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.

Volleyball at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue	Riocentro Pavilion 6
Dates	9–18 September
Competitors	96 from 12 nations
Medalists
Iran (IRI) (men)  Vereinigte Staaten (USA) (women)  Bosnien und Herzegowina (BIH) (men)  China (CHN) (women)  Ägypten (EGY) (men)  Brasilien (BRA) (women)

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.

Classification

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.

Qualification

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	Brasilien
2014 World Championships	15–21 June 2014	Elblag	2	Bosnien und Herzegowina
				Iran
2014 Asian Para Games	18–24 October 2014	Incheon	1	China
2015 African Championships	23–28 July 2015	Kigali	1	Ägypten
2015 Parapan American Games	7–15 August 2015	Toronto	1	Vereinigte Staaten
2015 Men's European Championships	2–7 October 2015	Warendorf	1	Deutschland
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	Brasilien
2014 World Championships	15–21 June 2014	Elblag	2	China
				Vereinigte Staaten
2014 Asian Para Games	18–24 October 2014	Incheon	1	Iran
2015 African Championships	23–28 July 2015	Kigali	1	Ruanda
2015 Parapan American Games	7–15 August 2015	Toronto	1	Kanada
2015 Women's European Championships	2–7 October 2015	Podcetrtek	1	Ukraine
World Qualifier	17–23 March 2016	Hangzhou City	1	Niederlande
Total			8

Men's competition

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

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ägypten	3	3	0	6	9	4	2.250	267	234	1.141	Semi-finals
2	Brasilien (H)	3	2	1	5	8	4	2.000	278	212	1.311
3	Deutschland	3	1	2	4	6	8	0.750	280	288	0.972	Classification 5th / 6th
4	Vereinigte Staaten	3	0	3	3	2	9	0.222	167	258	0.647	Classification 7th / 8th

Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host

Group B

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	Bosnien und Herzegowina	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

	Semi-finals				Gold medal
	16 September
	Ägypten	0
					18 September
	Bosnien und Herzegowina	3
					Bosnien und Herzegowina	1
	16 September
					Iran	3
	Brasilien	0
	Iran	3
					Bronze medal
					18 September
					Ägypten	3
					Brasilien	2

Women's competition

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

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brasilien (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	Niederlande	3	1	2	4	5	7	0.714	250	265	0.943	Classification 5th / 6th
4	Kanada	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	169	247	0.684	Classification 7th / 8th

Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host

Group B

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	Vereinigte Staaten	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	Ruanda	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	85	225	0.378	Classification 7th / 8th

Source: Paralympic.org

Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals				Gold medal
	17 September
	Brasilien	0
					18 September
	Vereinigte Staaten	3
					Vereinigte Staaten	3
	17 September
					China	0
	Ukraine	0
	China	3
					Bronze medal
					18 September
					Brasilien	3
					Ukraine	0

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's team	Iran	Bosnien und Herzegowina	Ägypten
Women's team	Vereinigte Staaten	China	Brasilien