Bosnia and Herzegovina national sitting volleyball team

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Savez sjedeće odbojke Bosne i Hercegovine
Nickname(s) Zlatni Ljiljani (Golden Lilies), Zmajevi (Dragons)
Association Association of sitting volleyball of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head coach Mirza Hrustemović
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Paralympics
Appearances 4 (First in 2000)
Best result (2004, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances 5 (First in 1998)
Best result (2002, 2006, 2014)
Sitting Volleyball European Championships
Appearances 11 (First in 1995)
Best result (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015).
Website ssobih.org (Bosnian)

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national sitting volleyball team (Bosnian: Reprezentacija BiH u sjedećoj odbojci) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the dominant forces in on the court worldwide, alongside Iran men's national sitting volleyball team.[1]

The team is the most decorated in Bosnia and Herzegovina sport having won 2 paralympic volleyball gold medals, 2 silver medals, 3 World Cup titles, and 9 won European Championships straight.[2]

It is governed by the Association of sitting volleyball of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Savez sjedeće odbojke BiH).[3] Until 1992, Bosnian-Herzegovinian players were part of the SFR Yugoslavia national sitting volleyball team.

History

Prior to 1992, during the Yugoslavia days, the beginnings of the team started to take its form. Players were part of Sarajevo based Uporni Sitting Volleyball Club which were champions of Yugoslavia three times in a row.[4] Bosnia and Herzegovina men’s sitting volleyball team includes athletes who were deeply affected by the Bosnian War (6 April 1992 – 14 December 1995). Due to the large number of people injured in the conflict, the country started to invest more in Paralympic sports. Captain Sabahudin Delalic fought for the Bosnian army and lost part of his right leg after a wall fell on him. Safet Alibasic lost one of his legs when he stepped on a landmine. The team coach Mirza Hrustemovic, himself was given a vaccination in 1961 against an illness with the medicine having a side effect. He lost the function in his left leg.

Today, more than 500.000 disabled people lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5]

The first major tournament participation came in during 1995 European championship. During its qualification phase[6] in December 1994, the team travelled to Croatia on a bus riddled with bullet holes in temperatures of 17 degrees below zero.[7] Team made their Paralympic Games debut at Sydney 2000 and won silver. This medal followed 3 further Olympic podium finishes in sitting volleyball which represent Bosnia and Herzegovina's only medals in Olympic and Paralympic Games as an independent nation (from Yugoslavia).

On 21 June 2014, Edin Džeko congratulated the BiH men's national sitting volleyball team after they won 2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships title, stating "You are our pride and inspiration".[8]

On 10 September 2012, Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina congratulated the BiH sitting volleyball team upon their paralympic gold medal win at 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, saying "You are a pride of our nation",[9] as did NFSBiH (normalization committee) with Ivica Osim at the head.[10]

Style of play

Bosnia play an attacking style of volleyball.[11]

Bosnia-Iran rivalry

Bosnians brought an end to the Iranians’ series of four Paralympic golds at Athens 2004, the two teams have met in all the finals of the Paralympic Games and world championships, except in 2014, when the Bosnians faced Brazil. Rio 2016 could be the stage for another memorable duel between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran.[12]

Interestingly, sitting volleyball is not the only men's sport these two nations faced each other at the biggest stage of a competition. Bosnia played and beat Iran at both 2014 Soccer World Cup and 2015 Handball World Championship.

Players

Players called up for 2015 European Championships:[13]

Sabahudin Delalić (captain), Dževad Hamzić, Asim Medić, Safet Alibašić, Beniz Kadrić, Ermin Jusufović, Muhamed Kapetanović, Nizam Čančar, Ismet Godinjak, Adnan Manko, Mirzet Duran, Adnan Kešmer, Edin Džino, Armin Šehić, Jasmin Brkić, Adin Likić, Damir Grbić.

