Summer Paralympics 2008 / Sitting volleyball

Sitting volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
information
venue	Beijing People's Republic of China
Competition venue	Chinese Agricultural University
Teams	16 (4 , 4 )
date	September 7-15, 2008
decisions	2
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At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing , medals were awarded in two sitting volleyball competitions , one for men and one for women. The decisions were made between September 7th and September 15th, 2008 at the China Agricultural University .

Classification

The rules of the World Organization for Disabled Volleyball are played . In each game, two teams with up to twelve players each compete, six of which per team are on the field at the same time. One player may have a minimal handicap while the other five must be severely handicapped. With three sets won, a team has also won the game. A maximum of five sets are therefore played. When playing the ball, there must always be contact with the ground and the position must not be left.

Men

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	S.	G	V	sentences	Points
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	3	0	9: 1	6th
2	Russia	3	2	1	7: 3	4th
3	People's Republic of China	3	1	2	3: 6	2
4th	Iraq	3	0	3	0: 9	0

date	encounter			S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Erg.
September 7, 2008, 3:30 p.m.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	People's Republic of China	25:14	25:22	25:17			3-0
September 8, 2008, 11:50 a.m.	Russia	-	People's Republic of China	25:22	25:22	25:23			3-0
September 8, 2008, 7:30 p.m.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	Iraq	25: 6	25:14	25:16			3-0
September 9, 2008, 3:30 p.m.	Iraq	-	Russia	13:25	8:25	15:25			0: 3
September 10, 2008, 11:30 a.m.	Russia	-	Bosnia and Herzegovina	21:25	22:25	25:18	16:25		1: 3
September 10, 2008, 8:00 p.m.	Iraq	-	People's Republic of China	9:25	17:25	12:25			0: 3

(All times are local time)

Group B

rank	country	S.	G	V	sentences	Points
1	Iran	3	3	0	9-0	6th
2	Egypt	3	2	1	6: 3	4th
3	Brazil	3	1	2	3: 6	2
4th	Japan	3	0	3	0: 9	0

date	encounter			S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Erg.
September 7, 2008, 11:30 a.m.	Iran	-	Japan	25: 7	25: 7	25: 5			3-0
September 7, 2008, 7:30 p.m.	Egypt	-	Brazil	25: 8	25:14	25:17			3-0
September 8, 2008, 3:30 p.m.	Iran	-	Brazil	25: 9	25:11	25: 8			3-0
September 9, 2008, 11:35 a.m.	Iran	-	Egypt	27:25	25:12	25:18			3-0
September 9, 2008, 7:30 p.m.	Brazil	-	Japan	25:20	25:17	25:10			3-0
September 10, 2008, 3:30 p.m.	Egypt	-	Japan	25: 8	25:11	25:15			3-0

(All times are local time)

Final round

	Semifinals				final
	September 12, 2008, 12:30 p.m.
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
	Egypt	0
					September 15, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
					Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
					Iran	3
					Game for third place
	September 12, 2008, 6:00 p.m.				September 15, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
	Iran	3			Egypt	2
	Russia	0			Russia	3

Fifth to eighth place

	Classification round				Game for fifth place
	September 11, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
	People's Republic of China	3
	Japan	0
					September 13, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
					People's Republic of China	3
					Brazil	1
					Game for seventh place
	September 11, 2008, 6:00 p.m.				September 13, 2008, 12:15 p.m.
	Brazil	3			Japan	0
	Iraq	1			Iraq	3

Medalist

space	country	athlete
1	Iran	Davood Alipourian , Sadegh Bigdeli , S. Ebrahimibaladezaei , Jalil Eimery (captain) , Mahdi Hamid Zageh , Naser Hassanpour , Seyed M. Hosseini Far , Mohammad Khaleghi , Reza Peidayesh , Mohammad Reza Rahimi , Ramzan Salehi Hajikolaei (Libero) , Isa Zirahi Coach: Hadi Rezaei Garkani
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Safet Alibasic , Sabahudin Delalic (captain) , Mirzet Duran , Esad Durmisevic , Ismet Godinjak , Dzevad Hamzic , Ermin Jusufovic , Hidaet Jusufovic (Libero) , Zikret Mahmic , Adnan Manko , Asim Medic , Ejub Mehmedovic Trainer: Mirza Hrustemovic
3	Russia	Alexander Baitschik , Tanatkan Bukin , Dmitri Gordiyenko , Evgeni Kusownikow , Andrei Lavrinowitsch , Viktor Milenin , Sergei Uporow , Sergei Posdejew , Alexander Sawitschew , Maxim Timchenko , Alexei Volkov (Libero) , Sergei Jakunin (Captain) Trainer: Viktor Djakow

