| Volleyball at the VIII Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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  Paralympic standing and sitting volleyball | ||||||||||
| Venue | KBS Arena (sitting) and Hanyang University Gymnasium (standing) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Source: International Paralympic Committee [1]
 Great Britain (GBR) | Israel (ISR) | Poland (POL) |  South Korea (KOR) |
 United States (USA) | West Germany (FRG) |
Source: International Paralympic Committee [2]
 Egypt (EGY) |  Hungary (HUN) | Iran (IRI) | Netherlands (NED) |
| Norway (NOR) | South Korea (KOR) |  Sweden (SWE) | United States (USA) |
| West Germany (FRG) |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
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