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. The women's sitting volleyball event was introduced in 2004.
Medal summary
Men's
Sitting
Men's sitting volleyball medal winners for every Summer Games was as follows:
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Standing Men's standing volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000
Women's
Sitting Women's sitting volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:
2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Medals
Ranking Source:
Men Sitting Participating nations Team 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 4th 5th ------ - 6th -- ------- 4th - 4th5th----- - 7th 7th9th------- - 5th 4th --------- - 5th 6th 5th ------- - 6th 7th 9th 8th6th4th 4th5th5th - 7th - ---------- - - 8th 10th11th11th12th6th--8th-- - - - - - -5th 6th6th8th------ - - -8th --10th------ - - -- 5th6th4th-6th6th4th - - -- 9th-------- - - -- 10th---7th---- - - -- 12th-------- - - -- -12th------- - - -- -10th--4th--- - - -- -7th----5th-7th - - -- -8th------5th - - -- -- - - -- --7th------ - - -- --8th7th8th8th--- - - -- --11th------ - - -- ---8th----- - - -- ----5th7th7th7th- - - -- ----6th6th4th4th6th - - -- -----8th--- - - -- -----9th--- - - -- -----10th--- - - -- -------- - - -- --------8thTotal teams378101212 128 8 10 8 8 8
Women Sitting Participating nations Team 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 4th6th-- 4th 4th 6th- -6th 5th - -- -- 6th 5th 4th -- - 8th 7th - 8th- - 6th - - -- - 7th - - -- - - 5th 4th - - 7th- -- - - -7th 4th - - - 5th -- - - -8th7th7th - - --5th- - - -- 6th5th - - -- -8thTotal teams688888
Men's Standing Participating nations
Team 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 6th 6th 4th 4th 5th 7th7th - - - - -- - 4th - 5th - -- - 5th - -- - - - - 5th - -- - - - - 5th5th - - - 6th 6th 4th 4th4th - - 7th - - -- - - - 4th - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - 8th -- - - - - - - - - -- 8th- - - - -- -7th - - - -- -8thTotal teams457688 8
Multi-medalists Volleyball players who have won at least two gold medals. Athletes in bold are athletes who are still active.
No. Athlete Country Years Games Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal Source1Isaa Zirahi2000-20247M5207 (alternate link, alternate link 2)2Davoud Alipourian2004-20246M4206 (alternate link, alternate link 2)3Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei2004-20246M4206 (alternate link, alternate link 2)2Ali Kashfia1988–20004M40043Jalil Imeri1996-20125M32054Ali Golkar1992-20044M31045Hadi Rezaei1988-19963M30036Ahmad Shivani1988-19963M30037Parviz Firouzi1992-20003M30038Ali Akbar Salavatian1992-20003M30039Majid Soleimani1992-20003M300310Sabahudin Delalić2000-20165M230511Asim Medić2000-20165M230512Dževad Hamzić2000-20165M230513Adnan Manko2000-20165M230514Ismet Godinjak2000-20165M230515Eliezer Kalina1976-19884M310416Hagai Zamir1976-19884M310417Igal Pazi1976-1980, 19883M210318Johan Reekers1980-19924M2103
See also World ParaVolley World Para Volleyball Championship Volleyball at the Summer Olympics Women's European Sitting Volleyball Championships Men's European Sitting Volleyball Championships
References