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at the

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was held from 30 August to 8 September at the

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. Two

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team events were held, one for men and one for women. In the men's sitting event,

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were the defending champions.

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and Iran were the finalists in 2000, 2004 and 2008, with Iran winning in 2000 and 2008 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004. These two countries met once more in the final in Beijing, with Iran emerging victorious by 3–0.

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finished fourth in Beijing, beaten 2–3 by

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, who took bronze. Bosnia and Herzegovina's men's team won the gold in 2012, beating Iran 3-1, although Iran had also won by 3-1 against them in the group stage. The London Games marked the third time the women's sitting event was held.

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were the defending champions. The

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took silver, and the

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bronze, in 2004. In Beijing, China was again victorious, while the US and the Netherlands switched places to ascend the podium with silver and bronze, respectively. This was the third Summer Paralympic Games without standing volleyball events, which had been included from the introduction of volleyball in

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(when sitting volleyball was a demonstration event) through

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Medalists

Classification

In sitting volleyball there are two categories of

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: disabled and minimal disability. A maximum of one minimally disabled player may be on the court for each team at any one time. A part of the player's body between the buttocks and the shoulders must be in contact with the court when playing or attempting to play the ball.

Qualification

There were 18 teams, 10 men's teams and 8 women's teams, taking part. Each country can enter one team per tournament.

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Classification round

5th–8th place semi-finals

7th–8th place match

5th–6th place match

9th–10th place match

Women's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Classification round

5th–8th place semi-finals

7th–8th place match

5th–6th place match

References

External links

Official page for volleyball competition
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2012 Summer Paralympics events

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International volleyball competitions hosted by the United Kingdom