Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Volleyball at the XIII Paralympic Games |
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Paralympic Volleyball
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| Venue | China Agricultural University Gymnasium | |||||||||
| Dates | 7–15 September 2008 | |||||||||
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 Iran (IRI) (men) China (CHN) (women)
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) (men) United States (USA) (women)
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 Russia (RUS) (men) Netherlands (NED)
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Sitting volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from 7 September to 15 September. Two events were contested, men's team and women's team.
In the men's sitting event, Bosnia and Herzegovina were the defending champions. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran had been the finalists in both 2000 and 2004, with Iran winning in 2000 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004. These two countries met once more in the final in Beijing, with Iran emerging victorious by 3 goals to nil. Egypt, the bronze medal-winners of 2008, finished fourth, beaten 2:3 by Russia, who took bronze.
The Beijing Games marked the second time the women's sitting event was held. China were the defending champions, while the Netherlands had taken silver, and the United States bronze, in 2004. In Beijing, China was again victorious, while the United States and the Netherlands switched places to ascend the podium with silver and bronze, respectively.
Davoud Alipourian
Sadegh Bigdeli
Saeid Ebrahimi
Jalil Imeri (captain)
Mehdi Hamidzadeh
Nasser Hassanpour
Mohammad Hosseinifar
Mohammad Khaleghi
Reza Peidayesh
Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Ramezan Salehi (libero)
Issa Zirahi
Coach: Hadi Rezaeigarkani
Safet Alibašić
Sabahudin Delalić (captain)
Mirzet Duran
Esad Durmišević
Ismet Godinjak
Dževad Hamzić
Ermin Jusufović
Hidaet Jusufović (libero)
Zikret Mahmić
Adnan Manko
Asim Medić
Ejub Mehmedović
Coach: Mirza Hrustemović
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