Iran men's national sitting volleyball team
The Iran men's national sitting volleyball team represents Islamic Republic of Iran in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the dominant forces in on the court worldwide. In foreign media, team Iran is colloquially known as dream team of sitting volleyball.[1]
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| Association | Association of sitting volleyball of Islamic Republic of Iran | ||
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| Summer Paralympics | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1988) | ||
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| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1984) | ||
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Iran team dedicated sitting volleyball 2016 Rio Paralympic gold to memory of Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, who died during Paralympic C4/C5 competition.[2][3]
Players
A 8ft 1in Morteza Mehrzad leading Iran to a friendly win over Germany, 2016 Tehran
Players called up for 2012 Summer Paralympics:
The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4]
Head coach: Hadi Rezaeigarkani
| № | Name | Date of birth | Position | 2012 club |
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| 2 | Majid Lashgarisanami | 6 August 1979 | UN | |
| 3 | Reza Peidayesh | 5 September 1978 | WS | |
| 4 | Davood Alipourian | 6 May 1985 | SE | |
| 5 | Ahmad Eiri | 21 March 1988 | M | |
| 6 | Naser Hassanpour Alinazari | 30 March 1974 | UN | |
| 7 | Sadegh Bigdeli | 26 February 1984 | WS | |
| 8 | Jalil Eimery | 21 September 1972 | SE | |
| 9 | Seyedsaeid Ebrahimibaladezaei | 1 July 1979 | OS | |
| 10 | Isa Zirahi | 4 June 1979 | OS | |
| 11 | Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei | 11 March 1979 | L | |
| 12 | Mohammad Khaleghi | 23 October 1981 | SE | |
Honours
Seniors Competitive record
 Paralympic Games
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World Championships
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Minor Tournaments
Asian Clubs Championship Career:
Sarajevo Open Championship:
Junior World Championships
| Year | Position |
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 | Champions[11] |
 | Champions[12] |
| Champions[13] |
World ranking
As at 28 September 2016.[14]
At 2016 Rio Paralympics, Iran was seed #3. Bosnia was ranked at No. 1 (seed No. 1) as defending Paralympic champion.
| Rank | Movement | Country | Points | Region |
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| 1 |  |
5215 | Asia-Oceania | |
| 2 | |
4708 | Pan America | |
| 3 |  |
4523 | Africa | |
| 4 |  |
4300 | Europe | |
| 5 | |
3578 | Europe |
Multiple gold medalists at Paralympics
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 |
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| 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 |
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See also
- Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics
- World Organization Volleyball for Disabled
- Hadi Rezaei
References
- https://www.bhdani.ba/portal/arhiva-67-281/278/t27812.shtml
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/sep/18/iran-sitting-volleyball-gold-bahman-golbarnezhad-cyclist
- http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/406529/Iran-sitting-volleyball-team-wins-Paralympics-gold-medal
- Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Iran, london2012.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympics/paralympics-2016-iran-sitting-volleyball-star-morteza-mehrzadselakjani-becomes-tallest-ever-a7309011.html
- "Poland world championship results". IPC.
- "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.
- http://ssobih.org/o-nama/
- http://www.iok-zagreb.hr/ejp2008.htm
- http://old.iran-daily.com/1388/8/18/mainpaper/3542/page/11/mainpaper_3542_11.pdf
- https://www.bhtelecom.ba/feed_details.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7273
- https://www.bhtelecom.ba/feed_details.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7273
- http://www.payvand.com/news/09/nov/1072.html
- worldparavolley.org. "World Ranking – Sitting Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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