Crnobrnja
Armin Šehić
Asim Medić
Mirzet Duran
Nizam Čančar
Edin Dino
Sabahudin Delalić
Safet Alibašić
Dževad Hamzić
Ermin Jusufović
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Hesham Elshwikh
Mohamed Hamdy Elsoudany
Ashraf Zaghloul Abdelaziz Abdalla
Ahmed Mohammed Soliman Khamis
Ahmed Mohammed Fadl
Hossam Massoud
Elsayed Moussa Saad Moussa
Abdelnaby Hassan Ahmed Abdellatif
Zakareia Abdo
Mohamed Abouelyazeid
Ahmed Zikry
Metawa Abouelkhir
Women's team
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Heather Erickson
Monique Matthews
Whitney Dosty
Kaleo Kanahele Maclay
Lora Webster
Nicky Nieves
Tia Edwards
Bethany Zummo
Alexis Shifflett
Sydney Satchell
Katie Holloway Bridge
Emma Schieck
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Lyu Hongqin
Zhao Meiling
Qiu Junfei
Zhang Xufei
Li Ting
Huang Lu
Wang Yanan
Zhang Lijun
Su Limei
Tang Xuemei
Xu Yixiao
Hu Huizi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Julie Kozun
Allison Lang
Felicia Voss-Shafiq
Anne Fergusson
Jolan Wong
Heidi Peters
Sarah Melenka
Jennifer McCreesh
Katelyn Wright
Jennifer Oakes
Danielle Ellis

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References

  1. "Sitting Volleyball - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 8 April 2023.
  2. "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 18 November 2023.