| Volleyball at the X Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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  Paralympic standing and sitting volleyball | ||||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
| Volleyball at the X Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Paralympic standing and sitting volleyball | ||||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Source: International Paralympic Committee [1]
 Czech Republic (CZE) |  France (FRA) | Germany (GER) |  Great Britain (GBR) |
 Israel (ISR) | Poland (POL) | Slovakia (SVK) |  United States (USA) |
Source: International Paralympic Committee [2]
 Argentina (ARG) | Finland (FIN) | Germany (GER) |  Hungary (HUN) |
| Iran (IRI) |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |  Netherlands (NED) | Norway (NOR) |
 Russia (RUS) |  Sweden (SWE) |  Ukraine (UKR) | United States (USA) [3] |
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 organized by World ParaVolley. As opposed to standing volleyball, sitting volleyball players must sit on the floor to play.
Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from 7 September to 15 September. Two sitting volleyball team events were held, one for men and one for women.
Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
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.
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.
Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
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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.
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