Iran
AssociationAssociation of sitting volleyball of Islamic Republic of Iran
Head coachIran Hadi Rezaei
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Summer Paralympics
Appearances9 (First in 1988)
Best result (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020 )
World Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1984)
Best result (1984, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2010, 2018, 2022)

The Iran men's national sitting volleyball team represents Islamic Republic of Iran in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the dominant forces in on the court worldwide. In foreign media, team Iran is colloquially known as dream team of sitting volleyball.[1]

Iran team dedicated sitting volleyball 2016 Rio Paralympic gold to memory of Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, who died during Paralympic C4/C5 competition.[2][3]

Players

A 8ft 1in Morteza Mehrzad leading Iran to a friendly win over Germany, 2016 Tehran

Players called up for 2012 Summer Paralympics:

The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Head coach: Hadi Rezaei

Name Date of birth Position 2012 club
2Majid Lashgarisanami6 August 1979UNIran Gostareshe Foulad
3Reza Peidayesh5 September 1978WSIran Dokhaniyat
4Davood Alipourian6 May 1985SEIran Zob Ahan
5Ahmad Eiri21 March 1988MIran Gostareshe Foulad
6Naser Hassanpour Alinazari30 March 1974UNIran Gonbad
7Sadegh Bigdeli26 February 1984WSIran Gostareshe Foulad
8Jalil Eimery21 September 1972SEIran Zob Ahan
9Seyedsaeid Ebrahimibaladezaei1 July 1979OSIran Zob Ahan
10Isa Zirahi4 June 1979OSIran Zob Ahan
11Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei11 March 1979LIran Zob Ahan
12Mohammad Khaleghi23 October 1981SEIran Gostareshe Foulad

Honours

Seniors Competitive record

Asian Para Games

Guangzhou 2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Incheon 2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Jakarta 2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Hangzhou 2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Minor Tournaments

Asian Clubs Championship Career:

  • China China 2013 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Medal (samen alhojaj- Iran)
  • China China 2011 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Medal (Zobahan Isfahan- Iran)
  • China China 2009 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Medal (Asia Gostaresh Foolad Gostar- Iran)

Sarajevo Open Championship:

Juniors Competitive record

[8][9][10]

Junior World Championships

Year Position
Slovenia 2005 KamnikChampions[11]
Brazil 2007 NiteróiChampions[11]
Iran 2009 MashhadChampions[12]

World Ranking

As at 28 September 2016.[13]

At 2016 Rio Paralympics, Iran was seed No. 3. Bosnia was ranked at No. 1 (seed No. 1) as the defending Paralympic champion.

Rank Movement Country Points Region
1 Steady
Iran
5215 Asia-Oceania
2 Steady
Brazil
4708 Pan America
3 Increase 1 4523 Africa
4 Decrease 1 4300 Europe
5 Steady 3578 Europe

Multiple gold medalists at Paralympics

This is a list of multiple gold medalists for Iran in sitting volleyball, listing people who have won three or more gold medals.

AthleteSportParalympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Ali Kashfia Sitting Volleyball 1988–2000 4 0 0 4
Jalil Imeri Sitting Volleyball 1996–2012 3 2 0 5
Ali Golkar Sitting Volleyball 1992–2004 3 1 0 4
Parviz Firouzi Sitting Volleyball 1992–2000 3 0 0 3
Hadi Rezaei Sitting Volleyball 1988–1996 3 0 0 3
Ali Akbar Salavatian Sitting Volleyball 1992–2000 3 0 0 3
Ahmad Shivani Sitting Volleyball 1988–1996 3 0 0 3
Majid Soleimani Sitting Volleyball 1992–2000 3 0 0 3

See also

References

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  2. "Iran team dedicate sitting volleyball gold to Bahman Golbarnezhad". TheGuardian.com. 18 September 2016.
  3. "Iran sitting volleyball team wins Paralympics gold medal". Tehrantimes.com. 19 September 2016.
  4. Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Iran, london2012.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  5. "Eight-foot-tall athlete on how his life has changed since the Paralympics". Independent.co.uk. 15 September 2016.
  6. "Poland world championship results". IPC.
  7. "Iran win Men's Sitting Volleyball World Championships with straight sets victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina". Inside the Games. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. "Savez sjedeće odbojke BiH | O nama". Ssobih.org.
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  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  13. "World Ranking – Sitting Volleyball". Worldparavolley.org. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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