Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics

Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics
Governing body WOVD
Events 2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980
1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
2008 • 2012 • 2016
Medalists

Paralympic volleyball was first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1976. That first year, the traditional standing form of volleyball was contested. Sitting volleyball was later introduced as a full Paralympic event in 1980. The 2000 was the last time standing volleyball appeared on the Paralympic programme. The women's sitting volleyball event was also introduced in the 2004.[1]

Medal summary

Updated to the 2012 Summer Paralympics

First table shows the total of medals won in the standing volleyball matches from 1976 to the last standing event in 2000. The matches were all played by male competitors.

Second table shows the total of medals won in the sitting volleyball matches from 1976 onwards also including the women's culminating medals.

Standing

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Israel 3 0 0 3
1 Germany 3 0 0 3
3 West Germany 1 1 1 3
4 Poland 0 2 2 4
5 Slovakia 0 1 1 2
6 Canada 0 1 0 1
6 Great Britain 0 1 0 1
8 Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1
8 Finland 0 0 1 1
8 France 0 0 1 1

Sitting

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Iran 5 2 0 7
2 Netherlands 3 2 1 6
3 China 3 0 0 3
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 4
5 Germany 0 1 2 3
6 Norway 0 1 1 2
6 Russia 0 1 1 2
6 Sweden 0 1 1 2
6 United States 0 1 1 2
10 Israel 0 1 0 1
10 West Germany 0 1 0 1
12 Finland 0 0 3 3
13 Ukraine 0 0 1 1
13 Egypt 0 0 1 1

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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