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Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics

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

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

1  Iran 5 2 7
2  Germany 4 4 3 11
3  Netherlands 3 2 1 6
4  Israel 3 1 0 4
 China 3 1 0 4
6  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 4
7  Poland 0 2 2 4
8  Norway 0 1 1 2
 United States 0 1 1 2
 Russia 0 1 1 2
 Slovakia 0 1 1 2
12  Canada 0 1 0 1
 Great Britain 0 1 0 1
14  Finland 0 0 4 4
 France 0 0 2 2
16  Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1
 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.