Players called up for 2012 Summer Paralympics:[14]

The following is the Bosnian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[15]

Head coach: Mirza Hrustemović

№ Name Date of birth Position 2012 club
1Godinjak, IsmetIsmet Godinjak17 March 1973UNBosnia and Herzegovina Oki Fantomi
2Manko, AdnanAdnan Manko16 January 1977UNBosnia and Herzegovina Oki Fantomi
4Kesmer, AdnanAdnan Kešmer11 October 1986LBosnia and Herzegovina Oki Fantomi
5Medic, AsimAsim Medić3 August 1969UNBosnia and Herzegovina Sdi Spid
6Duran, MirzetMirzet Duran13 October 1986UNBosnia and Herzegovina Oki Fantomi
7Cancar, NizamNizam Čančar17 September 1975UNBosnia and Herzegovina Oki Fantomi
8Hamzic, DzevadDževad Hamzić4 September 1968UNBosnia and Herzegovina Sdi Spid
9Kadric, BenisBenis Kadrić28 January 1987UNBosnia and Herzegovina Oki Fantomi
10Alibasic, SafetSafet Alibašić21 December 1982UNBosnia and Herzegovina Sdi Spid
11Delalic, SabahudinSabahudin Delalić17 August 1982UNBosnia and Herzegovina Sdi Spid
12Jusufovic, ErminErmin Jusufović31 May 1981MBosnia and Herzegovina Skiso Sinove Bosne

Players called up for 2008 Summer Paralympics:[16]

Safet Alibašić, Sabahudin Delalić (captain), Mirzet Duran, Esad Durmišević, Ismet Godinjak, Dževad Hamzić, Ermin Jusufović, Hidaet Jusufović (libero), Zikret Mahmić, Adnan Manko, Asim Medić, Ejub Mehmedović.

Players called up for 2004 Summer Paralympics:[17]

Dzevad Hamzić, Nedzad Salkić, Safet Alibasić, Sabahudin Delalić, Ermin Jusufović, Zikret Mahmić, Fikret Causević, Asim Medić, Esad Durmisević, Ejub Mehmedović, Adnan Manko, Ismet Godinjak.

Players called up for 2000 Summer Paralympics:[18]

Dževad Hamzić, Nedžad Salkić, Abid Čišija, Sabahudin Delalić, Nevzet Alić, Zikret Mahmić, Fikret Čausević, Asim Medić, Edin Ibraković, Ševko Nuhanović, Adnan Manko, Ismet Godinjak.

Head coaches

[19]

Dates Name
1996–present Mirza HRUSTEMOVIĆ;
Ejub MEHMEDOVIĆ;
Zikret MAHMUTOVIĆ;
Miralem ZUBOVIĆ

Honours

[20]

Paralympic Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event Result
 Silver Men's team 2000 Sydney Volleyball Sitting 2nd of group B (3 wins, 2 losses)
qf: 3:1 over Germany
SF: 3:0 over Egypt
Final: 0:3 to Iran
 Gold Men's team 2004 Athens Volleyball Sitting 1st of group B (3 wins, 0 loss)
QF: 3:0 over Japan
SF: 3:0 over Germany
Final: 3:2 over Iran
 Silver Men's team 2008 Beijing Volleyball Sitting 1st of group A (3 wins, 0 loss)
SF: 3:0 over Egypt
Final: 0:3 to Iran
 Gold Men's team 2012 London Volleyball Sitting 2nd of group B (3 wins, 1 loss)
QF: 3:0 over Egypt
SF: 3:0 over Germany
Final: 3:1 over Iran
Qualified Men's team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Volleyball Sitting

World Championships

As part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG:[21]

Year Position Tournament Host
Norway 1984 Runners-up 1984 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Kristiansand, Norway
Hungary 1986 4th 1986 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Hungary
Netherlands 1990 1990 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Netherlands

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Year Position Tournament Host
Germany 1994 Did not participate 1994 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Germany
Iran 1998 Third place 1998 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Tehran, Iran
Egypt 2002 Champions 2002 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Cairo, Egypt
Netherlands 2006 Champions 2006 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Roermond, Netherlands
United States 2010 Runners-up 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Edmond, Oklahoma, US
Poland 2014 Champions 2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Elblag, Poland

European Championships

As part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG:[22]

Year Position Tournament Host
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1987 Runners-up 1987 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1989- 1989 Sitting Volleyball European Championships –
1991- 1991 Sitting Volleyball European Championships –

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina:[23]

