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
2004 Summer Paralympics
)
, nations = 136
, athletes = 3,806
, events = 519 in 19 sports
, opening = 17 September
, closing = 28 September
, opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos
, cauldron = Georgios Toptsis
, stadium = Olympic ...
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
1976
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(when sitting volleyball was a demonstration event) through
2000
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.
The tournament brought
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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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
=
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
*
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
{{Paralympic Games Volleyball
2004 Summer Paralympics events
2004
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