Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics facts for kids
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| Governing body | World ParaVolley |
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Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics is a super exciting sport where athletes with disabilities compete. It first became part of the Paralympics in 1976. Back then, there was a traditional version called standing volleyball for men. There was also a new version called sitting volleyball for men, which was shown as a demonstration sport.
From 1980 until 2000, both men's standing and sitting volleyball events were played. Women's sitting volleyball was added later, starting in 2004.
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Medal Winners
This section shows which countries have won medals in volleyball at the Paralympic Games.
Men's Sitting Volleyball
Here are the countries that have won medals in men's sitting volleyball at each Summer Paralympic Games:
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1976 |  Netherlands |
 West Germany |
 Finland |
| 1980 | Netherlands |
 Sweden |
 Yugoslavia |
| 1984 | Netherlands |
West Germany |
Sweden |
| 1988 |  Iran |
Netherlands |
 Norway |
| 1992 | Iran |
Netherlands |
Germany |
| 1996 | Iran |
Norway |
Finland |
| 2000 | Iran |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Finland |
| 2004 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Iran |
 Egypt |
| 2008 | Iran |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Russia |
| 2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Iran |
Germany |
| 2016 | Iran |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Egypt |
| 2020 | Iran |
 RPC |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2024 | Iran |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Egypt |
Men's Standing Volleyball
Here are the countries that have won medals in men's standing volleyball at each Summer Paralympic Games:
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1976 |  Israel |
 Great Britain |
Finland |
| 1980 | Israel |
 Poland |
West Germany |
| 1984 | Israel |
West Germany |
 France |
| 1988 | West Germany |
Israel |
Poland |
| 1992 | Germany |
Poland |
Finland |
| 1996 | Germany |
 Slovakia |
Poland |
| 2000 | Germany |
 Canada |
Slovakia |
Women's Sitting Volleyball
Here are the countries that have won medals in women's sitting volleyball at each Summer Paralympic Games:
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2004 |  China |
Netherlands |
 United States |
| 2008 | China |
United States |
Netherlands |
| 2012 | China |
United States |
 Ukraine |
| 2016 | United States |
China |
 Brazil |
| 2020 | United States |
China |
Brazil |
| 2024 | United States |
China |
Canada |
Overall Medals
This table shows the total number of gold, silver, and bronze medals won by different countries in Paralympic volleyball.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Iran (IRI) |
8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | China (CHN) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | United States (USA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Israel (ISR) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | West Germany (FRG) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway (NOR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Slovakia (SVK) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RPC (RPC) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Finland (FIN) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Egypt (EGY) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia (RUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine (UKR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | |
Team Participation and Rankings
This section shows which countries have participated in volleyball at the Paralympics and how they ranked in different years.
Men's Sitting Volleyball Teams
| Team |  1976 |
 1980 |
 1984 |
 1988 |
 1992 |
 1996 |
 2000 |
 2004 |
 2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
 2020 |
 2024 |
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4th | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 West Germany |
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 Finland |
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 Sweden |
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7th | 7th | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Yugoslavia |
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5th | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Norway |
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 Egypt |
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 Luxembourg |
- | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States |
- | - | 8th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 6th | - | - | 8th | - | - |
 Iran |
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 Hungary |
- | - | - | 5th | 6th | 6th | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Korea |
- | - | - | 8th | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Germany |
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5th | 6th | 4th | - | |
6th | 6th | 4th |
 Unified Team (EUN) |
- | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Iraq |
- | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - |
| Spain |
- | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Argentina |
- | - | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Russia |
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4th | - | - | - |
 Ukraine |
- | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | 7th |
 Kazakhstan |
- | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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 Libya |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 7th | 8th | 8th | - | - | - |
| Australia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greece |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - |
| China |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 7th | 7th | 7th | - |
| Brazil |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th |
| Great Britain |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - |
 Rwanda |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | - |
 Morocco |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - |
| RPC (RPC) |
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| France |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th |
| Total teams | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Women's Sitting Volleyball Teams
| Team | 2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 |
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4th | 6th | - | - |
 Slovenia |
4th | 4th | 6th | - | - | 6th |
| Finland |
5th | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukraine |
6th | 5th | |
4th | - | - |
| Japan |
- | 8th | 7th | - | 8th | - |
 Lithuania |
- | 6th | - | - | - | - |
 Latvia |
- | 7th | - | - | - | - |
| Brazil |
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| Great Britain |
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| Canada |
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| Iran |
- | - | - | 5th | - | - |
| Rwanda |
- | - | - | 8th | 7th | 7th |
| RPC |
- | - | - | - | 5th | - |
 Italy |
- | - | - | - | 6th | 5th |
| France |
- | - | - | - | - | 8th |
| Total teams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Men's Standing Volleyball Teams
| Team | 1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
 Israel |
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6th | 6th |
| Great Britain |
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| Finland |
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| Canada |
4th | - | 5th | - | - | - | |
| Egypt |
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 Poland |
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| France |
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| United States |
- | - | 6th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th |
 Myanmar |
- | - | 7th | - | - | - | - |
| South Korea |
- | - | - | 4th | - | - | - |
| Germany |
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| Spain |
- | - | - | - | 8th | - | - |
 Slovakia |
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| Czech Republic |
- | - | - | - | - | 8th | - |
 Cambodia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 7th |
| Australia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 8th |
| Total teams | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Top Athletes: Multi-Medalists
These are volleyball players who have won at least two gold medals at the Paralympic Games. Athletes whose names are in bold are still active in the sport.
| No. | Athlete | Country | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Source |
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| 1 | Isaa Zirahi | Iran (IRI) |
2000-2024 | 7 | M | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | Davoud Alipourian | Iran (IRI) |
2004-2024 | 6 | M | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei | Iran (IRI) |
2004-2024 | 6 | M | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | Ali Kashfia | Iran (IRI) |
1988–2000 | 4 | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Jalil Imeri | Iran (IRI) |
1996-2012 | 5 | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Ali Golkar | Iran (IRI) |
1992-2004 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hadi Rezaei | Iran (IRI) |
1988-1996 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ahmad Shivani | Iran (IRI) |
1988-1996 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Parviz Firouzi | Iran (IRI) |
1992-2000 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Ali Akbar Salavatian | Iran (IRI) |
1992-2000 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Majid Soleimani | Iran (IRI) |
1992-2000 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sabahudin Delalić | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |
2000-2016 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 11 | Asim Medić | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |
2000-2016 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 12 | Dževad Hamzić | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |
2000-2016 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | Adnan Manko | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |
2000-2016 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 14 | Ismet Godinjak | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |
2000-2016 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 15 | Eliezer Kalina | Israel (ISR) |
1976-1988 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | Hagai Zamir | Israel (ISR) |
1976-1988 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 17 | Igal Pazi | Israel (ISR) |
1976-1980, 1988 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | Johan Reekers | Netherlands (NED) |
1980-1992 | 4 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
See also
In Spanish: Voleibol en los Juegos Paralímpicos para niños
- World Para Volleyball Championship
- World ParaVolley
- Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
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