| Sport: | volleyball |
| Menevents: | 1 |
| Womenevents: | 1 |
Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics was first held in 1976, when the traditional form of standing volleyball for men was contested and sitting volleyball for men was a demonstration sport. From 1980 through 2000, men's standing and sitting events were contested.[1] The women's sitting volleyball event was introduced in 2004.
See main article: Sitting volleyball at the Summer Paralympics. Men's sitting volleyball medal winners for every Summer Games was as follows:
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| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1988 | |||
| 1992 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | |||
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| 2016 | |||
| 2020 | |||
Men's standing volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:
| 1976 | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| 2000 |
Women's sitting volleyball medal winning for every Summer Games as follows:
| 2004 | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| 2020 |
Both men's and women's sitting and standing volleyball medal results counted where applicable. Exclude 1976 men sitting that was a demonstration sport.
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | [5] | ||||||||||||
| 1984 | [6] | ||||||||||||
| 1988 | [7] | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | [8] | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | [9] | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | [10] | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | [11] | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | [12] | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | [13] | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | [14] | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | [15] |
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | [16] | |||||||||
| 2008 | [17] | |||||||||
| 2012 | [18] | |||||||||
| 2016 | [19] | |||||||||
| 2020 | [20] |
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | [21] | |||||||||
| 1980 | [22] | |||||||||
| 1984 | [23] | |||||||||
| 1988 | [24] | |||||||||
| 1992 | [25] | |||||||||
| 1996 | [26] | |||||||||
| 2000 | [27] |
Nations that took part in volleyball (both men and women).
Both sitting (1980 to present) and standing volleyball (1976 to 2000). Nations listed are their rankings during competition. (Key - sitting/standing, blank spaces are nations who didn't compete that year but did earlier or later.)
Sitting volleyball competitions have only been contested by women since 2004 Summer Paralympics. Nations listed are their rankings during competition.
Volleyball players who have won at least two gold medals. Athletes in bold are athletes who are still active.
| No. | Athlete | Country | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaa Zirahi | 2000-2020 | 6 | M | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Ali Kashfia | 1988–2000 | 4 | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Jalil Imeri | 1996-2012 | 5 | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Ali Golkar | 1992-2004 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Hadi Rezaei | 1988-1996 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Ahmad Shivani | 1988-1996 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Parviz Firouzi | 1992-2000 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Ali Akbar Salavatian | 1992-2000 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Majid Soleimani | 1992-2000 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Sabahudin Delalić | 2000-2016 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 11 | Asim Medić | 2000-2016 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 12 | Dževad Hamzić | 2000-2016 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 13 | Adnan Manko | 2000-2016 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Ismet Godinjak | 2000-2016 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 15 | Eliezer Kalina | 1976-1988 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 16 | Hagai Zamir | 1976-1988 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Igal Pazi | 1976-1980, 1988 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 18 | Johan Reekers | 1980-1992 | 4 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |