Sitting Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics
Governing bodyWorld ParaVolley
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
  • Medalists

Sitting volleyball was introduced as a full Paralympic event in 1976. The women's sitting volleyball event was also introduced in the 2004.[1]

Medal summary

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

Year Gold Silver Bronze
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

Women's sitting volleyball results:

Year Gold Silver Bronze
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

Medals ranking:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran7209
2 Netherlands3317
3 China3205
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina2316
5 United States2215
6 Germany0224
7 Norway0112
 Sweden0112
9 RPC0101
10 Finland0033
11 Brazil0022
 Egypt0022
13 Russia0011
 Ukraine0011
 Yugoslavia0011
Totals (15 entries)17171751

References

  1. ↑ Ng, Kwok (2012). When Sitting is Not Resting: Sitting Volleyball. Bloomington, IL: Authorhouse. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4772-1789-4.
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