Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics

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Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics
Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Sitting volleyball pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Standing (1976–2000) / Sitting (1980–present)
Governing body World ParaVolley
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games

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. [1] The women's sitting volleyball event was introduced in 2004.

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Medal summary

Men's

Sitting

Men's sitting volleyball medal winners for every Summer Games was as follows:

Brazil versus Egypt men's match at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio Competicoes de voleibol sentado no Riocentro.jpg
Brazil versus Egypt men's match at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio
United States versus China women's match at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London Defense.gov photo essay 120831-A-SR101-1746.jpg
United States versus China women's match at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London
Australia versus Libya men's match at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney 221000 - Sitting volleyball Australia vs Libya action - 3b - 2000 Sydney match photo.jpg
Australia versus Libya men's match at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney
YearGoldSilverBronze
1976 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1980 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
1984 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1988 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1992 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1996 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2000 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2004 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2008 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2012 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2016 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2020 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Standing

Men's standing volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:

YearGoldSilverBronze
1976 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1980 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1984 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of France.svg  France
1988 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1992 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1996 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2000 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

Women's

Sitting

Women's sitting volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:

YearGoldSilverBronze
2004 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2012 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2016 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2020 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2024 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Medals

Both men's and women's sitting and standing volleyball medal results counted where applicable. Exclude 1976 men sitting that was a demonstration sport.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)82010
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)4239
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)3205
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)3104
5Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)2417
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)2316
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2215
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0224
9Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0112
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)0112
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0112
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0101
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0101
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC  (RPC)0101
15Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0033
16Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0022
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)0022
18Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0011
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0011
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0011
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0011
Totals (22 entries)24242371

Ranking

Source: [2] [3]

Men Sitting

Year1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12thRef
1976Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Germany.svg  FRG Flag of Finland.svg  FIN [4]
1980Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX [5]
1984Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY [6]
1988Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Flag of the United States.svg  USA [7]
1992Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [8]
1996Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG [9]
2000Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Flag of Libya.svg  LBA Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flag of the United States.svg  USA [10]
2004Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Greece.svg  GRE [11]
2008Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ [12]
2012Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Rwanda.svg  RWA Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR [13]
2016Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of the United States.svg  USA [14]
2020Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of Japan.svg  JPN [15]

Women Sitting

Year1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thRef
2004Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Flag of Finland.svg  FIN [16]
2008Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Flag of Lithuania.svg  LTU Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Flag of Japan.svg  JPN [17]
2012Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR [18]
2016Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Flag of Iran.svg  IRI Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Rwanda.svg  RWA [19]
2020Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flag of Rwanda.svg  RWA Flag of Japan.svg  JPN [15]

Men Standing

Year1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thRef
1976Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN [20]
1980Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of Poland.svg  POL Flag of Germany.svg  FRG Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY [21]
1984Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of Germany.svg  FRG Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Myanmar.svg  MYA [22]
1988Flag of Germany.svg  FRG Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of Poland.svg  POL Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of the United States.svg  USA [23]
1992Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Poland.svg  POL Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  TCH Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [24]
1996Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Flag of Poland.svg  POL Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of France.svg  FRA Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE [25]
2000Flag of Germany.svg  GER Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Poland.svg  POL Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Flag of Cambodia.svg  CAM Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS [26]

Nations

Nations that took part in volleyball (both men and women).

Men

Both sitting (1980 to present) and standing volleyball (1976 to 2000). Nations listed are their rankings during competition. (Key - sitting/standing, blank spaces are nations who didn't compete that year but did earlier or later.)