Women

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	S.	G	V	sentences	Points
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	9: 3	6th
2	Slovenia	3	2	1	8: 5	4th
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	5: 6	2
4th	Japan	3	0	3	1: 9	0

date	encounter			S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Erg.
September 7, 2008, 1:30 p.m.	Netherlands	-	Japan	25: 4	25:21	25:18			3-0
September 8, 2008, 9:30 a.m.	Slovenia	-	Japan	25:19	21:25	25:19	25: 9		3: 1
September 8, 2008, 1:30 p.m.	Netherlands	-	Ukraine	25:14	23:25	25:21	25:19		3: 1
September 9, 2008, 9:30 a.m.	Ukraine	-	Slovenia	25:11	18:25	17:25	22:25		1: 3
September 10, 2008, 9:30 a.m.	Ukraine	-	Japan	25:16	25:14	25:18			3-0
September 10, 2008, 5:30 p.m.	Slovenia	-	Netherlands	25:23	17:25	16:25	25:22	11:15	2: 3

(All times are local time)

Group B

rank	country	S.	G	V	sentences	Points
1	People's Republic of China	3	3	0	9-0	6th
2	United States	3	2	1	6: 3	4th
3	Lithuania	3	1	2	3: 7	2
4th	Latvia	3	0	3	1: 9	0

date	encounter			S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Erg.
September 7, 2008, 9:30 a.m.	United States	-	Lithuania	25:15	25:18	25: 9			3-0
September 7, 2008, 5:30 p.m.	People's Republic of China	-	Latvia	25: 4	25: 7	25:16			3-0
September 8, 2008, 5:30 p.m.	People's Republic of China	-	Lithuania	25:18	25:17	25:14			3-0
September 9, 2008, 1:30 p.m.	Lithuania	-	Latvia	16:25	25:16	25:19	25:19		3: 1
September 9, 2008, 5:30 p.m.	People's Republic of China	-	United States	25:14	25:21	25:19			3-0
September 10, 2008, 1:30 p.m.	United States	-	Latvia	25:12	25:17	25:11			3-0

(All times are local time)

Final round

	Semifinals				final
	September 12, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
	Netherlands	2
	United States	3
					September 14, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
					United States	0
					People's Republic of China	3
					Game for third place
	September 12, 2008, 4:00 p.m.				September 14, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
	People's Republic of China	3			Netherlands	3
	Slovenia	0			Slovenia	0

Fifth to eighth place

	Classification round				Game for fifth place
	September 11, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
	Ukraine	3
	Latvia	0
					September 13, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
					Ukraine	3
					Lithuania	0
					Game for seventh place
	September 11, 2008, 4:00 p.m.				September 13, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
	Lithuania	3			Latvia	3
	Japan	1			Japan	2

Medalist

space	country	athlete
1	People's Republic of China	Li Liping , Liang Fen , Liu Lijuan , Lu Chunli , Lu Hongqin (Captain) , Sheng Yuhong , Tan Yanhua , Yang Yanling , Zhang Lijun , Zhang Xufei , Zheng Xiongying (Libero) , Zhong Haihong Trainer: Zhang Jun
2	United States	Allison Aldrich , Heather Erickson , Alexandra Gouldie , Katie Holloway , Sugui Kriss , Kendra Lancaster , Hope Lewellen , Brenda Maymon (Captain) , Gina McWilliams , Nichole Millage , Kari Miller (Libero) , Lora Webster Trainer: Michael Hulett
3	Netherlands	Sanne Bakker (Libero) , Karin van der Haar-Kramp , Karin Harmsen-Roosen , Paula List , Djoke van Marum , Elvira Stinissen , Josien Ten Thije-Voortman , Rika de Vries , Petra Westerhof (Captain) Trainer: John Bestebroer

Medal table sitting volleyball

Medal table sitting volleyball
space	country	G	S.	B.	total
1	People's Republic of China	1	-	-	1
	Iran	1	-	-	1
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	1	-	1
	United States	-	1	-	1
5	Netherlands	-	-	1	1
	Russia	-	-	1	1

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1. ↑ Official page with the game results ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) beijing2008.cn (as of September 29, 2008)