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Iran men's national sitting volleyball team

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Iran
AssociationAssociation of sitting volleyball of Islamic Republic of Iran
Head coachIran Hadi Rezaei
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Paralympics
Appearances9 (First in 1988)
Best result (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024)
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 the Islamic Republic of Iran in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the dominant forces on the court worldwide. In foreign media, team Iran is colloquially known as the dream team of sitting volleyball.[1]

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

Players

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

2024 Summer Paralympics

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The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Head coach: Hadi Rezaei

Assistant coach: Jalil Eimery

Name Date of birth Position
9 Hossein Golestani 26 February 1992 MB
1 Hamidreza Abbasifeshki 11 December 2000 L
4 Davoud Alipourian (c) 6 May 1985 O
11 Ramezan Salehihajikolaei 11 March 1979 L
7 Sadegh Bigdeli 26 February 1984 MB
5 Meysam Hajibabaei Movahhed 25 February 1995 S
3 Meisan Ali Pour 13 January 1989 O
10 Isa Zirahi 4 June 1979 MB
8 Majid Lashkarisanami 6 August 1979 S
6 Mohammad Nemati 19 August 1998 9
2 Morteza Mehrzad 17 September 1987 O
12 Mahdi Babadi 25 March 1991 S

Three members of the team made the competition's dream team: Meisam Ali Pour as Most Valuable Player and Best Server, David Alipourian as Best Setter and Morteza Mehrzad as Best Attacker[5].

2012 Summer Paralympics

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The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[6]

Head coach: Hadi Rezaei

Name Date of birth Position 2012 club
2 Majid Lashgarisanami 6 August 1979 UN Iran Gostareshe Foulad
3 Reza Peidayesh 5 September 1978 WS Iran Dokhaniyat
4 Davood Alipourian 6 May 1985 SE Iran Zob Ahan
5 Ahmad Eiri 21 March 1988 M Iran Gostareshe Foulad
6 Naser Hassanpour Alinazari 30 March 1974 UN Iran Gonbad
7 Sadegh Bigdeli 26 February 1984 WS Iran Gostareshe Foulad
8 Jalil Eimery 21 September 1972 SE Iran Zob Ahan
9 Seyedsaeid Ebrahimibaladezaei 1 July 1979 OS Iran Zob Ahan
10 Isa Zirahi 4 June 1979 OS Iran Zob Ahan
11 Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei 11 March 1979 L Iran Zob Ahan
12 Mohammad Khaleghi 23 October 1981 SE Iran Gostareshe Foulad

Honours

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Morteza Mehrzad, tallest ever Paralympian, helped Iran win Gold at Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Sitting volleyball at the 2018 Asian Para Games, 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Champion ship and Sitting volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Seniors Competitive record

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Paralympic Games

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Games Place
South Korea 1988 Seoul  Gold
Spain 1992 Barcelona  Gold
United States 1996 Atlanta  Gold
Australia 2000 Sydney  Gold
Greece 2004 Athens  Silver
China 2008 Beijing  Gold
United Kingdom 2012 London  Silver
Brazil 2016 Rio  Gold
Japan 2020 Tokyo  Gold
France 2024 Paris  Gold

World Championships

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Year Position
Norway 1984 Norway Champions
Hungary 1986 Hungary Champions
Netherlands 1990 Netherlands Champions
Germany 1994 Germany Champions
Iran 1998 Tehran Champions
Egypt 2002 Cairo Third place
Netherlands 2006 Roermond Runners-up
United States 2010 Edmond Champions
Poland 2014 Elblag Third place[8]
Netherlands 2018 The Hague Champions[9]
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 Sarajevo Champions

World Cups

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Asia and Oceania Championships

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Asian Para Games

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  1. Guangzhou 2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  2. Incheon 2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  3. Jakarta 2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  4. Hangzhou 2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Minor Tournaments

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  • 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

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Junior World Championships

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Year Position
Slovenia 2005 Kamnik Champions[13]
Brazil 2007 Niterói Champions[13]
Iran 2009 Mashhad Champions[14]

World Ranking

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As at 28 September 2016 by World ParaVolley.[15]

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 4708 Pan America
3 Increase 1 4523 Africa
4 Decrease 1 4300 Europe
5 Steady 3578 Europe

Multiple gold medalists at Paralympics

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

Athlete Sport Paralympics Gold Silver Bronze Total
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Bosna i Hercegovina, prvak svijeta". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  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. ^ "Paris 2024". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  5. ^ Admin-AT (2024-09-07). "Iran's Ali Pour crowned men's sitting volleyball MVP at Paris 2024 < World ParaVolley". World ParaVolley. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  6. ^ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Iran, london2012.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Eight-foot-tall athlete on how his life has changed since the Paralympics". Independent.co.uk. 15 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Poland world championship results". IPC.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Savez sjedeće odbojke BiH | O nama". Ssobih.org.
  11. ^ "Ejp2008". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  12. ^ "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)
  13. ^ a b "BH Telecom Portal: Juniori BiH u polufinalu SP-a". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  14. ^ "Photos: Iran's sitting volleyball team wins World Championship". Payvand.com.
  15. ^ "World Ranking – Sitting Volleyball". Worldparavolley.org. Retrieved 28 September 2016.