Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Fencing Hall from 21 to 27 September.[1] Two sitting volleyball team events were held, one for men and one for women. The sport is performed sitting down, on a smaller court with a lower net.[2]
This was the first Summer Paralympic Games without standing volleyball events, which had been included from the introduction of volleyball in 1976 (when sitting volleyball was a demonstration event) through 2000.[3]
The tournament brought Bosnia and Herzegovina their first ever Paralympic gold medal. Their team consisted of players injured in the War of 1992-95.
Men's tournament
The men's tournament was won by the team representing Bosnia and Herzegovina. [4]
Results
Preliminaries
For ranking purposes - no elimination
Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Sets | Points | IRI | GER | FIN | JPN | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:0 | 6 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 5 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | 4 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 | |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x |
Group B
Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Sets | Points | BIH | EGY | USA | GRE | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:0 | 6 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 5 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3:7 | 4 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:1 | |
4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1:9 | 3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 1:3 | x |
Competition bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
Germany | 3 | ||||||||||
United States | 0 | ||||||||||
Germany | 0 | ||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | ||||||||||
Japan | 0 | ||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | ||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | ||||||||||
Iran | 2 | ||||||||||
Iran | 3 | ||||||||||
Greece | 0 | ||||||||||
Iran | 3 | Third place | |||||||||
Egypt | 0 | ||||||||||
Finland | 1 | Egypt | 3 | ||||||||
Egypt | 3 | Germany | 2 |
Classification 5–8
Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
Greece | 0 | |||||
Finland | 3 | |||||
Finland | 3 | |||||
United States | 0 | |||||
United States | 3 | |||||
Japan | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
Greece | 1 | |||||
Japan | 3 |
Team lists
Women's tournament
The women's tournament was won by the team representing China.[5]
Results
Preliminaries
Qualified for final round |
Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Sets | Points | CHN | NED | USA | SLO | FIN | UKR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15:1 | 10 | x | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13:3 | 9 | 1:3 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
3 | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9:12 | 8 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:2 | |
4 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8:10 | 7 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 2:3 | x | 3:1 | 3:0 | |
5 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6:14 | 6 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 2:3 | 1:3 | x | 3:2 | |
6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4:15 | 5 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 2:3 | 0:3 | 2:3 | x |
Competition bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
China | 3 | |||||
Slovenia | 0 | |||||
China | 3 | |||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||
Netherlands | 3 | |||||
United States | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
Slovenia | 1 | |||||
United States | 3 |
Classification 5/6
Finland | 1 – 3 | Ukraine |
Team lists
See also
References
- ^ "Schedules and Results - Volleyball (Sitting)". Official Website of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ Ng, Kwok (2012). When Sitting is Not Resting: Sitting Volleyball. Bloomington, IL: Authorhouse. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4772-1789-4.
- ^ "Standing Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. World ParaVolley. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Volleyball: Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ "Volleyball: Women". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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