Volleyball
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRiocentro Pavilion 6
Dates9–18 September
Competitors96 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Iran (IRI) (men)
 United States (USA) (women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) (men)
 China (CHN) (women)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Egypt (EGY) (men)
 Brazil (BRA) (women)

Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held from 9 September to 18 September at the Riocentro Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro. Two sitting volleyball team events were held, one for men and one for women.[1]

In the men's sitting event, Bosnia and Herzegovina are the defending champions. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran were the finalists in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012, with Iran winning in 2000 and 2008 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004 and 2012.

The Rio Games will be the fourth time the women's sitting volleyball event will be contested. China are the defending champions, defeating the United States for gold in 2012. Ukraine won bronze in 2012, their first ever medal in the event.

This was the fourth Summer Paralympic Games without standing volleyball events, which had been included from the introduction of volleyball in 1976 (when sitting volleyball was a demonstration event) through 2000.[2]

Classification

In sitting volleyball there are two categories of classification: disabled and minimal disability. A maximum of one minimally disabled player may be on the court for each team at any one time.

A part of the player's body between the buttocks and the shoulders must be in contact with the court when playing or attempting to play the ball.[3]

Qualification

There will be 16 teams, 8 men's teams and 8 women's teams, taking part. Each country can enter one team per tournament.

Men's Qualification

Means of qualification DateHostQuotaQualified
Host country2 October 2009Denmark Copenhagen1 Brazil
2014 World Championships15–21 June 2014Poland Elblag2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Iran
2014 Asian Para Games18–24 October 2014South Korea Incheon1 China
2015 African Championships23–28 July 2015Rwanda Kigali1 Egypt
2015 Parapan American Games7–15 August 2015Canada Toronto1 United States
2015 Men's European Championships2–7 October 2015Germany Warendorf1 Germany
World Qualifier17–23 March 2016China Hangzhou City1 Ukraine
Total8

Women's Qualification

Means of qualification DateHostQuotaQualified
Host country2 October 2009Denmark Copenhagen1 Brazil
2014 World Championships15–21 June 2014Poland Elblag2 China
 United States
2014 Asian Para Games18–24 October 2014South Korea Incheon1 Iran
2015 African Championships23–28 July 2015Rwanda Kigali1 Rwanda
2015 Parapan American Games7–15 August 2015Canada Toronto1 Canada
2015 Women's European Championships2–7 October 2015Slovenia Podcetrtek1 Ukraine
World Qualifier17–23 March 2016China Hangzhou City1 Netherlands
Total8

Men's competition

Detail from match Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Egypt

The competition consisted of two stages; a preliminary round followed by a knockout stage.

Preliminary round

The teams were divided into two groups of four countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for win, one point for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 267 234 1.141 Semi-finals
2  Brazil (H) 3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 278 212 1.311
3  Germany 3 1 2 4 6 8 0.750 280 288 0.972 Classification 5th / 6th
4  United States 3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222 167 258 0.647 Classification 7th / 8th
Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 228 173 1.318 Semi-finals
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 1 5 6 3 2.000 206 184 1.120
3  Ukraine 3 1 2 4 3 8 0.375 237 265 0.894 Classification 5th / 6th
4  China 3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222 216 265 0.815 Classification 7th / 8th

Knock-out stage

 
Semi-finalsGold medal
 
      
 
16 September
 
 
 Egypt0
 
18 September
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1
 
16 September
 
 Iran3
 
 Brazil0
 
 
 Iran3
 
Bronze medal
 
 
18 September
 
 
 Egypt3
 
 
 Brazil2

Women's competition

The competition consisted of two stages; a preliminary round followed by a knockout stage.

Preliminary round

The teams were divided into two groups of four countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for win, one point for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 225 140 1.607 Semi-finals
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 237 229 1.035
3  Netherlands 3 1 2 4 5 7 0.714 250 265 0.943 Classification 5th / 6th
4  Canada 3 0 3 3 1 9 0.111 169 247 0.684 Classification 7th / 8th
Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 6 9 2 4.500 246 169 1.456 Semi-finals
2  United States 3 2 1 5 8 3 2.667 256 156 1.641
3  Iran 3 1 2 4 3 6 0.500 160 197 0.812 Classification 5th / 6th
4  Rwanda 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 85 225 0.378 Classification 7th / 8th

Knock-out stage

 
Semi-finalsGold medal
 
      
 
17 September
 
 
 Brazil0
 
18 September
 
 United States3
 
 United States3
 
17 September
 
 China0
 
 Ukraine0
 
 
 China3
 
Bronze medal
 
 
18 September
 
 
 Brazil3
 
 
 Ukraine0

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team
  Iran  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Egypt
Women's team
  United States  China  Brazil

References

  1. ↑ "Sitting Volleyball - Explanatory Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Standing Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. World ParaVolley. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "OFFICIAL SITTING VOLLEYBALL RULES 2013 - 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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