Year Position Tournament Host
Finland 1993 Did not participate 1993 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Järvenpää, Finland
Slovenia 1995 11th 1995 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia
Estonia 1997 Third place 1997 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Tallinn, Estonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1999 Champions 1999 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary 2001 Champions 2001 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Sárospatak, Hungary
Finland 2003 Champions 2003 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Laparanta, Finland
Germany 2005 Champions 2005 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Leverkusen, Germany
Hungary 2007 Champions 2007 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Poland 2009 Champions 2009 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Elblag, Poland
Netherlands 2011 Champions 2011 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Rotterdam,
Poland 2013 Champions 2013 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Elblag, Poland
Germany 2015 Champions 2015 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Warendorf, Germany

Continental Cup

Year Position Tournament Host
England 2011 Champions 2011 Sitting Volleyball European Championships Kettering, England

Statistics

Most appearances

[24]

# Name Career
1
Dževad Hamzić
 1998–

Biggest win by Bosnia

Opponent Result Competition
Serbia Serbia
3:0 (25:9, 25:7, 25:8)[25]
 2013 Sitting Volleyball European Championships

World ranking

As at 1 January 2015.[26]
Bosnia is best ranked European nation in sitting volleyball.[27] At 2016 Rio Paralympics, Bosnia will retain Rank at No. 1 (seed No. 1) as defending Paralympic champion.

# Name Points Region
1
Iran
 5015 Asia-Oceania
2
Bosnia
 4500 Europe
3
Brazil
 4255 Pan America
4
Russia
 4151 Europe
5
Germany
 4043 Europe

Results

Legend

Win Loss

2012

Date Competition Round Venue Team 1 Result Team 2
30 August 2012
2012 Summer Paralympics
Group B
London, England
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (26:24, 25:21, 25:17)
 China China
1 September 2012
2012 Summer Paralympics
Group B
London, England
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:14, 25:21, 25:19)
 Brazil Brazil
3 September 2012
2012 Summer Paralympics
Group B
London, England
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:7, 25:12, 25:8)
 Rwanda Rwanda
4 September 2012
2012 Summer Paralympics
Group B
London, England
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
1:3 (25:22, 18:25, 18:25, 22:25)
 Iran Iran
5 September 2012
2012 Summer Paralympics
QF
London, England
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:17, 25:16, 25:22)
 Egypt Egypt
6 September 2012
2012 Summer Paralympics
SF
London, England
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:19, 25:20, 25:14)
 Germany Germany
8 September 2012
2012 Summer Paralympics
Final
London, England
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:1 (19:25, 25:21, 25:22, 25:15)
 Iran Iran

2013

[28]

Date Competition Round Venue Team 1 Result Team 2
16 September 2013
2013 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
Group A
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:22, 25:12, 25:8)
 Croatia Croatia
17 September 2013
2013 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
Group A
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:9, 25:7, 25:8)
 Serbia Serbia
19 September 2013
2013 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
QF
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:23, 25:11, 25:8)
 Netherlands Netherlands
20 September 2013
2013 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
SF
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:11, 25:19, 25:13)
 Ukraine Ukraine
21 September 2013
2013 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
Final
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0
 Russia Russia

2014

[29]

Date Competition Round Venue Team 1 Result Team 2
15 June 2014
2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Group C
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:10, 25:19, 25:15)
 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
16 June 2014
2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Group C
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:20, 25:11, 25:13)
 Brazil Brazil
17 June 2014
2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Group C
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:19, 25:10, 28:26)
 Croatia Croatia
18 June 2014
2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
R16
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
BYE
19 June 2014
2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
QF
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:1 (25:21, 25:21, 18:25, 25:23)
 Germany Germany
20 June 2014
2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
SF
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:11, 25:23, 25:23)
 Egypt Egypt
21 June 2014
2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Final
Elblag, Poland
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:1 (25:22, 20:25, 25:7, 28:26)
 Brazil Brazil

2015

[30]

Date Competition Round Venue Team 1 Result Team 2
2 October 2015
2015 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
Pool B
Warendorf, Germany
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:17, 25:13, 25:18)
 Hungary Hungary
3 October 2015
2015 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
Pool B
Warendorf, Germany
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:11, 25:15, 25:15)
 Netherlands Netherlands
4 October 2015
2015 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
Pool B
Warendorf, Germany
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:13, 25:19, 25:17)
 Serbia Serbia
5 October 2015
2015 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
QF
Warendorf, Germany
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:15, 25:15, 25:11)
 Poland Poland
6 October 2015
2015 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
SF
Warendorf, Germany
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
3:0 (25:20, 25:12, 25:20)
 Ukraine Ukraine
7 October 2015
2015 Sitting Volleyball European Championships
Final
Warendorf, Germany
 Germany Germany
0:3 (22:25, 19:25, 23:25)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

