World Para Volleyball Championship
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World Para Volleyball Championship was first played in 1983 and organized by World ParaVolley.
Sitting volleyball
Men's tournament
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1983 |
Delden | Netherlands |
 Germany |
 Finland |
 1985 |
Kristiansand |  Iran |
 Yugoslavia |
Netherlands |
 1986 |
Pécs | Iran |
Hungary |
Netherlands |
 1989 |
Las Vegas | Netherlands |
Hungary |
Germany |
| 1990 |
Assen | Iran |
Netherlands |
Yugoslavia |
| 1994 |
Bottrop | Iran |
Norway |
Netherlands |
| 1998 |
Tehran | Iran |
Finland |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 2002 |
Cairo | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Germany |
Iran |
| 2006 |
Roermond | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Iran |
Egypt |
| 2010 |
Edmond | Iran |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Egypt |
 2014 |
Elbląg | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Brazil |
Iran |
| 2018 |
Arnhem | Iran |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Brazil |
| 2022 |
Sarajevo | Iran |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Brazil |
 2026 |
Hangzhou |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Women's tournament
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 |
Delden | Netherlands |
 Latvia |
 Lithuania |
| 2000 |
Maastricht | Netherlands |
Finland |
 Slovenia |
| 2002 |
Kamnik | Netherlands |
Slovenia |
Finland |
| 2006 |
Roermond | Netherlands |
China |
Slovenia |
| 2010 |
Edmond | China |
United States |
 Ukraine |
| 2014 |
Elbląg | China |
United States |
 Russia |
| 2018 |
Arnhem | Russia |
United States |
China |
| 2022 |
Sarajevo | Brazil |
 Canada |
United States |
| 2026 |
Hangzhou |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | United States | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Beach
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Chongqing | Poland |
 India |
 Slovakia |
 2025 |
Mersin | Poland |
Latvia |
United States |
Ranking
Men
| Team | 1983 |
1985 |
1986 |
1989 |
1990 |
1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
2022 |
2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 Austria |
- | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
- | - | - | - | - | - |  |  | |  | | | | |
| Brazil |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 8 | | | | |
| Canada |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
| China |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | - | |
 Croatia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
 Czechoslovakia |
- | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Egypt |
- | - | 11 | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | | | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Finland |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Germany |
- | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | |
 Great Britain |
- | 10 | 13 | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Hungary |
- | 6 | | | 4 | 5 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Iran |
- | | | - | | | | | | | | | | |
 Iraq |
- | - | - | 6 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 10 | - | - | 14 | 9 | |
 Japan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 8 | 12 | - | - | 15 | 16 | |
 Kazakhstan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 | |
 Morocco |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Netherlands |
| | | | | | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
| Norway |
- | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Poland |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Russia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | |
 Rwanda |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 13 | |
 Serbia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 15 | |
| Slovenia |
- | - | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 Sweden |
- | 4 | 8 | - | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 Switzerland |
- | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| West Germany |
| 7 | 6 | | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ukraine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | |
| United States |
- | - | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
| Yugoslavia |
- | | 4 | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total teams | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Women
| Team | 1994 |
2000 |
2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
2022 |
2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Brazil |
- | - | - | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | | |
| Canada |
- | - | - | - | 12 | - | 7 | | |
| China |
- | - | 4 | | | | | - | |
| Croatia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | |
| Egypt |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | |
| Finland |
- | | | - | - | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| Germany |
5 | 4 | - | - | 6 | 10 | - | 6 | |
| Great Britain |
- | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | |
| Hungary |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 11 | |
| Iran |
- | 8 | 8 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
 Italy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | |
| Japan |
- | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | - | |
| Latvia |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lithuania |
| - | 5 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | |
 Mongolia |
- | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Netherlands |
| | | | 4 | 4 | 8 | - | |
| Poland |
- | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | |
| Russia |
4 | - | - | - | 7 | | | - | |
| Rwanda |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 8 | |
| Slovenia |
- | | | | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | |
| Ukraine |
6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| United States |
- | - | - | 5 | | | | | |
| Total teams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
Youth World Para Volleyball Championship
Junior World Championships
| Year | Ref |
|---|---|
| 2005 Kamnik | [2] |
| 2007 Niterói | [2] |
| 2009 Mashhad | [3] |
See also
References
- ↑ Kwok Ng (26 September 2016). "Major Competitions". sittingvolleyball.omeka.net. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- 1 2 "BH Telecom Portal: Juniori BiH u polufinalu SP-a". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Photos: Iran's sitting volleyball team wins World Championship". Payvand.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
External links
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- VolleySlide
- Sitting volleyball on International Paralympic Committee website
- http://www.sittingvolleyball.info/book/major-competitions
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