Sitting volleyball at the Summer Paralympics

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

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

Medal summary

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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
2024   United States   China   Canada

Medals ranking:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Iran7209
2  Netherlands3317
3  China3306
4  United States3216
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina2316
6  Germany0224
7  Norway0112
  Sweden0112
9  RPC0101
10  Finland0033
11  Brazil0022
  Egypt0022
13  Canada0011
  Russia0011
  Ukraine0011
  Yugoslavia0011
Totals (16 entries)18181854

References

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