Wikipedia

Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

(Redirected from Sitting Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics)

See also: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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]

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)
←2012
2020→

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

edit

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

edit

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 Date Host Quota Qualified
Host country 2 October 2009   Copenhagen 1   Brazil
2014 World Championships 15–21 June 2014   Elblag 2   Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Iran
2014 Asian Para Games 18–24 October 2014   Incheon 1   China
2015 African Championships 23–28 July 2015   Kigali 1   Egypt
2015 Parapan American Games 7–15 August 2015   Toronto 1   United States
2015 Men's European Championships 2–7 October 2015   Warendorf 1   Germany
World Qualifier 17–23 March 2016   Hangzhou City 1   Ukraine
Total 8

Women's Qualification

Means of qualification Date Host Quota Qualified
Host country 2 October 2009   Copenhagen 1   Brazil
2014 World Championships 15–21 June 2014   Elblag 2   China
  United States
2014 Asian Para Games 18–24 October 2014   Incheon 1   Iran
2015 African Championships 23–28 July 2015   Kigali 1   Rwanda
2015 Parapan American Games 7–15 August 2015   Toronto 1   Canada
2015 Women's European Championships 2–7 October 2015   Podcetrtek 1   Ukraine
World Qualifier 17–23 March 2016   Hangzhou City 1   Netherlands
Total 8

Men's competition

edit
 
Detail from match Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Egypt
Main article: Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men

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

Preliminary round

edit

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

edit
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

edit
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
Source: Paralympic.org

Knock-out stage

edit
 
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

edit
Main article: Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women

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

Preliminary round

edit

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

edit
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

edit
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
Source: Paralympic.org

Knock-out stage

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

Medalists

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

References

edit
  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.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sitting_volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Paralympics&oldid=1229238163"