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  Paralympic standing and sitting volleyball | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
| Volleyball at the VI Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Paralympic standing and sitting volleyball | ||||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's standing |  Israel (ISR) [1] Nitzan Atzmon Moshe Barbalat Aharon Danziger Roni Fradkin Eliezer Kalina Zvi Karsh Yigal Pazi Eliyahu Unger Hagai Zamir |  Poland (POL) |  West Germany (FRG) |
| Men's sitting |  Netherlands (NED) |  Sweden (SWE) |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
The 1980 Summer Paralympics, branded as the Olympics for the Disabled, were the sixth Summer Paralympic Games. They were held in Arnhem, Netherlands, from 21 to 30 June 1980.
Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Fencing Hall from 21 to 27 September. Two sitting volleyball team events were held, one for men and one for women. The sport is performed sitting down, on a smaller court with a lower net.
Sitting volleyball is a form of volleyball for athletes with a disability. As opposed to standing volleyball, sitting volleyball players must have at least one buttock in contact with the floor during the game.
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Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
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Greece, the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games that hosted the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, did not compete in the Summer Paralympics until 1976 and in the Winter Paralympics until 2002, but since then the Greeks have taken part in every edition of both events. Although the Greek delegation traditionally enters first during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, this tradition does not apply to the Paralympics, where Greece enters within alphabetical order. The National Paralympic Committee for Greece is the Hellenic Paralympic Committee.
The 1980 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1980 Summer Paralympics, held in Arnhem, Netherlands, from June 21 to 30, 1980.
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Italy sent a delegation to compete at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. Its athletes finished twentieth in the overall medal count.
Netherlands competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. The team included 108 athletes, 78 men, 26 women & 4 mixed. Competitors from Netherlands won 100 medals, including 33 gold, 31 silver and 36 bronze to finish 6th in the medal table.
Indonesia sent a delegation to compete at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. Its athletes finished twenty eighth in the overall medal count.
Lawn bowls has been contested at Summer Paralympics on six occasions, first appearing on the schedule in 1968 and having its most recent outing at the 1996 games. The competitions were initially divided by sex, with singles and doubles events for men and women. In 1976, divisions by disability category were introduced, greatly expanding the number of events and medals. Participation peaked at the 1976 edition, with 80 entrants from 13 countries competing in 16 events. Great Britain was the most successful nation in this sport at each of the games it was held.
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