Nation60646872 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Total
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)    12 / -1
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)    11 / 81
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)    Silver medal icon.svg / -Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg6
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)    65444
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma  (BIR)    - / 71
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia  (CAM)    - / 71
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)    - / 4- / 6- / Silver medal icon.svg3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)    57774
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)    - / 81
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)    - / Bronze medal icon.svg1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)    6 / 57 / -9 / -8 / -4 / -Bronze medal icon.svg46Bronze medal icon.svg510
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)    - / Bronze medal icon.svg4 / -4 / -4 / -Bronze medal icon.svg / -Bronze medal icon.svg / -57
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)    - / Bronze medal icon.svg- / 5- / 52
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)    Bronze medal icon.svg / Gold medal icon.svg6 / Gold medal icon.svg5 / Gold medal icon.svg4Bronze medal icon.svg667
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)    - / Silver medal icon.svg- / 4- 4 / 5- / 7- / 786
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)    81
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)    5 / -6 / -5 / -8 /4
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)    Gold medal icon.svg / -Gold medal icon.svg / -Gold medal icon.svg / -Gold medal icon.svg / -Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg9
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)    10 / -72
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)    - / Gold medal icon.svg- / Gold medal icon.svg- / Gold medal icon.svg- / Silver medal icon.svg- / 6- / 6- / 67
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)    9 / -7884
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)    8 / -1
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya  (LBA)    8 / -1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)    7 / -1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)    91
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)    Gold medal icon.svg / -Gold medal icon.svg / -Silver medal icon.svg / -Silver medal icon.svg / -4 / -6 / -6
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)    5 / -6 / -Bronze medal icon.svg / -5 / -Silver medal icon.svg / -5
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)    - / Silver medal icon.svg- / Bronze medal icon.svg- / Silver medal icon.svg- / Bronze medal icon.svg- / 55
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)    9 / -Bronze medal icon.svg43
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC  (RPC)    Silver medal icon.svg1
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda  (RWA)    101
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)    - / Silver medal icon.svg- / Bronze medal icon.svg2
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)    8 / 410 / -2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)    12 / -1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)    Silver medal icon.svg / -Bronze medal icon.svg / -7 / -7 / -10 / -5
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)    7 / -52
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team  (EUN)    9 / -1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)    8 / -10 / 611 / 411 / 412 / 4687
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)    - / Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg / Silver medal icon.svg6 / Gold medal icon.svg3
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)    Bronze medal icon.svg / -5 / -4 / -3
Nations4111013171817881088
Year60646872 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20

Women

Sitting volleyball competitions have only been contested by women since 2004 Summer Paralympics. Nations listed are their rankings during competition.

Nation60646872 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Total
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)    5Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)    742
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)    Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg5
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)    61
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)    81
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)    61
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)    8783
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)    71
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)    61
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)    Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg464
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC  (RPC)    51
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda  (RWA)    872
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)    4463
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)    55Bronze medal icon.svg44
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)    Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg5
Nations68888
Year60646872 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20

Multi-medalists

Volleyball players who have won at least two gold medals. Athletes in bold are athletes who are still active.

No.AthleteCountryYearsGamesGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotalSource
1 Isaa Zirahi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)2000-20247M5207 [27]
2 Davoud Alipourian Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)2004-20246M4206 [28]
3 Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)2004-20246M4206 [29]
2 Ali Kashfia Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1988–20004M4004
3 Jalil Imeri Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1996-20125M3205
4 Ali Golkar Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1992-20044M3104
5 Hadi Rezaei Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1988-19963M3003
6 Ahmad Shivani Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1988-19963M3003
7 Parviz Firouzi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1992-20003M3003
8 Ali Akbar Salavatian Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1992-20003M3003
9 Majid Soleimani Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1992-20003M3003
10 Sabahudin Delalić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)2000-20165M2305
11 Asim Medić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)2000-20165M2305
12 Dževad Hamzić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)2000-20165M2305
13 Adnan Manko Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)2000-20165M2305
14 Ismet Godinjak Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)2000-20165M2305
15 Eliezer Kalina Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)1976-19884M3104
16 Hagai Zamir Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)1976-19884M3104
17 Igal Pazi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)1976-1980, 19883M2103
18 Johan Reekers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1980-19924M2103

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