2016

Date Competition Round Venue Team 1 Result Team 2
7 September 2016
2016 Summer Paralympics
Group
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
TBA
8 September 2016
2016 Summer Paralympics
Group
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
TBA
9 September 2016
2016 Summer Paralympics
Group
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
TBA
10 September 2016
2016 Summer Paralympics
Group
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
TBA

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/bosnia-and-herzegovina-mens-sitting-volleyball
  2. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina world champion in sitting volleyball". akta.ba. 3 October 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.ecvd.eu/index.php?option=com_countries&task=showcountry&id=8
  4. ↑ http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeraworld/2013/03/201335121358685739.html
  5. ↑ http://brutusjasmin.photoshelter.com/gallery/National-sitting-volleyball-team-of-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/G0000JFDuXEA5zVQ/
  6. ↑ http://www.inter-caffe.com/lista-1164.html
  7. ↑ http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/from-suffering-to-glory-bosnia-and-herzegovina-s-sitting-volleyball-team-dreaming-of-third
  8. ↑ http://www.klix.ba/sport/dzeko-cestitao-zlatnim-bh-odbojkasima-idemo-ludo-idemo-jako/140621118
  9. ↑ http://sportsport.ba/ostalo/kosarkasi-cestitali-odbojkasima-vi-ste-ponos-bih/87636
  10. ↑ http://sportsport.ba/ostalo/nfsbih-cestitao-odbojkasima-i-kosarkasima/87558
  11. ↑ http://www.brecorder.com/sports/other-sports/78072-bosnia-unseat-iran-to-win-volleyball-gold-.html
  12. ↑ http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/athletes-from-bosnia-and-herzegovina-iran-china-and-usa-are-first-to-qualify-for-rio-2016
  13. ↑ http://ssobih.org/vijesti/reprezentativci-bih-u-sjedecoj-odbojci-jurisaju-na-deveto-evropsko-zlato/
  14. ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?games=2012PG&medal=medals&sport=23&gender=all&npc=BIH
  15. ↑ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Bosnia and Herzegovina, london2012.com. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  16. ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?games=2008PG&medal=medals&sport=23&gender=all&npc=BIH
  17. ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?games=2004PG&medal=medals&sport=23&gender=all&npc=BIH
  18. ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?games=2000PG&medal=medals&sport=23&gender=all&npc=BIH
  19. ↑ http://www.dbs-npc.de/teams.html
  20. ↑ http://ssobih.org/rezultati-seniorske-reprezentacije/
  21. ↑ https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ZzSUo1Y5_ukC&pg=PA32&dq=World+Championships+sitting+volleyball+1984&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAGoVChMI787lxLCyyAIV4t-mCh2FigGj#v=onepage&q=World%20Championships%20sitting%20volleyball%201984&f=false
  22. ↑ https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ZzSUo1Y5_ukC&pg=PA32&dq=World+Championships+sitting+volleyball+1984&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAGoVChMI787lxLCyyAIV4t-mCh2FigGj#v=onepage&q=World%20Championships%20sitting%20volleyball%201984&f=false
  23. ↑ http://www.ecvd.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=351:ecvdchampionships&catid=22:history&Itemid=78
  24. ↑ http://ssobih.org/vijesti/reprezentativci-bih-u-sjedecoj-odbojci-jurisaju-na-deveto-evropsko-zlato/
  25. ↑ http://sportsport.ba/ostalo/zlatni-bh-momci-srbiji-prepustili-samo-24-poena/113941
  26. ↑ http://www.worldparavolley.org/rankings/sitting-volleyball-men/
  27. ↑ http://www.paravolley.eu/?page_id=486
  28. ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/news/sitting-volleyball-teams-vie-european-titles
  29. ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/news/china-and-bosnia-and-herzegovina-claim-sitting-volleyball-world-titles
  30. ↑ "EM 2015 Results". dbs-npc.de. 6 October 2015.

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