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Governing body | WOVD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medalists |
Paralympic volleyball was first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1976. That first year, the traditional standing form of volleyball was contested. Sitting volleyball was later introduced as a full Paralympic event in 1980. The 2000 was the last time standing volleyball appeared on the Paralympic programme. The women's sitting volleyball event was also introduced in the 2004.
Men's sitting volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:
Men's sitting volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:
Both men's and women's sitting and standing volleyball medal results counted where applicable.