Iran men's national sitting volleyball team

Iran
Association Association of sitting volleyball of Islamic Republic of Iran
Head coach Iran Hadi Rezaei
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Paralympics
Appearances 8 (First in 1988)
Best result (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances 9 (First in 1984)
Best result (1984, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2010)

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, alongside Bosnia and Herzegovina. In foreign media, team Iran is colloquially known as dream team of sitting volleyball.[1]

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
2Lashgarisanami, MajidMajid Lashgarisanami6 August 1979UNIran Gostareshe Foulad
3Peidayesh, RezaReza Peidayesh5 September 1978WSIran Dokhaniyat
4Alipourian, DavoodDavood Alipourian6 May 1985SEIran Zob Ahan
5Eiri, AhmadAhmad Eiri21 March 1988MIran Gostareshe Foulad
6Hassanpour Alinazari, NaserNaser Hassanpour Alinazari30 March 1974UNIran Gonbad
7Bigdeli, SadeghSadegh Bigdeli26 February 1984WSIran Gostareshe Foulad
8Eimery, JalilJalil Eimery21 September 1972SEIran Zob Ahan
9Ebrahimibaladezaei, SeyedsaeidSeyedsaeid Ebrahimibaladezaei1 July 1979OSIran Zob Ahan
10Zirahi, IsaIsa Zirahi4 June 1979OSIran Zob Ahan
11Salehi Hajikolaei, RamezanRamezan Salehi Hajikolaei11 March 1979LIran Zob Ahan
12Khaleghi, MohammadMohammad Khaleghi23 October 1981SEIran Gostareshe Foulad

Honours

Seniors Competitive record

Morteza Mehrzad, tallest ever Paralympian, helped Iran win Gold at 2016 Rio Games.[5]

Paralympic Games

Games Place
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

World Championships

Year Position
Norway 1984 Norway Champions
Hungary 1986 Hungary Champions
Netherlands 1990 Netherlands Champions
Germany 1994 Germany Champions
Iran 1998 TehranChampions
Egypt 2002 Cairo Third place
Netherlands 2006 Roermond Runners-up
United States 2010 EdmondChampions
Poland 2014 ElblagThird place[6]

Minor Tournaments

Asian Clubs Championship Career:

Sarajevo Open Championship:

Juniors Competitive record

[7][8][9]

Junior World Championships

Year Position
Slovenia 2005 Kamnik Champions[10]
Brazil 2007 Niterói Champions[11]
Iran 2009 Mashhad Champions[12]

World ranking

As at 28 September 2016.[13]
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
1 Steady
Iran
5215 Asia-Oceania
2 Steady
Brazil
4708 Pan America
3 Increase 1
Egypt
4523 Africa
4 Decrease 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4300 Europe
5 Steady
Germany
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
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

References

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