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Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics

Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics

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Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics was first held in 1976, when the traditional form of standing volleyball for men was contested and sitting volleyball for men was a demonstration sport. From 1980 through 2000, men's standing and sitting events were contested.[1] The women's sitting volleyball event was introduced in 2004.

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Medal summary

Men's

Sitting

Men's sitting volleyball medal winners for every Summer Games was as follows:

Brazil versus Egypt men's match at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio
United States versus China women's match at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London
Australia versus Libya men's match at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney
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Standing

Men's standing volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:

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Women's

Sitting

Women's sitting volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:

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Medals

Both men's and women's sitting and standing volleyball medal results counted where applicable. Exclude 1976 men sitting that was a demonstration sport.

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Ranking

Source:[2][3]

Men Sitting

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Women Sitting

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Men Standing

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Nations

Nations that took part in volleyball (both men and women).

Men

Both sitting (1980 to present) and standing volleyball (1976 to 2000). Nations listed are their rankings during competition. (Key - sitting/standing, blank spaces are nations who didn't compete that year but did earlier or later.)

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Women

Sitting volleyball competitions have only been contested by women since 2004 Summer Paralympics. Nations listed are their rankings during competition.

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Multi-medalists

Volleyball players who have won at least two gold medals. Athletes in bold are athletes who are still active.

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See also

References

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    "Standing Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. World ParaVolley. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20230628060901/https://www.worldparavolley.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Sitting-Volleyball-Magazine-FINAL-WEBSITE-ONLINE-ONLY.pdf
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    https://www.paralympic.org/paralympic-games-results
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    "Toronto 1976 - volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Arnhem 1980 - volleyball - mens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 - volleyball - mens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Seoul 1988 - volleyball - mens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Barcelona 1992 - volleyball - mens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Atlanta 1996 - volleyball - mens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Sydney 2000 - volleyball - mens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Athens 2004 - volleyball - mens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Beijing 2008 - volleyball - mens-sitting-tournament". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "London 2012 - volleyball - mens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Rio 2016 - volleyball - mens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Tokyo 2020 - volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Athens 2004 - volleyball - womens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Beijing 2008 - volleyball - womens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "London 2012 - volleyball - womens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Rio 2016 - volleyball - womens-sitting-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Tokyo 2020 - volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Toronto 1976 - volleyball - mens-standing-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Arnhem 1980 - volleyball - mens-standing-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 - volleyball - mens-standing-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Seoul 1988 - volleyball - mens-standing-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Barcelona 1992 - volleyball - mens-standing-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Atlanta 1996 - volleyball - mens-standing-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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    "Sydney 2000 - volleyball - mens-standing-volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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