| Volleyball at the XI Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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  Paralympic standing and sitting volleyball | ||||||||||
| Venue | The Dome and Exhibition Complex | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men.
| Volleyball at the XI Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Paralympic standing and sitting volleyball | ||||||||||
| Venue | The Dome and Exhibition Complex | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney 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 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Source: International Paralympic Committee [1]
 Australia (AUS) |  Cambodia (CAM) | Canada (CAN) | Germany (GER) |
 Israel (ISR) |  Poland (POL) | Slovakia (SVK) |  United States (USA) |
Source: International Paralympic Committee [2]
| Australia (AUS) | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |  Egypt (EGY) | Finland (FIN) |
| Germany (GER) |  Hungary (HUN) | Iran (IRI) |  Japan (JPN) |
 South Korea (KOR) |  Libya (LBA) |  Netherlands (NED) | United States (USA) |
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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.
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