Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
at the
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was staged at the Helliniko Fencing Hall from 21 to 27 September. Two
sitting volleyball Sitting volleyball is a form of volleyball for athletes with a disability. As opposed to standing volleyball, sitting volleyball players must have at least one buttock in contact with the floor during the game. History Sitting volleyball was inve ...
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. This was the first 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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. The tournament brought
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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 .


Results


Preliminaries

''For ranking purposes - no elimination''


= Group B

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Competition bracket


Classification 5–8


Team lists


Women's tournament

The women's tournament was won by the team representing .


Results


Preliminaries


Competition bracket


Classification 5/6


Team lists


See also

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Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Indoor Volleyball at Peace and Friendship Stadium. Beach Volleyball at Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre. Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyba ...


References

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